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Cool Kitchen: Melbourne Warehouse

I haven’t posted a cool kitchen in a while, and there’s no time like the present to rectify that. Soon after opening the August issue of Living etc, I fell head over heels for the home of textile designer Diane Bergeron and her family. Located in an old Melbourne warehouse building, inside it’s about as un-warehouse as you can get. Colourful, elegant, feminine and quirky are all adjectives that come to mind here.

Melbourne Warehouse

The kitchen is a slightly different space, though. Oh, it’s still elegant and quirky, but here is where the industrial warehouse aesthetic really shines. I love the (original!) metal door leading into the room, not to mention the vintage rolling ladder along the (cookbook?) wall. I also like the trio of retro pendant lights over the island, which together with some well-placed cast iron cookware, add colour to the room.

Overall, this is a room I’d love to cook in. It just seems so clean, bright, and user-friendly; exactly what a kitchen should be. Be sure to check out the rest of the home, too.

Cool Kitchen: Pasta Factory Chic

Given the positive response to my posts on loft and industrial spaces, I thought I’d try a hybrid of sorts for today’s cool kitchen. This wonderful room is actually in a converted pasta factory in Marseille, France. (Don’t  you love the idea of living in a pasta factory?!) I first saw it last week at The Kitchn, but the whole house has been featured on other design blogs.

Cool Kitchen: Pasta Factory Chic

Cool Kitchen: Pasta Factory Chic

Cool Kitchen: Pasta Factory Chic

It’s no mystery why; this space is wonderful! The rich colours are subtly atmospheric, and all the galvanized steel makes for a refreshing change from stainless. I especially like the mesh cupboard fronts and the quirky details- like the lamp next to the stove and the ornate picture frames. I think taking items outside their normal context creates a sense of fun, and gives a room character.

Don’t forget to check out The Kitchn’s post on this room, and the whole house at Loft Life.

Home Inspiration: Loft Kitchens

Though I love traditional, period buildings, a little part of me has always wanted to live in a loft. A huge, light-flooded open space with exposed brick and industrial fixtures- what’s not to love about that? Especially when you consider how great some of these loft kitchens are…

From the photostream of ooh_food, I like the colourful, slap-dash feeling of this space. The units look reclaimed to me, and the bright touches are so fun:

home inspiration: loft kitchens

The feeling of this space from Living etc is traditional, but the brick and stainless steel keeps it from looking stuffy:

home inspiration: loft kitchens

I like how this modern kitchen, found via Apartment Therapy, has been tucked into the corner. The stainless steel and yellow units work well together, giving just the right mix of industrial and fun:

home inspiration: loft kitchens

This kitchen isn’t my favourite, but that wall of windows is to die for. From the same source, this space is a good example of how a traditional kitchen can work in an untraditional space:

home inspiration: loft kitchens

From Marie Claire Maison, this light-flooded space is pretty close to perfect in my book. I like the white, the wood and the modest, Scandinavian feel: 

home inspiration: loft kitchens

Via the same source and just as authentic, this loft has a completely different feel, with lots of black touches and a chic, industrial look:

home inspiration: loft kitchens

Cool Kitchen: Grey in L.A.

When I’m craving inspiration of the interior kind, I love browsing the Sneak Peeks over at Design*Sponge. There’s never a shortage of girly, vintage-inspired Brooklyn kitchens to feast my eyes on. Every now and then, though, you come across something entirely different- like the slightly masculine LA loft of jewelry designer Melissa McClure

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I love how the stainless steel shelves and white stove look against the grey walls- restrained but impactful at the same time. With this subdued colour scheme, even the open shelving and knickknacks on the stove don’t look like clutter. The addition of few red items here and there ends up looking like a purposeful design decision. Lovely, no?

Check out all the photos and read the article here.

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