there was this fridge when i was little… a creamy white that came with age. and a vertical handle that i always had difficulties in breaking. it was older than anyone in the house (except grandma). i’m surprised i still remember it. but i do and i can think of no better way to add a personality to the kitchen than through a retro inspired design. the fridge would be a centerpiece, given the relatively small sized kitchen i have (no room for a kitchen isle). the problem, though, is that it’s 2500$.
but i’m not abandoning the search. what makes it harder is that i also have to think of the electric bill, and therefore can’t go for the genuine appliances from back in the day.
Looking through my daily art sources, mainly on quest for inspiration but also to take my mind of work for a couple of minutes, I find a bunch of things that I would gladly frame. So many that the choice will be really difficult and I might find myself taking advantage of this platform, write less and bookmark more.
Dividing things up into categories, I found that I am mainly interested in three or four themes (previously mentioned): these are
And I’ve come up with the decision that the best way to merge these is to assign each one a separate wall: I have three walls I will paint white, I will give each one a theme.
And it only makes sense that I would hang no. 1 on the wall the living room shares with the bedroom. Sitting on a couch on that very same wall I would be facing the hallway, so it would be expected that I frame some cityscape on the opposing wall. And since I really don’t watch TV but I always do when I have the chance, that wall could be the retro one. Maybe I can find a vintage TV set…
Typography is more general and could go on the fourth wall, across from the TV. Wordart and type might be a good way to improve the view: depressing buildings, just like mine.
I would love to model my kitchen like this. Just the right amount of old school and industrial with all the benefits of moving things around.
The great liberty of a modular design is to be appreciated, I asked around and cooks told me so. I was planning on writing about this more extensively, but here’s everything in a nutshell: it’s better for me not to opt for a fixed kitchen (I think this is the current trend) since I don’t know exactly what kind of cooking and eating I will eventually prefer.
Kitchen mobility for the win!
(via kev)
