As many of you know, I bought my first house earlier this year and have spent the majority of my spare time decorating and furnishing it.
I previously shared some of the photos from my kitchen, my favorite room of the house. I’m constantly looking for inspiration to continue to make it better, as it is the room that people admire most when they visit and it’s where I plan on doing most of my entertaining. I love spending hours on Pinterest and at various furniture and design stores to draw ideas from or to just dream about my ideal kitchen.
I recently partnered up with LG Studio and Blogher, giving me a chance to explore LG Studio’s line of kitchen products, and share some of their designs that gave me inspiration. The LG Studio line provides a premium array of products to create a custom kitchen for home chefs.
Here is my current inspiration board:
You can also check out my pinterest board of kitchen inspirations here.
I really want my ideal kitchen to have a modern, timeless look with a lot of stainless steel, similar to this model signature kitchen by LG. My current kitchen has stainless steel fridge, and a similar oven set as the one in the photo.
(Image from LG Studio, used with permission)
One thing I noticed while decorating my kitchen is that the littlest touches can make it look nicer and more organized, such as chalkboard labels. This was the image I found on Amazon that originally inspired me to buy my chalkboard labels and organize all my common used baked good ingredients.
I also am on the lookout for a wall chalkboard so I can write nice messages.
Adding green herbs can really light up the space too. I plan on adding some soon so I have fresh herbs year round.
Shelves really help with organization. We’ve been adding more shelving to our cupboards. I love all the shelves on in this LG fridge!
(Image from LG Studio, used with permission)
I’ve been obsessed with appliances. I was really excited by this 4-mode convection oven. Look at all that space! And it has four convection option settings: Convection Bake, Roast, Crisp and Healthier Roast.
(Image from LG Studio, used with permission)
I also love this idea of this Door-in-Door™ fridge, allowing you to have access to some items without having to open the entire fridge, keeping it more energy efficient.
(Image from LG Studio, used with permission)
One thing I was very concerned about for my kitchen was natural light. We actually looked and almost made an offer on a house which had extended its kitchen to add a ton of natural window light like this one.
(Image found on thekitchn.com)
I also love how this little kitchen nook is set up. I think I might be able to do something similar in my kitchen.
(Image found on Better Homes and Gardens)
Learn more about the LG Studio Collection here.
Recently, Nate Berkus teamed up with LG Studio to create the kitchen of your dreams.
LG Studio & Nate Berkus
LG Studio announced its partnership with renowned decorator and product designer Nate Berkus for its high-end LG Studio kitchen line earlier this year. LG Studio chose to partner with Nate as a result of their shared commitment to living with what is well thought out and well designed, without sacrificing personality. His unique skill set complements LG Studio’s plans to continue delivering premium appliances built with sophistication and functional elegance in mind.
Timeless sophistication is the signature of the LG Studio Collection, a beautiful complement to the advanced technology that elevates the entire series. As the artistic advisor to the LG Studio Collection, Nate brings his celebrated style to LG’s premium appliances. His sophisticated yet accessible style resonates strongly with homeowners, and he is recognized amongst them as an inspirational expert on kitchen remodeling and design.
LG Studio Signature Kitchen with Nate Berkus Nate and LG Studio have teamed up to help homeowners create their signature kitchen. The kitchen is the heart of the home, but for many, it’s one of the most difficult rooms to design. His expertise and insight will provide consumers with useful feedback to help them create their most beautiful kitchens. The LG Studio Signature Kitchen with Nate Berkus focuses on a kitchen web series in which Nate responds to kitchen remodeling and design-based questions from his and LG’s social communities in the form of personalized videos, some of which were shot during a live event at the LG Studio Kitchen in Manhattan last week. Nate also filmed five exclusive videos offering insight and expertise on various design trends, including achieving a well-appointed kitchen, summer in the kitchen, layered design, entertaining in the kitchen, and technology in the kitchen. Visit LGStudioKitchen.com to watch Nate in the kitchen sharing his expert design tips and insights!
“My Kitchen Needs Nate” Contest
Beginning June 19 and extending to July 31, consumers are encouraged to enter the “My Kitchen Needs Nate” contest in which the winner will receive a Nate Berkus designed and remodeled kitchen that incorporates LG Studio appliances. Contestants are asked to shoot a video of themselves in their kitchen, noting the personal inspiration point they want Nate to incorporate in his design and why they’re excited about LG Studio’s line of appliances. LG Studio and Nate will choose the winner based on the following criteria: compelling design opportunity, quality of LG Studio appliance-based answer and visibility of kitchen space. Once the renovation is complete, renovation episodes, tip videos and images capturing the renovation will be posted to LGStudioKitchen.com and shared across LG and Nate’s social properties.
Readers may submit video entries at LGStudioKitchen.com for a chance to win a new kitchen renovation, designed by celebrity designer Nate Berkus and furnished with LG Studio appliances.
Does your kitchen need Nate and the LG Studio line of appliances? Send LG Studio a video and tell them all about it. Make sure to include the following:
- You are the star. Make sure you’re in your kitchen and that LG Studio can see a 360° view of it.
- Tell LG Studio your story. Describe for them the design elements that matter most to you. NOTE: They’re going to see a lot of videos, so make it great!
- Tell LG Studio what you love so much about LG Studio appliances
- Enter the My Kitchen Needs Nate contest for a chance to win a new kitchen renovation, designed by celebrity designer Nate Berkus and furnished with LG Studio appliances
If you like LG appliances, and you’re in the market for laundry appliances, you may be interested in their washer/dryer combo. It holds an average large load ( and I’ve washed a king bedspread in mine), dries the clothes to the degree you want, but only takes up te same space as a front-load washer. It runs about $1400. We bought ours from compactappliance.com . It is, by far, the best appliance purchase we’ve made in years.
thank you! We actually will be looking to upgrade our laundry set soon as our washer and dryer are the old ones we brought with us from our previous place. I want to get a nice set eventually and the LG line looks great!
I’m currently doing the finishing touches on my remodeled kitchen– it’s so nice to be able to apply some of the super cool designing tricks I see online!
You mentioned in your post wanting a chalkboard wall. I’m not sure if it’s what you’re looking for exactly (and it isn’t from LG Studio), but there’s a Disney brand of wall paints that is really cool! They’ve got a black chalkboard paint, and a white marker board paint, both designed specifically for writing on. I actually bought their glow in the dark paint and am going to have a solid glow in the dark wall in my kitchen. I’m super excited for it!
The nicest thing about these paints is their availability. They’re sold at Wal Mart, of all places.
And of course, a big congratulations on such a gorgeous house!
thanks for the rec! That sounds great. I actually don’t have any of the LG Studio line of products, but it was just so nice to browse and get ideas from it. I bought a chalkboard off of Amazon but I didn’t like it at all, so I’m still searching. I will look for the Disney brand next time I’m at Walmart!