Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Keeping It Simple



I'm in the midst of a monstrous week at work, with Advanced Trainee Workshops for the Fellows running each day & 2 Dinners. I do love these guys though, they've chosen The National Wine Centre in Adelaide as the venue, as they reckoned it had the best audio-visual facilities for teleconferencing, 'onya boys! This week is held just prior to their first round of College exams, & they are all a little edgy. So the excellent ' refreshment' area at the venue should help break the tension for the poor darlings at the end of each day. I do need to keep life simple & uncomplicated this week, so thank you Joseph Dirand for this outstanding kitchen design. Marble, black gloss woodwork, sandstone on the floor - such simplicity, but with every centimetre of it oozing style.

26 comments:

  1. Oh Millie this kitchen is so beautiful I want to rip mine out and start again! Now to convince Mr Brabourne ... Leigh

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  2. Beautiful and simple! That's my kind of kitchen, Millie! Thanks for the inspiration.
    Deborah

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  3. The National Wine Centre hey - obviously for the facilities, what else? Love this kitchen too by the way.
    K xx

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  4. That would have to be one of the most gorgeous black & white rooms I've seen. Enjoy the wine, I mean workshop..Rxx

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  5. A marble island - not just the top, but the whole thing - oh my goodness! Can someone please pick me up off the floor....

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  6. Loving the images for today. I agree, stylish and simple! Enjoy the rest of your week, it will just fly!!!
    Take care.
    Janine
    XXOO
    Tassie

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  7. The kitchen is beautiful! So simple and elegant! If only mine looked like that! xx

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  8. I'm going black/white in my lounge and this has convinced me I am on the right track, thanks Millie.
    Angex

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  9. absolutely smitten with this high contrast kitchen. that carrara slab on the island... YUM!!! :)

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  10. {Deep sigh}....would love to share a glass of wine and plate of your favourite nibblies in this room Millie. I feel instantly calm just looking at it....just need to install a gatekeeper to keep the kidlets and their be-Vegimited hands out. Hope you're having a great week. Meredy xo.
    p.s. I'm not sure whether to leave a comment on MOTH's post, as he may miscontrue it as positive reinforcement....he is quite the charmer though isn't he?

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  11. The kitchen is beautiful...although I would prefer just a splash of color in mine!!!! Hee :) xo

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  12. I have just discovered your blog and love the way you write. Will definitely be following your blog and love the white kitchen too!

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  13. Gorgeous Millie! Just gorgeous!

    Rachael

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  14. ..if everything was so "simple"in life. Gorgeous kitchen- straight to my inspirational file.
    Enjoy your week, Millie.
    X
    V

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  15. Beautiful kitchen. I love the simplicity of it all.

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  16. Oh my God, Mill's....what a kitchen. This is the trouble with blogging. It makes me want to rip everything out of my house and start again !!
    Hope that the Fellows aren't too edgy....are they allowed a tipple at each break ? What a fortunate choice of venue!! XXXX

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  17. Love this kitchen! It is perfectly uncomplicated.

    Leeann x

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  18. Wonderful kitchen
    I also would rip mine out and start again.. oh ... hang on.. that's right.. i don't own mine!!! Have a great week xx Julie

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  19. Stunning! You can never go wrong with simple. :)

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  20. I was thinking this week about painting my lower kitchen cabinetry black and the top white. I think I might just have to now.

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  21. Hi Millie,

    Love this fabulous kitchen and I could move in right away.
    I hope that you are enjoying your week

    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  22. oooh i am loving your blog woman! gorgeousness. i love the black inlaid shelving in the 2nd pic...wow!

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  23. So simple, classy & elegant. This is what I call it.

    Have a wonderful week-end ahead, Lady M!

    xoxo 4evah

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  24. sleek and clean with traditional touches.
    what could be better?

    xx

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  25. I love the lines of this...I have a lot of swedish in me, so can visualize adding brilliantly colored bunches of orange and blue flowers, strategically placed...Yummm!

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