As you may know, we have been renovating our kitchen on a tiny budget. And one of the things I have most enjoyed doing is scouring the web for 
inspiration photos of beautiful kitchens!
The elements I loved the most were grey units with shiny chrome/polished nickel handles and pulls, dark wooden floors, old-fashioned pendant lighting, brick tiles and pale marble worktops. And then I realised that all of the inspiration photos I loved the most were of American kitchens-isn't it funny how the world of blogging influences your design decisions? Lots of the elements that we are trying to incorporate into our teeny kitchen have definitely been a result of my American blog surfing-in fact I'm sure that's why I suddenly got the overwhelming urge to re-paint our kitchen grey, especially after seeing how good Joni's at Cote de Texas blog looked....! It also struck me that many of the design elements I loved in American kitchens are also popular in English kitchens, such as Butlers sinks (called farmhouse/apron sinks in the USA?), white brick tiles (subway tiles) and in-frame cabinetry (called inset in the States?). It also made me very aware of how tiny the average English kitchen is compared to those in the States, but I can dream lol... in fact, speaking of dreaming, I keep visiting all the websites where many bloggers in the States buy their kitchen accessories, and I imagine what I would buy if only they shipped to the U.K! Restoration Hardware is a favourite site of mine to browse....I like the Gilmore drawer pulls, and the schoolhouse pendant lights, and the Gramercy marble sinks and the Carrie Bradshaw-esque wall-inset bathroom cabinets that we don't really have over here.......
So I thought it would be fun to show you my favourite inspiration kitchen-sadly, it's not mine-it belongs to the lovely Sara of August Fields blog, who very kindly gave me permission to post some photos of her gorgeous new kitchen. I really enjoyed her post about how her kitchen came about, and the interesting thing is that many of her inspiration and design decisions came about by her blog surfing too!!
It just shows how powerful the blog world is, and how it subconsciously affects your taste!
Thank-you Sara for letting me peek into your lovely home!
Have you found yourself influenced by the blogs you read too?
