Lake House Kitchen Lighting: Pendants Over the Island
Lighting is the detail that most makes a lake kitchen feel special. Here's how I light one, starting with the pendants over the island.
The pieces that make a lake house kitchen, pendant lighting over the island, durable counters and floors, backsplashes, sinks, hardware, open shelving, and paint that takes the lake light.
Lighting is the detail that most makes a lake kitchen feel special. Here's how I light one, starting with the pendants over the island.
A lake kitchen counter takes a beating from a wet, hungry crowd. Here's what I choose so it survives the summer and still looks great.
A backsplash is a small surface with a big impact. Here are the lake house kitchen backsplash ideas I come back to again and again.
Lake kitchen floors take wet feet, sandy paws, and dripping swimsuits. Here's the flooring I trust to survive it and still look great.
Open shelving is one of the most lake-house things you can do in a kitchen. Here's how I use it so it's breezy and practical, not cluttered.
Color is what makes a kitchen read as a lake house. Here's how I build a breezy lake kitchen palette that bounces the water light.
Hardware and fixtures are the jewelry of a kitchen. Here's how I choose them for a lake house so they look great and survive the damp.
In a lake house, the sink belongs under the window with the best view in the house. Here's how I site and choose a lake kitchen sink.
A lake kitchen has to store for a crowd and survive an empty winter. Here's how I plan pantry and storage for a seasonal house.
Dinner at the lake runs long and easy. Here's how I light the table off a lake kitchen so it glows for those long summer evenings.