For many households, the kitchen is the center of activity. At Elizabeth Swartz Interiors we encourage homeowners to express personal taste and style in this busy epicenter of their home – and what better way to achieve this than by creating a colorful kitchen! The following kitchens, designed by Boston interior designer, Elizabeth Swartz, ASID, show […]
Kitchens
How to Choose a Kitchen Backsplash
A backsplash can be an important design element in any kitchen, often providing a focal point that helps define the room. Regardless of the style of your home, you’ll find an endless variety of materials available in every possible color, shape and size. Natural stone, glass, ceramic tile or stainless steel; how do you choose?
Details Make the Design
Here we showcase how the details of a space add variety and interest to a home, featuring our Scandinavian-inspired kitchen on Martha’s Vineyard. The famous designer Charles Eames said “The details are not the details. They make the design.” We agree.
Effective Kitchen Lighting
Create a functional and comfortable kitchen with just the right lighting Kitchen lighting is an important feature of the overall interior design. Lighting can have a dramatic effect on how a kitchen looks, works and feels. Expertly designed kitchens pay careful attention to lighting and use a layered lighting approach for the plan. Having a […]
Trends: Colored Kitchen Cabinets
The latest interior design trend is colored kitchen cabinets The trend is toward painted wood cabinets, but other fabrications such as laminates and solid surfaces are used in colors as well depending on the style of interior design for the project. The sky is the limit on color selection – there is no one, singular […]
Top Kitchen Trends for Comfortable, Efficient Living
Many of my design projects are kitchen remodeling projects. This type of renovation project often happens only once in the lifetime of a home and can come with a hefty price tag, so you want to make sure you get it right! Architects and builders don’t always address all the functional needs of a clients’ […]
Houzz Best of 2012
Elizabeth Swartz Interiors “Beautiful Blue in Martha’s Vineyard” Kitchen was featured as “Kitchen of the Week” on Houzz.com on November 23, 2012. It was such a hit, it quickly became one of the most popular kitchen of the week features for 2012 and was named to their “Houzz Best of 2012” list (#3 on the […]
Houzz Kitchen of the Week
Houzz Kitchen of the Week feature November 23, 2012 Elizabeth Swartz Interiors “Beautiful Blue in Martha’s Vineyard” Kitchen was featured as “Kitchen of the Week” on Houzz.com on November 23, 2012. Click Here to View the Entire Article on the Houzz.com Site. Kitchen of the Week: Beautiful Blue in Martha’s Vineyard Architects, interior designers, and […]
Kitchen of the Week on Houzz.com
Delighted to be named ‘Kitchen of the Week’ on Houzz.com Recently one of my residential interior designs was featured on Houzz.com as the Kitchen of the Week. This design was part of a whole house remodeling project to echo the simple, relaxing and beautiful surroundings of the Martha’s Vineyard home while adding storage and an open […]
Kitchen Design Featured on Williams-Sonoma’s Cultivate.com
Kitchen design was featured on Cultivate.com Cultivate.com is a kitchen design specific website run by Williams-Sonoma, and we were thrilled to be included as one of their featured kitchens! Cultivate.com is a perfect site to get inspired before beginning a renovation or new construction project. The article, 10 Steps to a Successful Kitchen Remodel provides excellent tips on how […]