House Beautiful

In honor of St. Patrick's Day I thought I would talk about green. It's a color that's grown on me, or perhaps I have simply grown into it... To me kitchens should be green - natural, earthy, peaceful, calming. Perhaps that's because I grew with in green kitchens. My mother's varied in different shades from olive to chartreuse. My grandmother's were seemingly more formal in deeper, darker greens, and my last kitchen was Benjamin Moore's Leaf Green. Very much like the color in the kitchen above. We had this wonderful eating area under an expanse of skylights and huge bay windows, so during the warmer months our kitchen simply seemed an extension of the backyard and often it felt as though we were dining en plein air. It was wonderful! I have no green in my current, temporary, rental house, but the images here have inspired me and my next home will certainly have green in it again. Will it be the kitchen or another room? I have no idea as much will depend on the house and the layout. Wishing you all a Happy St. Patty and hope these images inspire you and don't leave you green with envy!