Have any of you chosen to work with or highlight older tiles in your own kitchen?
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Showing posts with label tom scheerer. Show all posts
THE CHARMING STYLE OF TILE
One gorgeous feature of some of my favorite kitchens is the use of beautifully patterned tile. While many home dwellers are constantly ripping out floors like these in favor of a more modern aesthetic, I happen to find them quite charming and warm...
I love how the pattern lends to a little color and enhances the gothic qualities of this sweet but dramatic dining nook by Jon Vaccari...
Designer Shannon Bowers let the beautiful palette of these reclaimed French tiles dictate the design of the entire kitchen (which you can see more of right here). And on the right? A fresh space by Tom Scheerer where modern updates meet Scandinavian design in the tile and chairs.
I think this kitchen from Nuevo Estilo might be my favorite though. It seems to strike the perfect balance of new and old to create a cozy, light-filled space.
Have any of you chosen to work with or highlight older tiles in your own kitchen?
Have any of you chosen to work with or highlight older tiles in your own kitchen?
Room(s) of the Week 2.28
Tom Scheerer's soothing interiors have always been a source of inspiration for me, so this week I bring you two spaces designed by him...
Two spaces that are very similar! These are two different homes (one in the Bahamas, and one in Charleston), but, I'm positive that that's the exact same couch combined with a Saarinen table, and the lattice chairs. What's going on here? Did a client see one room and say "I want that," so he duplicated a similar look? Or is this a case of "If it ain't broke, why fix it?". Here's my real question - does it bother you when designers use the same look over and over, or do you consider it a 'signature look' when you see a space and know it was created by that person? I always find it interesting to look through a designer's portfolio and find pieces that are similar throughout (I swear Tom uses the Saarinen table in every home!)... but it also makes me wonder - where's the creativity in that? What do you think? Interior designers out there, I expect to hear from you on this one!
Oh, and the other question is... has anyone actually used a couch/dining table/chair combo like this in their home? I think it's beautiful, but... does it really work?
Two spaces that are very similar! These are two different homes (one in the Bahamas, and one in Charleston), but, I'm positive that that's the exact same couch combined with a Saarinen table, and the lattice chairs. What's going on here? Did a client see one room and say "I want that," so he duplicated a similar look? Or is this a case of "If it ain't broke, why fix it?". Here's my real question - does it bother you when designers use the same look over and over, or do you consider it a 'signature look' when you see a space and know it was created by that person? I always find it interesting to look through a designer's portfolio and find pieces that are similar throughout (I swear Tom uses the Saarinen table in every home!)... but it also makes me wonder - where's the creativity in that? What do you think? Interior designers out there, I expect to hear from you on this one!
Oh, and the other question is... has anyone actually used a couch/dining table/chair combo like this in their home? I think it's beautiful, but... does it really work?
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