Category: Interior Design

Interior Design

Not So Kitschy

Tess

In case this hasn’t already become crystal clear, I’m a huge fan of cooking and food in general.  But perhaps even stronger than my love for culinary delights, is my love for kitchens.  Allow me to rephrase that – I love beautiful kitchens.  Old, dilapidated kitchens with ugly cabinets and gross countertops and broken sinks and horrible linoleum (hello, rentals) make me feel like I have been stabbed in the heart with a diamond blade, left just a little bit alive, and then fed to a pack of very hungry wild boars.  If that was too abstract, I don’t like them.

But gorgeous kitchens, with fun countertops (granite to butcher’s block – it all works for me) and perfect color accents, or awash in white with simple stainless appliances and a general feeling of “aaahh” when you’re inside of them?  Now we’re talking.  Or should I say, cooking?  (Sorry.)

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Interior Design

Chalk It Up to Sheer Insanity

Tess

Most people who have followed my steady decline into design-blog junkiedom for the past year are somewhat aware of my affinity for chalkboard paint.

I.  LOVE.  Chalkboard paint. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

Now before you attempt to set me straight (and good luck with that, really), I am MORE than aware of the health issues that can accompany having chalkboard surfaces, and therefore chalk dust, in your home.  And yes, I know that chalk gets on your clothes, and that chalk dust floats around in the air, and that all of those things would theoretically detract from the initial appeal of using chalkboard paint to make EVERYTHING in your living space more exciting.  (And interactive!!  It’s FUN, people!!) Continue reading “Chalk It Up to Sheer Insanity” →