Rosemary's Kitchen - Can a White Kitchen Be Warm?

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My sister loves to cook.

We are half-Italian, half-British.

Rosemary got the Italian - she makes wonderful, savory meals out of nothing much at all.

I got the British- I love to bake goodies for tea :)

Rosemary moved into her home about ten years ago, and it had the original, 40-yr old kitchen.

Aside from changing out the knobs and a quick counter change she lived with it, waiting to remodel.

The time has come!

Really, this woman could be a chef, and spends her evenings and weekends exploring culinary delights.

  I am thrilled that she is going to have a better space to work in.

After talking to her earlier this week, we thought maybe I should head down to help her make 

a few picks on the finishes.

We are working with brand new white appliances, Rose doesn't like black or stainless.

She likes traditional. This would cause her to swoon!

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Rose said she wanted a "cream" kitchen, then told me she is considering

having the cabinetry painted with BM Ivory White - 

which is going to look quite yellow against her appliances.

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I don't particularly like that combination.

I would prefer either a grey-based white or something more saturated.

But Rosemary feels that white kitchens have a cold, sterile feeling 

and she wants a warm welcoming space.

So tomorrow I plan to show her the warm side of white.

Armed with oodles of examples, we are going to explore how a white kitchen

(with ceramic tile on the floor)

can actually feel cosy!

I'm also going to suggest that she brings in a little color - I know, you are surprised!

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I would like to end up somewhere like this.. pushing the traditional aesthetic a bit..

but I think Rosemary will be happiest here, and this is the pic I'm showing her last!

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I don't usually request before and after pics from clients, but  this one I will be able to share..

looking forward to spending a day with my sis, we don't get enough of those -

although two-hour phone marathons are quite common :)

Working on a color post to address one of my most commonly asked questions,

will try to get it up this weekend, along with pics of the living room!

Happy friday :)

til next time..