| Copyright (c) 2009 Alice Chan | | | | refrigerator out and decorate that area. |
| There are many creative and colorful ways to use | | | | For another kitchen example, you can use a dessert |
| cookbooks right out of your own home library to stage | | | | cookbook and create a combination coffee and baking |
| your kitchen. I would like to show you how you can | | | | theme. For wall decoration the use of prints and art |
| "kick it up a notch" and actually create a theme around | | | | that have different types of coffee themes like latte |
| the cookbook you choose. Let me illustrate and explain | | | | and espresso will beautifully decorate the area and |
| two examples for you to model. | | | | further carry your theme. |
| As one kitchen example for the counter space you | | | | For the counter space display a glass canister filled |
| can display a pasta cookbook and carry the theme | | | | with biscotti and a large metal mixing bowl filled with |
| along with decorative oil bottles or a bottle of olive oil | | | | baking tools such as a rolling pin, wooden mixing |
| with a more traditional Italian packaging. You may also | | | | spoons, a spatula and boxes of cookies. |
| chose to include a pasta dish towel, and a pasta bowl | | | | Another or alternative counter display idea could be to |
| filled with faux tomatoes, onions, garlic and dried pasta. | | | | create a coffee tray using espresso cups and |
| A more professional and polished look will use the | | | | saucers, a French press filled with coffee beans, a jar |
| pasta theme throughout the kitchen area. For the bar | | | | of coffee condiments like vanilla, cinnamon, and |
| area you will need to set out bowls of tri-colored | | | | chocolate, and two wrapped biscotti, all placed on top |
| corkscrew pasta and add a faux red tomato in the | | | | of a dish towel. A couple of loose ivy leaves will add |
| center. These colors really pop against countertops. To | | | | beautiful color. On both display ideas use a basket of |
| refine this setting, I would add a colorful placemat under | | | | greenery to fill space to add more texture and color. |
| each bowl to complete the look. | | | | These are not expensive or difficult counterscapes to |
| As a bonus tip for you: if you have a small kitchen you | | | | create, but the theme makes it a lot more fun and |
| wish to showcase for the real estate market in order | | | | interesting. There are plenty of cookbooks with |
| to create the illusion of more space you can move the | | | | possible themes available...enjoy the creative process. |