After posting about my kitchen plans for #projectdreamhouse yesterday, I went to school to pick up my kidlins school only to have a friend of mine let me know that the La Cornue stove I'm after, which PS, is basically the cornerstone of my kitchen design, is WAY more expensive than I had thought.
Total and complete suckage.
I mean just look at the ad for the thing...
It works in modern spaces...
...and more traditional ones...
It belongs in the pseudo French but still modern house of my dreams...
Now I just need to figure out how in the god's green earth I can make it happen...
::whispers:
La Cornue peeps...I'd LOVE to work with you;)
Baring some sort of sponsorship windfall, I've got a plan B.
These rather fabulous Lacanche pretties are also Francais...
...and still give me the black and brass I'm after, at more than 1/2 the price.
I'm thinking that if they're good enough for this kitchen greatness...
...they're pretty swell enough for mine too;)
I'd say they're just as luxurious as the La Cornue but a little more understated...
Parfait perhaps.
xo
Nice alternates there Christine. Love the skylight :-)
ReplyDeleteI actually adore the Lacanache range as well - the knobs are rather fantastic. I won't get to have a tryst with either one, but I've got my eye on the black/brass combo of the five star range. Gets good reviews....
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Nice alternate - I like the simplicity of it and the knobs!
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I'd say it's a pretty fantastic alternative! or I guess there's always selling organs to raise money ;)
ReplyDeleteI saw a post on LLH designs blog where she compares the two. Her former home had a laCanche and she loved it. When we were buyin our 12k Viking, I told Blair to just be glad I wasn't ordering a French range, which is what I reeeeealy wanted :)
ReplyDeleteBoth options are fabulous! The knobs on the Lacanache are beautiful. Fun to have great options.
ReplyDeleteWhile both are great, I like this option better I think!
ReplyDeleteI actually prefer the understated Lacanache.
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