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Design Lesson

Do you know what it is yet?

Still guessing?

"A simple grouping of anything, is interesting to look at."

Kitchens

The Kitchen is often called the "Heart of the Home." For most families, this is the place we do most of our living and our entertaining. This is the place that will sell a home, or keep the buyers away. Therefore it is very important to keep your kitchen "updated", know what the trends are for this space. Right now open shelves and baskets are popular.

Some are shying away from upper cabinets, letting more sunshine in with larger windows. I love the way this looks, but as I continue to grow older, getting things out from lower cabinets is harder everyday. I wonder if this trend will last . . .

Often you will find that the island is a different color from the rest of the cabinets . Yes, the kitchen of today's home is the star player in the entire house. No longer is the cook stuck in a corner by themselves. We now have open floor plans with the kitchen as a focal .

I have heard that the popular "white" kitchen is going out. . . I don't know about that, it seems everyone considers a white kitchen a " classic ," time will tell . . .

I have always favored a galley style kitchen for ease of use. I love this one with it's wood floors and simple design. What kind of kitchen do you prefer? Where do you think design is going for this most important space?

Cool Stuff

http://stuffintheburbs.blogspot.com/ You had better hurry . . . that little burlap stool . . . already gone.

Something to Talk About

Just wondering if the rest of you would think the same thing that I did... so penny for your thoughts on this room.

Have You See Her?

Linda , aka Mom of a German Short hair where are you?

I found your lovely table, but I have not seen you around . . .

I hope you are not in this beautiful room with a hurting back. Has anyone heard from our pal Linda? I miss her. Linda is MIA, can you help me find her?

Pet Peeve ~ The too Small Rug

I get more and more concerned every time I do a "Pet Peeve" post. I have a fear of putting up someones personal pictures and hurting their feelings or making them mad. But my blog has always been about learning the do's and don't and I think the "Peeve " post do that best. It is one thing to hear something and another to see it. Just remember that this is my blog and therefore MY opinions only. Now that being said, would you agree that the rug in this image is a bit small?

This is a image from a showroom, I guess he wanted to show as much of his line as possible, but that little runner of a rug, just ruined it for me.

With all the pattern in this space, no rug would have worked better IMHO. But at least a larger one in a solid color please . . .

I have to wonder what one is thinking when they put small rugs in places there should not be a rug at all . I love everything about this image, but the rug . . .

And you just know that these two beauties are sliding around everywhere . . . why? So tell me, have I stepped on a few toes? How do you guys feel about the "Too Small Rug"?