Dream House Alphabet: I

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I is for Island </span><br />When I think of 'I' words for my future home, many words come to mind: Inviting, Inspiring..oh and ISLAND.<br />I'm pretty sure its safe to say that I'm not the only one who wants an island in their dream kitchen.<br />Extra prep space, extra storage space, and a whole lot of extra beauty.<br /><br />This is my dream kitchen island:<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1k_kbSYyPvXvF_AAYhe16ym21A0tT8gd5IWwdMIkipNKYqLJ10-AGcXkqw8mWonCxjAvY6OavhKH9m29Z-2NUvf6i7XDZJ4KA4a78JPDt3I3sJt2wL_bEZ7VcLwefb3k2XDorQ-vs6kn2/s1600/waterfall+marble+island.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1k_kbSYyPvXvF_AAYhe16ym21A0tT8gd5IWwdMIkipNKYqLJ10-AGcXkqw8mWonCxjAvY6OavhKH9m29Z-2NUvf6i7XDZJ4KA4a78JPDt3I3sJt2wL_bEZ7VcLwefb3k2XDorQ-vs6kn2/s1600/waterfall+marble+island.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ruemag.com/gallery/kitchens/">via Rue</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Stop drooling long enough for me to explain why I love it:<br /><br />1. Carrara Marble is a MUST. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The kitchen cousins broke my heart one episode when they said carrera marble in the kitchen isn't practical due to how easily it stains but pshh, not going to let it stop me! If it waterfalls like this, even better.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />2. It is all one level.<br />I'm not a huge fan of when the part where people sit is bumped up...it seems less crisp and modern to me.<br /><br />3. There is no stove top.<br />I'm fairly clumsy and accident prone so I wouldn't want a stove top on there. Also, I want a big fat industrial range and oven so it just wouldn't work.<br /><br />   What would your "I" be? Do you have any picky island preferences like me? xo<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div>

Dream House Alphabet: I

I is for Island When I think of 'I' words for my future home, many words come to mind: Inviting, Inspiring..oh and ISLAND. I'm p...

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Helllloooo Herringbone

<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">As if the herringbone pattern wasn't sexy enough used for wooden floors, and as if Carrara marble wasn't jaw droppingly beautiful in a big ol' slab...just look at them COMBINED in a herringbone Carrara marble back splash:</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFmtbYlwUTC5c-eg0LR3c-CfrWRe4GNAXFVYyMAk0kVBCdfubbPvoZ1nZPLgD7Dqt7OFv5HKDSu6EtYnAICHKnsVqJiJ0RsnDX1Jxim8dz73BWuF80Ys1EH3x0q_YRT2kUAnjxaweSuDg/s1600/kitchen-renovation-entire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFmtbYlwUTC5c-eg0LR3c-CfrWRe4GNAXFVYyMAk0kVBCdfubbPvoZ1nZPLgD7Dqt7OFv5HKDSu6EtYnAICHKnsVqJiJ0RsnDX1Jxim8dz73BWuF80Ys1EH3x0q_YRT2kUAnjxaweSuDg/s640/kitchen-renovation-entire.jpg" width="502" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.styleathome.com/kitchen-and-bath/kitchen/erin-mclaughlin-s-ikea-kitchen-makeover/a/41731/3" target="_blank">Via Style at Home</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I love it! Definitely filing this in my kitchenspiration folder. Another back splash that really caught my eye recently is this glass one:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFdAujSGFguqnjQOjwhwTiiUf6k0cClyRIIXTbpC9_Zbi3C0-OCJNHdeqbsZcvqPxJTm9pvN6q2ksfcSVwRJvZDvJ_lgr_OIXakw2mgCYU2hgJGuWbFooFM58PxbvDYRTyQ3emNsxCvI/s1600/pretty+glass+tile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFdAujSGFguqnjQOjwhwTiiUf6k0cClyRIIXTbpC9_Zbi3C0-OCJNHdeqbsZcvqPxJTm9pvN6q2ksfcSVwRJvZDvJ_lgr_OIXakw2mgCYU2hgJGuWbFooFM58PxbvDYRTyQ3emNsxCvI/s1600/pretty+glass+tile.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Isn't it gorgeous? Modern but still classic in its own way. It reminds me of <i>jewelery</i>. Sparkly and lovely.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Hope you all had a lovely weekend (or are having one, if you're in Canada and are enjoying an extra day off for the May long weekend!)</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">xox<br />Tiffany Leigh</span>

Helllloooo Herringbone

As if the herringbone pattern wasn't sexy enough used for wooden floors, and as if Carrara marble wasn't jaw droppingly beautiful in...

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