Author: Ann Porter

A southerner transplanted in Naples, FL. My passion is design. I write for exploration, inspiration and creativity. My work has grown into a collaborative collection of projects, product and design tips, advice, travel and positivity.
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Exotic Hardwood Floor

Exotic Hardwood Flooring | KitchAnn StyleA great way to make a room a showcase is to install exotic wood flooring.
According to Shannon, who blogs at Floor Talk! exotic wood floors will set your home apart from others that have more traditional wood flooring.
Over 60 species of exotic woods exists around the world.  Popular flooring choices include Santos, Mahogany, Brazilian Walnut, Tiete Rosewood, Brazilian Teak and Amendoim.  The flooring is available solid or engineered.
Like any unique flooring or design purchase, be sure to view or request several different samples to see the range of color and grain in the floor. These natural characteristics are part of what makes the item exotic.

Also make sure you understand how hard your wood floor will be.  Many people are under the misguided notion that hardwood floors will not dent under heavy pressure.

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Peacock Mosaic Tile

Peacock Mosaic Tile | KitchAnn Style

Look closely at this picture and you can see the individual mosaic pieces that make up the peacock plumage.  These glass mosaic tiles from New Ravena Mosaics are hand cut from 6″ glass stalks.

Glass mosaics don’t have to be sheets of uniform tiles.  You can let your imagination and color palette run wind

New Ravena Mosaics was founded in 1991 by Sara Baldwin, one of the countries best mosaic designers.  She draws much of her inspiration from the Virginia Coastal area.

Designs start at $120 per square foot.

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Glass Sink From Franke

Glass Sink | KitchAnn style

frankeglasssink.jpgFranke will introduce a new glass kitchen sink at the UK’s Kitchen and Bath Show in March.

The Kubus is available in two models; a single bowl (KBV 611) and a bowl and a half (KBV 651) in your choice of cool Black or sleek Aqua tones.

Glass is making a new impact in the kitchen as manufacturing techniques have improved strength.  Franke tested the new sinks by dropping stainless steel pans onto them.

Since many people find the price of glass countertops prohibitive, these new sinks will be a great way to add modern sleekness to kitchens. Unfortunately, it will be a while before the sink will hit the market in the U.S.

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Glace Penny Round Glass Tile

Penny Round Tile | KitchAnn Style

Penny Round Glass TileGlace tiles from Ann Sacks is a modern glass version of the traditional ceramic penny round tile.

In addition to 3/4″ rounds, this opaque sparkling tile is available in sheets of 1″x 6″ sticks.

Ann Sacks uses the traditional method of ladling molten glass into steel molds to form these tiles.  The slow cooling process gives the tiles their aged and scattered appearance.

Since blue is the new green I expect these tiles to be very popular.