Viking: Spicing Up Appliances Since 1980

Who knew some of my absolute favorite appliances were manufactured a state away?! Viking was born in Greenwood, Mississippi and is still there today. Fred Carl started his company to provide commercial cooking power to residential kitchens and we are pretty excited he did so. Not only does Viking provide an enormous variety of products, they also cater to the designer in us all. 

Priced at around $8,299, these puppies are well worth it.  This 36" 7 Series Gas Range comes in a variety of colors (Colbalt Blue and Burgundy shown) and is stacked with features including: Viking Elevation Burners, Digital Meat Thermometer, Reversible Grill/Griddle, SoftLit LED Lights, Gourmet-Glo Infrared Broiler (what!!!), VariSimmer Setting, and SureSpark Ignition System. 

They don't stop there. Let's look at a refrigerator real quickly. Give me a minute here. I'm going to have to let this soak in. This 42" Side-by-Side Refrigerator/Freezer with Dispenser in Wasabi is a master work. It is as if the designers at Viking can see inside my 1970s heart. Coming in at around $11,799, I would say, "Yes! Throw me that fridge!"

Are you still not convinced? Here. They even carry this swanky 

27" Warming Drawer in colors like cinnamon and dijon at $1,799. How can we not be in love?

There are a few other companies that have similar products, which I will probably go over in a future blog, but Viking is right next door! We are all about supporting our local companies. 

-sarah reuther

Small Shreveport Kitchen Remodel

Just installed new cabinets in a south Shreveport townhouse we are remodeling!  We're going for a two-toned kitchen with grey and white, similar to this inspiration picture from pinterest.

It's paint color city over here! Thanks Benjamin Moore for providing us with so many great options! 

Venturing into cabinet town.

We may see some white subway tile on this back splash.

Threw in a little display for our homeowner.

These pull out shelves are much more user friendly than the typical stationary shelves.

Stick around to see progress pics later on!

-sarah reuther

South Highlands Shreveport - Kitchen Remodel

Take a look at our latest traditional, transitional, and all around fabulous kitchen renovation!

If there is one thing this kitchen has a ton of, it's storage. And we love it. Cabinets and drawers are all over the place, providing much needed storage and organization for a busy family.

We put a ton of special little details into this kitchen remodel. Check out these diamond panels on the island.

Check this! There is even an outlet to charge up your cordless vacuum. Every broom closet needs to be like this broom closet.

These are super deep and divided drawers for storing wrapping paper. Or any other long skinny items you may have. But if you've got children, chances are they attend many birthday parties throughout the year. It's always good to be prepared! This is also great if you do at home printing and would prefer to roll up prints rather than keep them flat. Saving space left and right with this kitchen!

Extra, easily accessible pan storage right where you need it. This is so much easier than digging through a cluttered cabinet. You can see every clean pan you have. 

We zazzed up the back splash with a pattern, Flapper Floral, rather than a color. It is adorable and made by Artistic Tile. 

One of our more unique details is this kitty cat panel cut out in the laundry room, right off the kitchen. What's this cabinet hiding? A litter box. There is no reason for it to be out in plain sight when it can easily be stowed away. And our kitty friends are happy to use their special entrance. 

See! Lil Bub approves!

This pantry has a little counter space thanks to a piece of slate we saved from the homeowner's old mantel. Plus. Look at all those drawers and shelves! We were like the Oprah of storage with this renovation.

 Another wonderful element to this kitchen is its lighting. A lot of older homes just don't provide task lighting in places they need to, like, say, the kitchen. The kitchen is the place we cut up vegetables with sharp knives, so the brighter it is, the better! We don't want anybody to be cutting their finger tips off because they couldn't see. That's just bad business. 

Our good friends at House of Carpets on 70th Street always have something we like!

 

This little mud room is right off the kitchen and leads into the garage. Perfect spot for coats, bags, and shoes.

 We had to include a new dining space! These floors are absolutely beautiful in the sunlight.

We even had the pleasure of creating an updated  power room in what was once the laundry room. We are a little in love with this Osborne and Little wallpaper.  Derwent, the pattern freatures Ornamental koi carp in a swirling pool, named after the forest and River Derwent in west Cumbria (formerly Cumberland).  The other show stopper in the room is the white "Porcupine Quill" mirror from Horchow.

This project is also on our Houzz! Check it out!

-sarah reuther