So, you want a little pattern on your kitchen floors but aren’t crazy about putting down a rug and installing Moroccan-style encaustic floor tiles isn’t an option. The next best thing? A floor stencil. This is a pretty dramatic look, particularly given how oversize it is. But in the right space it could work. What do you think? Cool and creative, or a bit too much for the eyes?
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Do You Know of a Spinach Casserole with Boursin Cheese? — Good Questions
Reserva Iberica: the new shop in Barcelona! Get your Ham here!
Reserva Ibérica has opened a new shop in Barcelona! Right in the corner of Rambla de Catalunya and…
Get the rest in my blog! See you there!
Low-Fat Recipes: Vanilla Glaze
Eat Dessert Like a Mom: 20-Minute Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies — Guest Post from Debbie Koenig of Parents Need to Eat Too
Sharpen your pencil—it’s time for New Parent Math!
New Parent + Baby = Stress
Stress + Sugar = Less Stress
I can’t think of a time when I needed sweets more than during my son’s infancy. I mean, c’mon, there’s actual science that shows eating sugar can reduce stress. But then consider this equation…
Recipe: Lemon-Blueberry Yogurt Cake with Lemon Cream — Recipes from The Kitchn
I’m a sucker for an unfussy cake, the kind of cake that you can whip up in an hour or less without any extra trips to the grocery store, one that is special enough to serve to guests, but homey enough to not need a special occasion at all. This fragrant lemon cake — scattered with juicy blueberries and dolloped with soft lemon cream — is the perfect unfussy cake, just the thing to bring to a last-minute spring dinner party or to snack on with afternoon tea.
Get the Look: Scandinavian Vintage Kitchen — Style & Renovation Resources
The owners of this Scandinavian-inspired kitchen in Seattle did most of the work themselves, tearing out a whole wall to make the space open and light. Love the look? Want to emulate some of it in your own kitchen? Here are sources to help you get the look. Fill in the blanks in the comments! (And see another photo below.)
Scandinavian Vintage Kitchen
- Overall Design: DIY kitchen renovation using mostly free, seconds or scrap material from ReStore, Second Use in Seattle
- Paint: dark satin paint, custom mixed
- Island bar table by Chadhaus
- Steel frame around kitchen island by Piano Nobile
- Perimeter tray by L&G
- Kitchenware items: vintage thrift store finds
- Dansk enamel pots from eBay
- Arabia enamel heart & mushroom bowls from thrift stores
- Copper cylinder shakers by L&G
- Chemex coffee maker
- Walnut with leather strap cutting board by Lostine
- Wooden nut cracker by Pat Kim
Low-Fat Recipes: Couscous with Honeyed Almonds and Lemon
4.57 / 5 Stars | 8 Reviews
by PJKRAVITZ
“Israeli couscous is tossed with lemon zest and candied almonds.”















