Kitchens

Feel-good Technology

TOTO NEOREST 550 toilet ($5,000) Water Systems Inc Showroom, Denver, (303) 962-4333 This dual-flush toilet lifts the lid when someone approaches, closes the lid when someone leaves and flushes automatically.  JACUZZI  Home Spa Towel Warming Drawer ($1,550-2,000)Tony Capra Bath House,…

Fabulously French

A cosmopolitan city, Denver is full of varied architectural styles, and it has no shortage of large and impressive homes, both contemporary and historic. But this one, with its classic good looks, captured the attention of interior designer Toni Palmer and her partner, architect Alex Orkow.

In the Kitchen

The Pantry: Its History and Modern Uses by Catherine Seiberling Pond (Gibbs Smith, gibbs-smith.com). Documenting the pantry from early American years to modern day pantry, Pond explores how pantries are more than just order and abundance-they can be an attractive…

Buying History

What differentiates a historic home from other residences? Aside from the romanticism of a turn-of-the-century property and a personal piece of the mythical Old West, historic homes have a significant relevance to the past displayed through architecture that often tells…

Kitchen Couture

From left to right: “Mommy and Me Springtime” apron by Woof & Poof ($24.95) Sur la Table, (303) 936-4677, surlatable.com. Green half apron with apples ($24) Anthropologie, (303) 394-1443, anthropologie.com. Red-and-white stripe apron ($22) Williams-Sonoma, (303) 794-4744, williams-sonoma.com. Vintage apron…