Think openly. Literally. Open shelving not only makes equipment and dishes easily-accessible, but also gives the kitchen a simultaneous sophisticated and quaint feel. If you have a moderate wine collection (and no little children around!) think of displaying your wine as in this example. I recently saw a friend display their wine in the drawers of an vintage wooden card catalog bureau. Think beyond what is built into your kitchen for open shelving. Think Seville chrome shelving. Think an armoire with the doors taken off. Think think. Think.
You can determine how high or low to hang your pendant lights and how far apart to place them. Try finding the right rhythm with a series of pendants, like these handblown modern glass beauties from Niche Modern.
Colorful Pendant LightsThere are a lot of horrible colored pendant lamps out there; you see many of them hanging in the lighting aisles of big-box stores. But there is a better way to get some color. These four bowl-shaped lamps in four different shades add little dollops of design pizzazz. Hanging them at different heights makes them stand out even more.
Colorful Pendant Lights
There are a lot of horrible colored pendant lamps out there; you see many of them hanging in the lighting aisles of big-box stores. But there is a better way to get some color. These four bowl-shaped lamps in four different shades add little dollops of design pizzazz. Hanging them at different heights makes them stand out even more.