Based in Sausalito, California, designer Brad Krefman of BK Interior Design was tapped by a pair of suburban clients outside Chicago who wanted to retire in the city rather than outside of it. Krefman ventured to the Midwest to reimagine the couple's outdated kitchen and living area for the 21st century — while incorporating gilded and sculptural details that referenced the early 20th-century, Art Deco style of the apartment building. Here, we talk with Krefman about his inspiration for the project, and the materials and details he used to bring his vision to life.
For Kiffles, Kolache and other baked treats! Ingredients: Walnuts (Finely chopped)--- 1 LB Sugar--- 1 CUP Butter (melted)--- 2 TBSP Egg Whites--- 3 Milk--- 1-2 OZ Salt--- Pinch STEP BY STEP: In a mixing bowl, combine walnuts, sugar, and salt. Mix evenly. Add melted butter and whisked egg whites to bowl and stir until mixutre becomes thick and syrupy. Add milk as needed to make the filling more spreadable. Kiffles with walnut filling
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Rugelach Cookies are a classic bite-size pastry filled with apricot jam and chopped walnuts. This recipe is so easy to make and willbe a great treat to celebrate Christmas and the holiday season!
It feels so good to finally be writing this post! Our modern European inspired kitchen is DONE and I get to share all the beautiful photos and details with you today. A kitchen renovation takes a lot out of you. Removing the room that is the heart of the home disrupts your day to day
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Our signature wooden kitchen utensils were developed with the "function first" philosophy of our founder, Chuck Williams. To create the most comfortable hold, the walnut wood is tumbled for an ultrasmooth finish, and each handle is shaped like an artist's paintbrush for a natural grip. Set of five includes ladle, turner, spoon, slotted spoon and tongs. Crafted from FSC-certified walnut. Paintbrush-style handle shape offers comfort and control. Tongs have stainless-steel handles. Safe for use with nonstick cookware, glass and porcelain. Designed and developed by Williams Sonoma.
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Our solution? Remove the fridge and cabinetry from the dining room wall completely and move it to the wall at the end of the peninsula. That not only let us open the wall to the dining room as wide as possible, it also gave us *just* enough space to get away with having an island with bar seating. To increase the connection between the rooms we also added a big opening to the stair-wall in the dining room, so now when you walk in the house you immediately see through the the beautiful view. In the lounge area we we able to give her both the breakfast table and the small sofa by building the breakfast table into a banquette, and protected the folks sitting on the sofa from any stove splatter by raising the height of the back of the peninsula to provide a backsplash: Here is the amazing transformation: light, airy and open with comfortable island seating and an unobstructed view of the city and the TV! Below is a “before” shot toward the family lounge area – you can see that the bulky existing built-ins (along with the brown floors, brown cabinets, and black counters) made the room feel crowded and heavy:
