I like Navy with Chartreuse;)

I like earthtones.

Ocean trumps land ;)

wow - those are great! Thank you!

You should add some pops of the always graphic black&white.....
Mackenzie Childs checkered line comes to mind. They have many great pieces from teapots to trays. Also consider adding a lamp to one of your dark counter corners which will bring instant charm! Last thought is to add either an interesting oversized covered cake plate with dome filled with treats or huge bowl of green apples. The goal is to have fun with some practical accessories to add some life to your kitchen.

Thank you! Great tips!

I am a MacKenzie Childs fan, I have the tea pot myself but I don't think the stuff is geared for a *modern kitchen*. However, if you have $15K laying around this guy would make quite a statement LOL

That would be so cool hanging over my woodstove in Vermont.

@sstarr- start saving;)

@sstarr- maybe you could make one out of black and white duck tape.;)

maybe! We have a lot of it here....though I have a regular car, not held together with it.

sstarr- What? what does you having a regular car have to do with making a moose head out of duct tape? LOL

HI - Margo -- You sure like that moose head -- you have posted it before -- perfect for in a Canadian house , fer sure ,eh !

HI lefty- Yes, I do love the moose;)) I am seriously thinking of making my own knock off of this guy. This won't be the last time I will probably post him.LOL If i do make one, I will post a pic.

Well Margo, some people say that Vermonters repair their cars with duct tape. And from what I've observed, there is some truth to that. ;-)

I must have missed that saying;) never heard that. hmmm, doesn't sound pretty lol

ocean trumps land? where did you get that, Margo? :) are we playing rock, scissors, paper? :)

LOL mousemaker- gotta make this stuff fun,,One, two, three, I had rock, you had scissors...rock crushes scissors...sorry I win. OK we will do 2 out of 3 :)

oh no no no :) I have rock. I live with rocks!!! rocks are my life, Margo!! Scissors, not so much :)

I like modern shaped white bowls ... lots of fabulous ones at Marshall's ... have them in all sizes available and I put fresh fruit, tomatoes, etc. in them.

Don't put too many things ... just a few. Looks clean and stays clean a lot easier.

Great discussion! Yes, I would like just a few things - keep it simple but add some color with maybe lemons/lime in a white bowl or some funky colored pasta in a jar, small modern white plant pots on the window etc. Thank you for the great tips!

I have filled one of my dead corners with a large plate on a stand. Selection is endless! I have seen great modern glass plates with your colors at our local kitchen store. Start shopping.

Another way to fill that corner is with a great mixer in a navy blue. PS: you have to click on the first picture to bring up the image of the plates!

HI -- Margo -- If you do make a moose head , I definitely want to see it !

I bought some stuff from Cost Plus, Marshall today - will experiment once the whole kitchen is done - hopefully in 10 days. Thank you all!

Love the pinot noir jar/bottle!

Very minimal and clean accessories.

http://www.fantes.com/
I am not a rep or anything, I just found this by accident and then found the very t hing I needed!!
it's a pie pan with a wire bottom.

I like that pinot noir bottle also. Plus, I have a piece in my kitchen I throw corks into. Only problem is that it shows how much wine we go through!

Geez, you guys. Except for patti and dytecture, none of this stuff is modern.

Well Grover- your stuff is weird- LOL- :P I mean seriously is that a bowl on wheels LoL

Margo, my stuff isn't weird; it's avant garde.

OH, Yeah, that's it !! I too am avant garde LOL

Even a modern kitchen needs a mixer for cookies!

B https://www.houzz.com/products/the-original-pioneer-woman-edition-custom-kitchenaid-mixer-prvw-vr~2534680 only if it is avant garde;))

obviously no one bakes pies either :)

mousemaker- what is this word "bake" that you speak of?

Margo, you are hopeless :)

Go start reading a few more threads, I am under attack, I tell you....how can I be so misunderstood LOL

maybe it was the moose head? :) I think you and I provide the humor and other people just don't get it :) or don't see that it's needed..and yet you and I are the most helpful!!!

Speaking of that moose head. It is my mission to make a knock off now. When it is done, I will post, so all can make fun of me/it....I will embrace the poll;))

A modern kitchen should be stylish, ergonomic, automated, and functional. We have some really cool products coming out in 2013 and our latest and greatest is automated kitchen storage lifts. No more dead corners, no more wasted space behind drawers. Check them out in action here - http://nexus21.wistia.com/medias/oenuadspru

We have a lot of fun, modern wine related accessories at WineRacks.com.

if only someone else would cook dinner, you know? :)

Mouse- what are------------------------you talking about? LOL

Maybe you could make a new mouse and name it after me;))) You probably have a Mary Cassett mouse right?

nope :)

You can use antique teapots just like this :-)