Kitchen trim was on the mind of kitchen designer, Scott Koehler, when he contacted me several weeks ago. He was designing a kitchen with 10’ high ceilings and wanted to make sure the crown moulding’s proportions were right. Drawing on my understanding of the Classical Orders and Proportion, could I help him make sure this...
Today, I will be sharing my top interior trim tips. This post was inspired by a conversation with a fellow designer who had questions about the proper proportion and scale for the crown moulding in a kitchen he is designing. While I have written previously about this topic, this conversation got me thinking specifically about...
When is a kitchen not a kitchen? That is the question I’ve been asking myself recently. It’s been prompted by several things. First, as consequence of the pandemic, we all have been forced to use our homes in ways we had never previously considered. For example, in my son’s family both dad and mom are...
Kitchen lighting is a challenge in the best of conditions. Lighting levels, fixture spacing, ambient lighting, task lighting and decorative lighting are all in play. In my last post, I alluded to a particular challenging lighting challenge relating to the placement of a soffit crown moulding above a row of kitchen cabinets. The underside of...