If I had my dream kitchen, would I cook better? 
Who among us hasn’t drooled over a kitchen in a Hollywood movie, or taken mental notes of a friend’s to-die-for kitchen. I just wanted to share my ideas for my dream kitchen with you {sigh}. I call it “Modern Bungalow.”
Now picture this (with the help of a few inspiration photos):
Dark soapstone counter tops with white cabinets– several with paned glass fronts to display a colorful Fiestaware collection. Breakfast bar and/or an island with ample room for seating. Below is a home from a TLC project, and a nice assortment of Fiestaware.
Back splash? For me, it’s a toss up between stainless steel, recycled glass or subway tiles. Maybe a combo? (sorry, no inspiration picture here – use your imagination!)
Rolling Red Cart for Convenience (if room and needed). Here’s a cutie from Target.
A must-have for my dream kitchen is a chalkboard wall. I found this sweet inspiration shot at www.blackwhitebliss.com. Love it!
This kitchen would not be complete without retro red bar stools. Here are a couple ideas.
For the floors, I’d like an espresso, wide-planked wood floor with a custom area rug made with FLOR tiles in their stampede collection. Giddy up ya’ll!
For artwork, I could see a playful vintage print involving wine in some way. Here’s one possibility:
Now this is perhaps my favorite…a glitzy black chandelier for a little unexpected bling!
Thanks for joining my in the tour of my dream kitchen. And I’m sure my grilled cheese sandwiches would taste oh-so-much-better in my dream kitchen
What’s your dream kitchen?
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Oh, I want a chalkboard in my dream kitchen too. Actually, my current kitchen (not my dream kitchen, but one day I’ll have one!) has some vertical wall space that I think is just perfect for a chalkboard.
My husband asked me why we needed one….he just doesn’t get it
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Your dream kitchen sounds great — love the red accents
We’re about to do a mini-makeover of our kitchen. It won’t be my dream kitchen, but it’ll be a lot better than what we have now!!
If you’d like to check out my dream kitchen, I wrote a post about it here:
http://design-ties.blogspot.com/2009/04/virtual-kitchen-transformation.html
Kelly @ DesignTies
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Love that kitchen at the top! I’ve got black counters and white cabinets, and this photo makes me want to paint the walls a pale blue. It’s so pretty!
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I love white cabinets! My dream kitchen would be a lot bigger than it is now and would have a sun room off the breakfast room.
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Yes…. kitchen are my favorite room in the house to work with.
Lovely job!!
TTFN~~Claudia
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Love that chalkboard, and would die for a huge island with stools and tons of storage underneath.
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Isn’t it fun to dream! Next house, maybe!
Thanks for checking out my dream kitchen — good to hear you like it
It’s just a dream right now, but maybe one day… 
Kelly @ DesignTies
[rq=5652,0,blog][/rq]Hooked on… turquoise!
Love the chalkboard wall!When I was young I had to get wallpaper you could color in as I colored my mother’s white walls in red marker…and signed it with my sister’s name
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Love your ideas! Your dream kitchen will be divine!! I suppose I should put a bit more thought into mine, but I think it will happen in time!
~angela @ peonypatch
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Love the bungalow kitchen! I have really been thinking about creating a chalkboard on a small wall in my kitchen.
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Kelly – dream big, and it will happen (some day)!
Lara-you sure were naughty! Too funny!
Angela – if you don’t plan it, it will never happen. Chop chop girl!
Mrs. P – why small wall…go for the whole wall!
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Oh I love that top kitchen….one day soon hopefully I’ll get one. In the meantime I can dream
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Oh – how I love a kitchen with white cabinets and black countertops!
.-= Things That Inspire´s last blog ..Light on Two Sides =-.
Hi Liz and THI! I’m so not compromising on my next kitchen. And I love the dark soapstone countertops…they look less harsh than granite (although I like granite too!)
I’m loving that kitchen! I really want to paint my kitchen cabs white (just have to find the perfect white) this summer. I’m sick of the aging yellow maple that looks sickly! Thanks for the inspiration photos.
Those will definitely look great in your dream kitchen! I hope I can use one of these when we go through the remodeling of our house here in Minnesota. Most of the remodeling work will be done by expert remodelers, though. We’ll just be there to help and stuff. I have my eyes glued on that chalkboard wall! LOL!
Those will definitely look great in your dream kitchen! I hope I can use one of these when we go through the remodeling of our house here in Minnesota. Most of the remodeling work will be done by expert remodelers, though. We’ll just be there to help and stuff. I have my eyes glued on that chalkboard wall! LOL!
The range is a monstrosity from Bertazzoni. It’s a really gorgeous piece of kitchen art and, as far as I can tell, no better than a Magic Chef. The range hood is Faber. It’s actually pretty cool the way it operates — I’ll post a couple of photos though it’s hard to photograph. The hood recirculates. There’s also a window. In other words my ventilation system sucks. I would have loved to run the range hood to the ductwork that runs above the kitchen ceiling (which handles bathroom ventilation) but the building won’t allow a range hood to vent into that shaft. I’ll probably set a little fan in the window for when I cook more seriously. Or I’ll cook everything sous-vide.
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