Kitchens : Design is in the Details

It's a fail-proof recipe for a fantastic kitchen! Not so long ago, kitchens were simply places to cook. But now they're a dynamic, bustling space where everything happens-so what you need is a multi-purpose design that also looks great. Satisfy your appetite for style with unique ideas for bringing in personality and character. For décor that's soothing and nurturing, select traditional butcher-block countertops, proudly display cookware and utensils (but stow away modern equipment), hang a bulletin board, and grow herbs on the windowsill. If you'd prefer to highlight its sophisticated side, discreetly hide the cook's tools and focus on wine racks, faux-finished walls, granite countertops, carved armoires, and perhaps even a candelabra. Take a look through these magnificent photos of basic ingredients from appliances to lighting, from cabinetry to tiling, think about adding spicy accents, pore through the expert decorating advice, and you will surely find a kitchen that excites and embraces you.