We love the look of rich, gleaming wood in the kitchen. When it's done well, as it is in this renovated Arts and Crafts kitchen, it feels so warm and inviting.
There are a few other things about this kitchen, too, that caught us. The owners made some unusual design choices that really seem to work for them.
Instructions for cast iron skillet cleaning often include a lot of don'ts: don't use soap, don't use steel wool, don't put it in the dishwasher. It's almost enough to scare one off from cast iron completely!
However, with a few simple techniques, you'll be able to keep your skillet clean, rust-free, and well-seasoned. (And worst-case scenario — you can always re-season it.)
Rachel and Gretchen moved in, gutted the second floor of their apartment and rebuilt it from scratch. They made the kitchen the main attraction, dead center of the apartment's open plan.
We are plunging wholeheartedly into a month of How To tips and tutorials, and we are asking you what you would like to learn in the kitchen. But first, we want to make a note on the most requested How To of them all: How to acquire great knife skills. Here's the secret — are you ready for it?
Welcome to February, and a month of Home Hacks: Smart How Tos for Great Homes. We're going to be focusing on How To all month. What do you want to learn this month? What would you like to get done around the home, and how can we help?
While we are big fans of Emile Henry's French pottery dishes and baking pans, we were never quite as interested in their bright Provençal colors; we prefer more muted colors in our own kitchens.
But the newer Urban line of colors is much more to our taste: These are beautiful dishes!
Over the last month or so, Top Cultured has been busy releasing a series of food flow charts that, although lengthy, are rather on track when it comes to the decision making process behind choosing certain foods.
They've left us with a slew of questions concerning our own choices and today we're here to address them all.
We talk a lot about improving your kitchen — we love a dramatic before & after of a kitchen renovation, and we also love finding small and inexpensive tips to make your kitchen more beautiful and functional.
Here's a look back at some of our kitchen improvement posts from this past year, including how to tutorials on painting your floors and improving your countertops, along with makeover requests, small and practical solutions for rental kitchens, and inspiring before & afters!
A couple months ago we had a question from a reader looking for a 2010 calendar with images of seasonally appropriate produce. We loved the idea and there were lots of great suggestions in the comments.
We now also have a free, downloadable option from Cameron at Cottage Industrialist.
At the start of each year, while the days still feel a little long, it's a good time to make sure your kitchen is in tip top shape. You might have already done The Kitchen Cure, but post-holiday is a great time to run down this quick kitchen checklist to make sure your space is ready to take on all your culinary adventures in the new year!
Here's a look back at the 20 most popular posts we published in 2009. There was a $30 kitchen makeover, snacks for your lunchbox, a gallery of lovely white kitchens, a roundup of many DIY recipes, and much more!
Take a look at this sleek kitchen renovation — you won't believe the before photo! It looks just like many, many small kitchens that we've seen lately.
Here's a tip from our own experience in throwing many dinner parties and holiday meals. If you are able to, set the table the night before! Here's why we like to do it.
When Kelly Moseley lived in New York City, she was always envious of a certain friend with a large kitchen island. So when she and her husband Louie bought a 1930s cottage in Austin, Texas, she made sure she got one of her own. The kitchen was the first room the couple tackled in their new house, knocking down walls to create a big, family-friendly space with beautiful, muted gray tones and a sophisticated feel.
Maybe it's because Halloween falls on a Saturday night, or maybe it's the gloomy economy. Whichever it is, everyone seems to be in a spooky Halloween spirit this year! There is a lot of fabulous inspiration for Halloween tricks, treats, menus, and parties around the blogosphere, and we're rounding up some of our favorites here. Whether your taste runs to the old-fashioned and wholesome, or to the seriously creepy, there's something for you here.
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