Get their look: Minimalist industrial kitchen

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We love this minimalist industrial kitchen. There’s a wonderful sense of space with a double height ceiling and internal glazing that divides spaces without closing them in. Huge windows let light flood in, the white walls and polished concrete reflect and enhance it.

Open shelves mean everything is easy to hand for cooking and cleaning. Lots more white is introduced through crockery and kitchenware. Softer wood tones balance out the harder industrial materials, herbs and plants naturalise and soften the space. The room works so well – practical and unfussy yet full of interest.

There is a variety of ways, large and small, to introduce an industrial feel into a space. From up-cycled scaffolding poles and boards, rubber flooring, wire baskets, vintage factory pendant shades and task lighting to banks of drawers, pigeon holes and lockers in distressed metal or wood.

  1. Vintage circular dough boards
  2. Heavy duty industrial shelving
  3. Antique wooden masher
  4. Vintage enamel bread bin
  5. Large black enamel jug
  6. Vintage industrial floor mirror
  7. Vintage industrial lab stools
  8. Vintage zinc metal dolly tubs

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World Dolls Series: Germany

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World Dolls Series: Germany children's book cover

As promised, we’ve arrived in Germany for the next leg of our tour in the World Doll Series of books.

Front inside cover of World Dolls Series: Germany children's book

Really charming illustrations once more – this time the work of W. Lewis from the Birmingham School of Design.

map showing Munich from World Dolls Series: Germany children's book

Our German guides are Gretel & Gunther who spend a lot of time singing & dancing when they’re not shepherding us lot around.

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We’re taken on a trip through a land of contrasts.

line drawing of Berlin

Vibrant cities & the industrial powerhouses…

illustration of German shops

…to the beautiful countryside with forests, mountains, lakes & rivers.

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From bustling shipyards on the coast to serene fairy tale castles in the hills.

illustration of figures ice skating outdoors

Hot & sunny in the summer for cycling, swimming and open air cafés, cold & snowy in the winter for skiing, skating and cosy log fires. Perfect!!

illustration of figures dancing around a giant Christmas tree

And the Germans are very good at doing Christmas too. You’re going to have a job dragging us away!! But onwards we must go – Italy next. So it’s Auf Wiedersihen from the good folk of Germany.

Wednesday Wish: 3 August 2011

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fashion for sale in the Bonnie & Buttermilk daWanda shop fashion for sale in the Bonnie & Buttermilk daWanda shop

fashion for sale in the Bonnie & Buttermilk daWanda shop fashion for sale in the Bonnie & Buttermilk daWanda shop

fashion for sale in the Bonnie & Buttermilk daWanda shop fashion for sale in the Bonnie & Buttermilk daWanda shop

fashion for sale in the Bonnie & Buttermilk daWanda shop fashion for sale in the Bonnie & Buttermilk daWanda shop

I have Draw Pilgrim! to thank for this week’s Wednesday Wish. She blogged recently about Bonnie & Buttermilk who sell ladies and children’s fashion on DaWanda.

Bonnie & Buttermilk is a Berlin-based design duo. They’re inspired by modern, urban and a passion for retro design. They design their own patterns & fabrics used in their collection. I love all colours & patterns they use and all the contrasting brights… totally my taste!

And the way they style their photo shoots… with vintage homewares, handbags and those contrasting tights!  I just can’t decide which outfit is my fave – which one’s yours?