nice pendants @ gretel home

cloth cords and perfectly sized for a kitchen island.

drop two

bibendum

tea towels

by Thomas Paul

$20

best modern kettles

Kaico kettle

$140 @ emmo home

Hodo kettle

$145 gone from creatures of comfort 

(who also have some adorable mittens 

and amazing skivvies)

same kettle, 

but cheaper and local (if you're in LA)

 $125 at Tortoise 

comes in orange, yellow, blue, brown, and white

where you can also buy the classic

Sori Yanagi kettle for $150

zero waste, revisited.

since posting about these folks,

I find myself thinking of them over and over.

I found Bea's blog, which is pretty interesting,

and some nice photos at Sunset's site.

Rainbow cabinets

what's not to love?

bad blogger; I can't recall where I found this.

if you know the source, please tell me!

how to wash dishes

just look out at the scenery

with your wall of windows over the sink

that's how it's done.

by

via

camp kitchen

this would make me go camping.

I think I would like one for the future beach shack too.

aluminum and glass wall

rustic building, neither falling down nor over-groomed.  

precise metal and glass facade opening up to the landscape, neither neglected nor manicured.

warm light, and tools for cooking.

wonderful.

this blog is fantastic.

drawer door

this door mounted on drawer hardware is a clever idea: 

I'm sure it doesn't flop around.

 and I love compact kitchens.

the stainless counters are great, love the color, inventive vent-hood drafting, open shelf, and the juxtaposition of the painted exposed conduit against the precise equipment

more here

striped dishes

iittala

from here

these have had my eye since they came out over a decade ago.

they still look fresh to me.

here is one in a favorite client's kitchen

nice little kitchen

super minimal.

no backsplash.  white.   butcher block.  

nice knife holders.  

{nice dress too}

here again