The Butler's Pantry, complete with original "pigeon blood paint."
Primitive kitchen via Pinterest ~ KAZ
Yesterday we had our first day of operations at the School House. We’re working on getting organized and set up this week. On Thursday morning, I’ll launch the new “School…
Rumford fireplaces are tall and shallow to reflect more heat, and they have streamlined throats to eliminate turbulence and carry away the smoke with little loss of heated room air.
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About Aesthetic scrumbled painted pine kitchen dresser with original finish, the glazed top fitted with three doors opening to reveal a shelved interior. To the base fitted with an arrangement of drawers and cupboards all raised up on shaped plinth base. Dimensions: Height 86 inches Width 56 inches Depth 18.5 inches.
No, this is not an amputation, there is a foot and ankle under this massive wad. Additionally it could be a symbol for the massively clumsy. Nearly three years ago I ran outside, camera at the ready. The hunt was riding through our property, unusual. It was the perfect autumn day and the sight and sounds sealed the romantic visions prancing through my head of a perfectly seasonal blog post Anticipating the ideal photo, I told myself, "wait, hold still, back up..............", my head was not engaged. My heel went down off a step, toes went straight up...... S N A P. BUT THIS TOO BUSY FOR LIFE INDIVIDUAL WONDERED "CAN I LIVE WITH THIS?" Well, I did, until I no longer could. Torn tendons repaired, resultant dead bone removed, I am good to go, in another 5 weeks. But life is good, computer work, reading, Netflix and accomplishing two of many goals, to learn photoshop and blog more often, stay tuned..... What on earth does this have to do with stoves? If you look closely, you can see mine in the above image, an AGA, and my resultant love affair with a stove/oven. If Bunny Williams can have 'A Love Affair with a House', I can do so with an appliance A British import, this is the heart of our kitchen. Can you detect the lack of controls? What?! Yes, it is always on. That is correct, the entire appliance is entirely ON or OFF, no in between. However, it is well insulated cast iron and extremely efficient to operate. The four doors on the front are; baking, roasting, slow cooking and warming. It is easy and speedy Want to cook on top of the stove, lift the lid. One is for boiling and the other for medium heat cooking. Set the pot slightly off the hot pad and you can lower the heat It's a toaster! It is a sweater dryer! A foot warmer! A pooch warmer! I can get lost in these London shops for hours with all the accessories and cook books available. The British call these appliances a "cooker" AGA's have their own blog, "Lady AGA", with riveting stories :-) And of course a magazine. This is a manic obsession of ridiculous proportions. I can hear my friend Mary now, "Oh AGA schmaga" You will always need a pipe that draws the smells outdoors. Odors from fish or say cabbage will never linger. Conversely, I need to set a timer or I can forget something is in the oven. One of the better attributes is that mine gets turned off for summer necessitating grilling or reservations I can see them in a contemporary or old world kitchen Back to ours. Teddy the cat, lives here all winter. My husband made the wood surround from old barn wood to replicate a mantle I was fond of This piece in the center is a wooden ram key stone from a demolished pub in England dated 16thc The shops uber talented Stephanie Fania painted this scene as a back drop. An image of a painting scheduled for auction was found in an antiques magazine. Stephanie duplicated with some requested tweaks. Painted on Melamine board, it can be removed if needed, and easily cleaned. Firmly believe she had a touch of fun with this........can you spot the sheep with intentions other than grazing? It's a long winter, stay warm Debra
This Victorian country house on the South Coast has been painstakingly restored with joinery designed by Artichoke.
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Cast iron. Always on. Impeccable quality. I was first introduced to the AGA cooker while dining with friends Ted and Susie. Their weimaraner grey AGA is the stunning backdrop to a perfectly remodeled farmhouse kitchen. Sitting next to their AGA for drinks and appetizers I was able to get a closer look at this amazing stove. Susie admitted to the fact that cooking on an AGA is a bit different. She said that with a few lessons, (and added that she had a slight advantage because she grew up cooking on a wood stove) she was cooking everything on her AGA. I found myself obsessed with the workings and pedigree of an AGA cooker. I realized later that I had seen these stoves before. While touring Scotland I remember noting these quietly understated work horses that kept the tea pot always warm, cooked a tender super while the proprietors managed the estate and visited with guests, made delicious bread, provided a nice heat for the chilly Scotland weather (in the summer even), and worked as a drying room for linens. Edinburgh Bed and Breakfast The four-oven AGA has two stove-top cookers, one for boiling and toasting, another for simmering. On the left it warms, at the perfect temperature, to keep the contents of a teapot hot. Its four ovens range from roasting temperature down to warming. Everything that goes into an AGA comes out perfect. I can attest to this. Ted and Susie's dinner, while simple in ingredients, was sheer perfection in the melding of flavors. This shockingly simple, but five star meal forced me to delve more into the AGA difference. Here's what I found from their website. An AGA is made of cast iron - a dense, strong and stable metal with remarkable heat storage and transmission properties. Conventional ovens have very little mass and cool rapidly, causing them to continuously cycle on and off in an attempt to maintain a steady temperature. As a result, oven temperatures can swing up to 75°F (24°C) and subject food to frequent high blasts of uneven heat. An AGA, in contracts, generates heat through a single heat source which is then continually released by the cast iron through the ovens and hot plates - that's why an AGA is always ready to use. This 'radiant heat' is transmitted from all sides of the ovens and is 'less severe' than heat that would be created by a direct fuel flame or electric element. The result? All the moisture, flavor, texture and goodness of the food is preserved, producing the 'AGA taste' owners talk about so passionately! I would love to own an AGA. The last room to be remodeled is my kitchen and in my dreams I see an AGA. Unfortunately, the AGA, with the always on feature (born from the always frigid Britain) would heat my little brick home to unpleasant levels in our Seattle summers. For Ted and Susie's old farmhouse, the AGA provides the perfect amount of heat (and charm) for their high ceilings, expansive rooms and open floor plan. Perhaps when my dream of owning a stone cottage on the Isle of Skye becomes reality, I will be able to own my own simply fabulous AGA cooker. Throughout Scotland, the stone cottages are left natural, but on the Isle of Skye they are painted a refreshing white This abandoned stone cottage is just begging for a re-do and new AGA, if I could only convince my husband If I did take on a project like renovating that stone cottage, this is what the kitchen would look like In all my postings, my goal is to provide inspiration and insight into home ownership, real estate and to provide valuable resources. AGA Until next week, la chasse au bonheur
Above and the next two images is one of my all-time classic timeless kitchens which was a collaboration by Architect...and Interior designer
