The Chinoiserie Kitchen

Bungalow 5

I love this kitchen. I will never ever tire of a beautiful white kitchen. I have dreams of a white kitchen with marble counters in my next house. In my last house in Virginia, I had Corian which was hot when we bought the home and is having a bit of a resurgence now. It is so easy to live with and I loved it. In this house I opted for quartz in a marble look-a-like - Silestone Calacatta. It is such a classic.

With my late husband who was a coffee drinker and red wine drinker, and then Golf Guy who is likewise a coffee and red wine drinker and messy as well, I was too nervous about marble. I have been really happy with how easy care the quartz is, but it's not marble.

This kitchen is gorgeous. I love the Bungalow 5 Frances Elkins style loop counter and breakfast table chairs, the white and brass pendants, and of course the blue and white Chinese porcelain filled with flowers.

I love the combination of Frances Elkins loop chairs and Chinoiserie and a bit of history. I grew up in Lake Forest, Illinois. My favorite store was Marsall Field's and most of my clothes as a child came from there. They opened their first branch in Lake Forest in 1928 because they lived there. Famous architect David Adler and sister Frances Elkins designed many of the great homes of Lake Forest and the first four loop chairs Frances designed in 1932 went to Mrs. Marsall Field's Long Island home.

I can't see what the counter material is, but I am not sure I like the visual of the black cooktop on the island. I think I might have chosen a white glass cooktop so as to not have that large rectangle of black in this white space.

Aerin Lauder - Elle Decor

Here is another wonderful white kitchen featuring Frances Elkins loop chairs. Also saving this for my new home file - I love the blue walls and pale blue ceiling and the lithograph by Ellsworth Kelly. This is in her East Hampton home.

Although you don't see a lot of blue walls in a kitchen, in a beach house I like this look a lot.

Did any of you choose marble countertops and are you happy with your decision?

The Chinoiserie Kitchen

Caitlin Wilson Design

Thank you all so much for all your lovely comments on all my recent travails. I decided I owed everyone an explanation for my sporadic posting and decision not to move, and I appreciate all the support. The entire story is quite crazy and could be a book, if I ever have the motivation. Stay tuned.

I am crazy in love with this kitchen. I am a sucker for a white kitchen with brass hardware and marble countertops. This range and hood are amazing. I did a little research and they are from Bluestar Cookery. And blue and white Chinese porcelain is the perfect finishing touch. The layout here is almost identical to my kitchen. I am tempted to go ahead now with changing my countertops. I have always wanted real marble, but did not pull the trigger with a husband prone to spilling coffee and red wine, etc. For the Florida house I had chosen Silestone Calacatta Gold Quartz, having substituted a messy boyfriend for a messy late husband, but now with nobody to spill things, I might just go for the marble. Thoughts?

The Chinoiserie Kitchen

zdesignathome

I am in the midst of choosing quartz countertops for my new kitchen. So many choices! I am looking for a marble lookalike that will pair nicely with blue and white Chinese porcelain. The good news is that I will have lots of counter space - about 130 square feet.