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This is the room we all wish we had. You know they shouldn’t use the term "great room" unless they really mean it. We really mean it. Look at this space, it’s fabulous. It’s a sitting room, it’s a TV room, it’s the dining area and that’s a kitchen all-in-one.
And from every direction, sightlines are fabulous. But let’s get past the fact that most of these don’t have this kind of space and talk about the decorating. This is the biggest single trend for next year, it’s called the "no color look" and yet, there’s lots going on here. Lots of different shades and tones, probably 50 colors in this room but they’re all subtle neutrals.
Starting with the floor which are gorgeous, gorgeous gray white oak floor, stained to like barn board. If you throw at the house but in this room, it really shines because it sets the tone. It’s casually elegant. We’ve put oatmeal sofas on it, nice and white from LT. We’ve put a coffee table which is actually three tables in one at nest and again, that rustic feeling with the light top on an iron base and this comes from Crate and Barrel. This two really need those stools. These are from Cocoon and they’re perfect from fireplace. Another one of those great gases inserts from National Home Comfort and of course, our big Samsung TV above it.
Now, we needed lamps that were handsome, not too decorative and still work with our theme and we found this. They’ve kind of got a safari feeling. They came from Divorce, they’ve got big drum-shaped which perfectly pick up the linen over sofas and their sitting on dark vases. You need a lot of dark in a room like this because the dark is the hit of drama.
Now, what do you think of our windows? Delve into our amazing job in this whole house. We have French stores everywhere, it was great sunny outside of course for protection but they open up and they feel traditional and beautiful and they really let in the light. Everyone loves our drapery fabric. It’s Schumacher by Bill Burrow and it has a kind of European feeling to it, you sort of feel like you’re in a bit of a hunting lodge. It’s got the gray and cream and it’s comfortable and cozy and it kind of gives warmth to this room.
This is the best sightline of all. This kitchen is sensational. Come and have a look. This is a piesteresas stone in this room. This is the 14-foot islet. The top is Caesar stone which is a composite material. It’s again that soft gray shade you see throughout the house and it’s sitting on a base made by Retti Restoration. Solid which is actually wired, it has power in it for a counter-top appliances. It’s been stained to match the floor and you can see it’s great design. It feels really substantial.
Now, pull up to this eating table. We’ve placed these armless chairs from pottery barn because we love the dark color and the simple X-back. Set, House & Home. Flatware—dishes, linens and glasses and I love the darkness of our pedestal candles because again, they add that punch to this huge expanse of Caesar stone. Now, what do you think of our chandeliers. This is from Ellie. They look like they should have come from an old Scottish castle. They’re decorative, brand-new and part of the fun we’ve had with hanging like fixtures throughout this house.
This is a true custom kitchen. A lot of planning went into the designer for this work area and there are a lot of great tips for you. Heritage Kitchens made our cabinetries, isn’t it gorgeous? It’s painted with hardware from Restoration Hardware. The outside is great but the inside is natural wood. And there are a lot of levels, places to store things like this great spice drawer with flatware on the side.
There’s an extra ledge. The counters are Caesar stone from Ciat. And then there’s this ledge which is a great place to put herbs, spices, little jars–very decorative and functional. The walls are Olympia tile. This is a subway pattern. We liked it because it created interest on the wall because we didn’t want overhead cabinets. The work was done by York Marble but we did one shelf. So we had this great deep shelves made by Heritage Kitchens.
What do you think of our stove? This is such a cool stove, it’s Italian. It’s called Britazoni. It came from Distinctive Appliances. It has that real restaurant look. But at slightly small scale, it’s the same depth as our counter, that’s flush. That’s six burners. Looks like this one is kind of high speed and it has a griddle, two ovens–a large and small but mostly, it looks fantastic. We had a brush stainless steel backsplash made and errand piece be designed was wonderful which dynamic iron-made for us inside, it has an exhaust fan with lights but from the outside, it looks pretty old. It’s not neat.
We had filled this house with goodies for you if you win. For example, we have crops countertop appliances everywhere. We have a coffeemaker, a toaster and there’s more in the servery. We have House & Home flatware, dishes, serve ware all through the house. On this side, we have canisters, we have glass cake stands and in these cupboards, they’re filled with wonderful products. Aren’t these beautiful cupboards? They’re glass-fronted. There’s no hardware showing but there is little indent for your fingers.
Now, every party house needs—two dishwashers and this is definitely a party house, so we have them. They are by Bloomberg with the controls on tops, so that’s discreet—stainless steel fronts and great handles. And we have of course the deep stainless steel farmer sink by Frankie and the faucet and hand sprayer and a wonder fridge by King. This is a kitchen of your dreams. It’s fabulous. Now, click on the next video for another room.
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