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Name: Suzy & Adam
Location: Los Angeles, California
Type of Home: loft
Color Inspiration: We choose this shade of blue for the walls shortly after purchasing the saffron-orange cabinet. They're cheerful while still soothing and it looks great when contrasted with bright shots of color.
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Color Inspiration continued: We do a lot of cooking and entertaining, so we spend a lot of time in the kitchen and what seems like many, many hours washing dishes. Instead of staring at a blank wall while standing at the sink we hung up a print by Anne Silber we'd picked up at a prop house sale. That was the beginning of our landscape collection. The other pieces are from thrift stores, etsy.com and the tiny watercolor Suzy purchased on a family trip to Italy after her high school graduation.
Our cookbook collection inadvertently brings a colorful punch to the kitchen. The vintage and contemporary tomes provide both graphic color and culinary inspiration.
Colors Used: Paint: Behr, "Rivers Edge", (510O-3)
Color Tip: As in many homes, crowds seem to gather in our kitchen - we like to think that this is not only because that's where you'll find the host and hostess scurrying around, but because it is a bright and inviting space. The color you live with should be happy and make you glad to be home.
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love the walls, love the colours and i absolutely LOVE the saffron cabinet.
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cool sink
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Love your sink and faucet!
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cabinet is undeniably gorgeous!
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Thanks for including our kitchen!
I just blogged about taking the plunge and entering our first AT contest: http://sparkerblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/give-sparker-shop-thumbs-up.html
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great stainless steel backing on that island!
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such a beautiful space!
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this looks great. i love the orange cabinet!
(how about a full house tour sometime? i'd sure love that!)
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I love this! It looks cozy, and I particularly like the choice of wall color and the use of industrial elements.
If the owners are reading this, where did you get your bar stools?
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great picture, honey.
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Great use of complimentary colors, industrial look is great in the loft apartment, two thumbs up.
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beautiful kitchen. where are those metal shelves from?
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Beautiful color. Thumbs up. (Random thought: Those stop-short walls in lofts always make me think of a movie or TV show set.)
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Thanks everyone!
@AgentDarkApple The stools are the 'Spin Barstools' from Crate & Barrel: http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.aspx?c=900&f=2617&q=stool&fromLocation=Search&DIMID=400001&SearchPage=1
@momalamb Thanks! The stainless was custom made by a friend to cover the back of the IKEA cabinets we used to create the island. :)
@abs Not sure about the origin of the shelves as they were there when we moved in... I'll see what I can find out!
@rexrayfan Totally! We like that the kitchen 'floats' in the middle of the space because we've been able to create a bedroom behind the kitchen. That leaves the rest of the space open - which is great for entertaining!
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That blue is the last color I would think of using in the kitchen, but I admit it works nicely. It goes well with the stainless steel, and the black, and the orange. Well done.
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Can we talk about the coffee/tea stain artwork in picture no. 3? Win.
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You better invite me over for dinner if you win.
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I voted b/c I suspect Suzy is the person who referred us to the amazing Bottega Louie restaurant and this was my way to thank her! :)
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@BassoonBuffoon Thanks! I actually the artwork with wine, but the way they dried makes it look like coffee or tea. I just love them - thanks for noticing!
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I voted for you partially because I think you're in our building. Are you guys in the Molino Street lofts? Great paint color! We have the same kitchen and your color is an inspiration.
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