Because Arca comes at kitchen design from the stance of a furniture maker, their kitchens have a great deal more flair than others, and the workmanship is superb. They view kitchen cabinetry as furniture that adorns a kitchen, and once you do that, all sorts of possibilities present themselves.

They bill themselves as Lava’s Innovative Heating System, and if you spend some time online with them you soon learn that there is no hyperbole at all in that appellation, just a simple stating of the facts. How else would you describe a glass panel that hangs on the wall and heats a room?

The Saffire charcoal fired, ceramic grill and smoker is advertised as having the most advanced features in its class, and having spent some time on their website, I’m inclined to agree with them. The Saffire is a three-in-one unit that can be used as a grill, a smoker, or an oven.

One of the companies that actively seeks out the beautiful and unusual in the way of tile is Ann Sacks. Aura is a new glass tile collection from Ann Sacks that very much proves what they’ve said all along, that tile is gorgeous and innovative and that it can add immeasurably to any room it adorns.