Annie Thornton Buying a rug for the kitchen can be difficult. It is the room that probably takes the hardest beating in the house, but it also is a room where the most time is usually spent. Therefore, an attractive and extremely durable rug is required.
Here are things to consider when buying a kitchen rug:
-Make sure the rug that you purchase can be machine washed. Even if you are buying a large area rug or several smaller rugs, it is going to be a nightmare if you can't throw it in the washing machine after someone spills a jar of tomato sauce on it.
-Kitchen rugs serve a necessary purpose of keeping the floor dry and protected, but they also serve a design purpose. They can tie the whole kitchen together. Do you want intricate patterns? Do you want a simple rug? Do you want one or multiples? A rug with patterns is probably more likely to conceal spills longer and better.
-Buy duplicates of the rug. That way, when one is being washed, you don't have to go without a rug. It will also extend the lives of your rugs.
Why not outfit the whole kitchen in tansu? Here, a two-section (top and bottom) mizuya is the perfect pantry cabinet. The vertical slats were originally designed for the ventilation of food. The doors are sliding panels.
The refrigerator leaves no room for guesswork: This is a kitchen. But the Asian-inspired cabinetry — especially the armoire-eque piece — and the Kilim area rug ground the room and make the whole space feel more homey.
If the kilim is hardy enough for a nomadic tent floor, you can trust it will hold up to the abuse of the kitchen or bathroom floor. It will add a jolt of color and visual interest to a high functioning sterile space such as a kitchen or bathroom.
Kilims often get lumped in with their Oriental and Persian cousins, but they have a distinct history and style of their own. In technical terms, the main difference is the weaving method: Carpets have separately knotted strands bound by wefts to form the pile, while kilims are crafted by interweaving warps and wefts on an upright loom to create a flat, often reversible design with no pile.
This double-height tansu serves as a freestanding cabinet in this kitchen — an example of a tansu in a modern, pared-down aesthetic.More:Global Icons: The Apothecary Chest6 Great New Uses for a Vintage Dresser12 Ways to Use a Good Old Armoire
The detailing on the cabinets is WAYWAYWAY too much but my point w/ this pic is that I do like a little jazzing up on the cabinets instead of just the very plain flat traditional arts & crafts style.