Designalogue

This week a kitchen project I have been working on for a while was almost nearly finished.  Finished enough to exhale and do a round of back patting and hi-fives, but not quite enough to do the celebratory dance that goes with the end of a project or share the happy snaps.  Still to come is a bit of ‘frosting’!

But I am completely in love with these beautiful bamboo shelves and the Egyptian ball pendants, and in the mood for sharing!  so share I am:

Stay tuned for more on this soon!

The subject of todays’ post is anything but a unique and groundbreaking subject matter to the regulars of the blogosphere.

But as well as the place of random eye candy and occasional life happenings updates, Designalogue is also a place where clients drop on in and see what I have been up to and see examples of the things that I have been prattling on to them about!

So today’s post is just that! For the lovely Mrs R – this is what I’ve been going on and on and on about!…

The rest of you are ofcourse more than welcome. so strap yourselves in – there is a whole lotta coming…

So then… banquet seating…

Strike the vinyl number found at the local pizza joint image from your mind. As the following eye candy will prove – banquet seating is suitable for all kinds of interiors.

Psst – I also want to point out with this picture just how well a banquet can be used with classic furniture pieces. Nothing screaming kitcheney in this lil number!

Phoebe Howard

This is just a closer image of the same – just to get that point well & truly fixed in your mind! (though in the reality of this pic, I doubt the lamp could really be that close…elbows & animated conversation & all that!)

Phoebe Howard

This next little lot give good examples of how custom made upholstered furniture pieces can be used as banquet seating. I say custom made due to table heights and table lengths.

Phoebe Howard

Kishani Perera

Kenneth Brown Design

Wilson & Assoc - via Desire to Inspire

These next lot of eye candy are examples of custom built in banquets: (side note -can be a good use for extra storage underneath!)

via House of Turquoise

Via Desire to Inspire

Steven Gambrel

Markham Roberts

Steven Gambrel

Tim Clarke

Christopher Maya

Tori Golub Interiors

Robyn Karp Interiors via Desire to Inspire

Steven Gambrel

Kenneth Brown Design

Wilson & assoc via Desire to Inspire

Tim Clarke

Peter Dunham

not sure where I found this!

Always a padded bench option… may look great in a picture, but personally just makes me think of sore backs!

Homes & Gardens

Diamond Baratta Design

These next are an example of purpose built installations:

Todd Romano

Shelton Mindel via Desire to Inspire

Kinney Chan & Assoc

OK, so yeah, this is the same room as above…a different angle…but the chairs are quite fabulous & deserve another look in!

Kinney Chan & Assoc

Andrew Suvlasky Designs

Kinney Chan & Assoc

And so that’s that subject done for now!! What do you say Mrs R – shall we do it?!!

Thoughts to share anyone?

I’m in a rare mood (for me!) for a little cooking today and being a Sunday, thought I might do a little ‘Sundy’ roast for the fella and I!

I couldn’t help but be inspired to cook up a storm today after seeing this brilliant stop motion clip when visiting Apartment Therapy!

(I will use REAL food though!)

Stop Motion Spaghetti Cooking – Watch more free videos

My own kitchen is no dream kitchen! I have a tiny work space and its just not encouraging space to be a culinary creative in!

So I have begun to ponder what my ‘Dream kitchen’ would contain…

These uber cool ovens are of course by uber cool Marc Newson for Smeg. I know nothing more than they are coloured AND by Marc Newson. But that’s enough for me!!!

Marc Newson for Smeg via The Cool Hunter

I also love the old school classic Aga stove – great colour choices for me there too!

Aga Stove

I would HAVE to go the red Aga if any:

Aga Cooker

I’d have to have a collection of fabulous cookware:

Le Creuset does Dijon -via Apartment Therapy

I would love a fabulous stone or marble counter top

And I LOVE a fabulous glass splash back.

Via Living Etc

A MUST for the Dream kitchen is it needs to be the seamless inside outside kinda deal.

Inside Outside living - Via Living Etc

I don’t consider myself to have the ‘cooking gene’ that so many do. So I wonder if I DID manage to get my Dream Kitchen, would I even use it to the potential it would deserve?