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October 26, 2012
Still More Pops of Color
Colors in your Kitchen What does it mean when we hear the phrase "POP of color"? Ask a designer and they will describe a room full of neutral colors that is brought to life by a bold and surprising use of color. Sometimes it's a bright accent wall. Sometimes it's colorful throw pillows and flowers. But always its a contrast created by adding color to an otherwise neutral room. The POP calls the attention of the viewers eyes to the bright spot or POP, and often creates a focal point in the room. Here's an example of a room that would have been a blinding snowstorm without the blue cushions and pillows. Notice also how the flowers create some balance and flow, and the clever addition of the touch of yellow in the chandelier. In the picture below, the colorful chairs create needed interest, and the color-matched light fixtures help fill the volume of the room, an important consideration in large rooms with high ceilings. In today's kitchens there are more ways than ever to add color. Kohler has recently teamed up with designer Jonathan Adler from Bravo's Top Design to introduce colored sinks that help bring life to a kitchen. Adler says, "It's the surprise factor that makes color work." According to Adler, there's nothing better than a colored sink to bring a kitchen to life. Even better, he says, "These colors work in just about any kitchen color palette to add -
October 17, 2012
More color in the kitchen
More POPS of color to make kitchens lively Today's kitchens are often a sea of stainless steel, contrasted perhaps by a granite top or wood-grained cabinets. In some contemporary-styled kitchens, the stainless may even be offset only by stark white cabinets and walls. Designers have taken to adding what they describe as "pops" of color. Some have boldly added color "accent" walls, while others have used colorful back-splashes. Here are some examples that might inspire you to color your kitchen. Below is a stainless steel kitchen inset in a wood-grained wall, behind a matching wood-grained island. With a white back-splash countertop, and ceiling the room desperately needs color. Fortunately, the floor to ceiling windows add greenery, and the orange bar chairs create a bright visual focal point. The wine colored wall of the narrow kitchen/dining area pictured below, boldly draws the viewer towards the kitchen and unifies the room. This European kitchen adds color by avoiding the wood-grain or white cabinets that are so often used in today's kitchens, and using bright orange cabinet panels. Sticking with the same orange theme, the color of the year for 2012, this kitchen back-splash provides that much talked about "POP" of color. Notice that this kitchen not only integrates the appliances with the blue-green (verdigris) kitchen cabinets, it also has a cream colored kitchen island with a contrasting dark countertop. Somehow, it all seems to work together, and in fact makes a small kitchen look larger. The kitchen below features -
October 08, 2012
Taking a Look at GE's New Slate Appliances
Slate: A new color from GE that's not quite Stainless Steel GE has launched a new appliance color, Slate, that quite literally takes the shine off stainless steel. It's worth a look. The muted grey finish really goes well with a variety of cabinet as well as countertop finishes. GE says that it not only looks good in a matched suite, but also works well in a kitchen with Stainless or other color appliances. The shiny brushed metal touch points (knobs, handles, etc.) provide a bit of contrast and also help bridge the slate color to tie together with stainless or other brushed finishes in a kitchen. Unlike Stainless Steel, the Slate finish resists fingerprints and is easy to keep clean. The subdued slate color is both unique and sophisticated. Offsetting a flat finish with bright polished accents gives the appliance an eye-appealing, streamlined look. The Slate Collection from GE includes a Freestanding French-Door Refrigerator, a choice of Ranges in both Electric and Gas, Over the Range Microwave, and Dishwashers. See selected slate products and features below: GE® ENERGY STAR® 28.6 Cu. Ft. French-Door Ice & Water Refrigerator GFE29HMDES Slate finish Express your unique style and harmonize your kitchen space with this sophisticated, rich and amazingly versatile matte metallic finish Dual icemaker An icemaker in both compartments gives you more ice whenever you need it TwinChill™ evaporators Separate climates in the fresh food and freezer sections help maintain temperature and humidity levels to keep foods fresh Advanced filtration system GE’s -
September 17, 2012
New Appliance Colors - Are they for you?
Is Stainless Steel on the way out? Whirlpool and GE have recently launched new appliance colors in an effort to unseat stainless steel as America's favorite appliance finish. Even Wolf has begun production of its ovens in black in order to provide an alternative to stainless steel. The Wall Street Journal recently ran a feature article, Is this the end of a 25 year run for stainless steel?In the article, author Ellen Byron writes, "It is a pivotal moment in kitchen design: While stainless steel is still the dominant look, there are clear signals it has outworn its welcome, even with no clear successor in place." It isn't every day that the big names such as GE and Whirlpool launch new colors. It's a serious effort to at least put a dent in the hegemony of stainless steel. Launching new finishes is a costly proposition. Especially considering that unlike washer/dryer colors, kitchen appliances must be matched across a wide variety of platforms, eg. refrigerators, dishwashers, ranges, ovens, cooktops, and even vent hoods. Whirlpool has launched its new "Ice Collection" of appliances a glossy black finish with stainless trim and a similar glossy white finish. "White is the new stainless" Whirlpool claims in their press release. However, there is hardly unanimity among competitors. Wolf claims, "Black is the new stainless steel" in announcing its new line of black wall ovens. Not to be outdone, GE has introduced a new line of appliances in -
July 18, 2012
D3 - New Viking Appliance collection
When you're making the selections for you new kitchen, you get to choose from dozens of paint colors, a host of cabinet finishes and various flooring and countertop choices. But, when it comes to getting the appliances you want, you're mostly stuck with buying appliances the way they're made. Viking is out to change that with its new D3 line of kitchen appliances.D3 allows customers to customize the knobs and handles on their appliances to complement their kitchen decor. Look at your existing kitchen. Wherever you see an appliance knob or handle imagine how it would look if there were an insert in the knob or handle that color-matched your primary kitchen color or matched the finish of your cabinet. If the idea of having your appliances tie in to your kitchen in this way appeals to you, then the Viking D3 collection might be just what you need.The D3 appliances are shipped with stainless steel knobs and handles with polished chrome inserts. However, the inserts in the knobs and handles are replaceable with inserts that may be painted or wood finishes that may be stained to coordinate with the kitchen decor. The wood inserts are offered in several stains or unfinished to match an adjacent cabinetry finish. Clear inserts can be spray-painted on the backside, and the resulting paint finish looks factory-applied through the acrylic. The D3 product line consists of 30-in. convection ranges, cooktops and built-in convection ovens, microwaves, warming drawers, ventilation, dishwashers and a French door refrigerator/freezer. -
May 22, 2012
Appliance Colors
While Stainless Steel is clearly the most popular finish for major appliances in 2012, designers have been welcoming a variety of finishes from appliance manufacturers. Worthy of note is the unique Oiled Bronze finish offered by Jenn-Air below. Viking has the widest variety of colors. Here is a range with their popular burgandy color: Several Luxury brands such as Bertazonni, AGA, and La Cornue have ranges available in various colors. A custom La Cornue range is pictured at the top and an AGA cooker is shown below For a complete selection of appliances in all the latest colors consult the experts at Universal Appliance and Kitchen Center 12025 Ventura Blvd. Ste B-105 Studio City, CA 91604 PH 877 696-2987
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