one big kitchen

July 20, 2010



in a very unusual layout, an opened living room becomes a contemporary kitchen with a long dining table, a cook top stove, and even a sink. designer Ruard Veltman explanation is beautifully simple:

"...So many people are scared to live in their living room. They've got a formal living room and dining room in the front of the house and they end up living in the back, in the kitchen. I dreamed of a house where you really do cook and eat and live in one room."

read the full article HERE

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19 sweet comments:

  1. So beautiful! I am usually not a fan of the rustic look but this is fantastic.

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  2. Oh...my dream house. But I don't think it's possible to have a minimalist, clutter-free house until the kids are OUT. :)

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  3. Wow, I seriously want to live there!

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  4. The lights above the table are my favorite part. Gorgeous.

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  5. I love this look. It's so airy and the open.

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  6. AMAZING kitchen!!!! envious over here!

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  7. I LOVE THIS!! I even love the name "a modern farmhouse"..

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  8. Love the lights and the contrast between wood tones and white...So lovely!!!!

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  9. In our new house we've eliminated the formal living room and dining room to make the rooms we use on a daily basis bigger and to make sure we're not wasting space with rooms we hardly use.

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  10. I like the idea behind stone on the long table.

    I have a friend who converted her living room into dining room. She has a long table and a small chair. then she has the kitchen next to it. At first I thought it was strange for such arrangement, but like the article said, you do spend most of your time in the kitchen!

    Elisa

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  11. What a light and yet non-minimalist kitchen, absolutely gorgeous. I am all for living in your kitchen and was always keen for ours to be the centre of our home.
    xx

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  12. Love this, especially the Stella on tap!:)

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  13. simply perfection in kichen form. LOVE your blog, just stumbled across it.. Following you now ♥

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  14. I LOVE the stella handle - how cool! My bf would LOOOVE that!

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  15. I am already envisioning all of the delish meals I could make is this open, function kitchen! Swoon!

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  16. My husband and I love to entertain, we just don't have the space to do it right now. But when we finally have our dream home we are determined to have a tiny living room, probably more as a coat room and then have the kitchen as the main area where we can all gather. Beautiful!

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  17. I read this article in the mag and just died over this glorious, fabulously designed kitchen. I want it as my own!

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