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March Madness: How to Steal the Look of San Francisco's Charming Home Shop

Angela Swinderman Elias — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:45:35 PST

MARCH, San Francisco's newly remodeled home goods store, merges airy modernism with utilitarian craftsmanship for a space that has local foodies and designophiles in a tizzy. The lovely wares for the kitchen, pantry, and table, some of which are created exclusively for MARCH, aren't the only things this space sells. Even more covet-inducing is the irresistible aesthetic. Flooded in natural light and covered in the brightest white from floor to ceiling, items like handcrafted ceramics by Victoria Morris meld with Brooklyn Copper Cookware, bespoke butcher block tables with Farrow & Ball-painted legs, and table linens from Boxwood Linens, to sell a lifestyle instead of just products. Take a tour of MARCH's revamped digs, and get tips on how to re-create the look in your own home.

Photos courtesy of Angie Silvy

Link Time: Colorful Stools, the Best White Sales, and a DIY Bedroom Makeover

CasaSugar — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:00:05 PST

A virtual rainbow of colorful stools - which is your favorite? - Houzz
Check in on the best white sales. - Stylelist Home
These winter white rooms will leave you breathless. - House Beautiful
Be bold in 2012 and decorate with red. - Real Simple
This DIY bedroom makeover is impressive indeed! - Craft
This modern California beach house is gorgeous. - California Home + Design
Try these tips for decluttering a kid's bedroom. - Country Living

Hi-Tech Living at the Stovetop

Kelly Schwarze — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:30:50 PST

Want to add a futuristic edge to one of the more relatively primitive parts of the house? At CES, luxury appliance company Thermador introduced the Freedom Induction Cooktop, which is the first full-surface induction appliance to let you cook on any part of the surface. Position cookware of any size and shape anywhere on the stove, and get started on that complicated Winter soup you usually have too little space to make.

All those pots and pans now crammed on the Freedom Induction Cooktop are controlled with a 6.5-inch color touchscreen display that powers the heating level, cooking time, recognizes the location of each pot on the cooktop, and instantly updates as pans are moved around the surface. Now, a stove is the last place you normally want a touch panel, but the induction heating ensures the surface remains cool, while maintaining the same power as an ordinary gas stove.

The Freedom Induction Cooktop will be available July 2012, and with a $5,000 retail price, we'll list it among our luxury dream home must-haves for now. At-home chefs, would a hi-tech kitchen appliance like Thermador's new stove make it to your wish list?

Sweet Weekend Treats: Camera Cookie Cutter Set

Kristy Korcz — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:49:57 PST

If you're in a baking mood, or are considering edible gifts for your holiday gift giving, check out these Camera Cookie Cutters ($18) that will show off your love for cameras (and baked goods). Coming in a set of three that includes a SLR, a rangefinder, and a vintage twin reflex camera, there's something for everyone. And if your giftee isn't so into taking pics, no problem - everybody loves a cookie.

Good, Better, Best: Traditional Kitchen Islands

CasaSugar — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:00:37 PDT

When designing a dream kitchen, allot ample room for a kitchen island. A good kitchen island increases your prepping area, gives you more storage space, and also adds a handsome furniture element to the room. We've rounded up five beautifully designed kitchen islands to show what's good, better, and best on the market today.

Bots in the Kitchen! 5 Robot Kitchen Accessories

Kristy Korcz — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 07:04:00 PDT

There are plenty of geeky kitchen gadgets available to help you spice things up in the galley, but who can resist robots? These bot-inspired kitchen gadgets and accessories are bound to make you smile while you chop, flavor, and bake your way full.

iPad in the Kitchen: Tools and Apps For Cooking With Tech

Kristy Korcz — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 09:41:09 PDT

The iPad is a great tool for reading, surfing the web on the go, and doodling, but it's also a handy tool for cooking. Don't be afraid to take your iPad into the kitchen - grab up some of these tools and apps instead!

A Kitchen With Personality

OnSugar Blog — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:20:00 PDT

Here's a post from OnSugar blog House of Anais:

A recent top designer tip was to give your kitchen personality. A lovely idea and well done here with the stars, red accents, and geometric patterns. If only I can come up with a similar theme that does well the kitchen of my rental house with medium brown units, dark green marble-effect countertops, yellow walls, and light bamboo floors. I love this retro look in the picture, but it clearly won't work in my happier rainbow kitchen. Anyone out there with great ideas for my color scheme?

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Geeky Cookbooks For Getting Your Nom On

Michele Foley — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 10:22:44 PDT

An easy way to inspire someone in the kitchen is to give them a cookbook they'll love. If you're a geek, that means cooking up the kinds of things you'd find in sci-fi, comic books, and fantasy novels.

Before and After: A Bitchin' Kitchen!

Casa Community — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 08:00:00 PDT

Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member Nolakat from the Su Casa group:

I'm bitchin' about my kitchen, because I want a bitchin' kitchen! Here is the inspiration board for my dream kitchen . . .

Here is the room in question. Breakfast area before:

Breakfast area after:

Continue reading for the kitchen before and after photos!