Majjie's Blog

I keep coming back to Majjie's blog.

Marian John is an independent kitchen designer in the UK with a great web site and, of course, a blog.

I like her picture.



She looks trustworthy.
And FUN too!




She's also got a great window on what's coming our way from over there.

And she's written what looks like a superb treatise called Majjie's Kitchen Design Guide, a very ambitious undertaking with a free first chapter for you to peruse.
If you can get past the unusual terminology, it should be well worth paying £50.00.
Just remember not to walk into a cabinet showroom here and ask for a pelmet ;-D

Peggy

Fascinating Dream Home Diary in NYT

The New York Times is running a series and blog on their web site.
Apparently it's been going on since November of 2006.
Where have I been?

About Dream Home Diaries
They've found an idyllic tiny town in Florida, they've bought a piece of land and now Paul B. Brown and Alison Davis are setting out to build their dream house. How hard can it be, they wonder, even though they live 1,500 miles away, they've never built a home before and they don't know anything about architects, builders, local zoning laws or financing? On this blog for Great Homes, they recount their successes and failures and will chronicle their adventures to come.

What an interesting notion...following a project as complex as building a new home from concept through completion with readers meddling with their decisions all the way!

Blogbuddy Susan Serra, CKD, The Kitchen Designer, commented on their kitchen design plans and linked to the site. That's how I happened across it.


























Looks like other K&B design people are also weighing in...HOW can I restrain myself????

Instead I think I'll suggest to the Chronicle a similar blog on a kitchen remodel from concept through completion. Hmmm.

Peggy

Bulthaup Creates a Really Different Kitchen

In my browsing around the Internet tonight I came across some new designs for kitchens by bulthaup, a German company manufacturing complete kitchen systems since 1949.
Stodgy they are NOT!
THIS is b3:

This stuff is truly innovative.

The cabinets seem to float in space. And the entire effect is one of ethereal light.

Those horizontal lines on the back wall are slots between engineered panels. They can support all manner of useful tools and shelves.

Even light fixtures can be mounted in the slots.

And take a look at these innovative ventilation concepts!

And a countertop with integrated sink and cooktop.

All in all, a real reason to ship a container of expensive cabinets from Europe.

I haven't seen this kind of innovation from the Continent since the mid-1980's.

Peggy