Home Design with Kevin Sharkey

1 Appliance Central. All of my small appliances are grouped in one area for easy access.

2 I wanted to conceal the microwave, so I had my contractor, Bob Tobin of BC Interiors (www.bcinteriorsltd.com), install an outlet in an upper cabinet.

3 The Elite Collection 14-Cup Food Processor by Cuisinart has a lot of great new features. It's like having 3 food processors in one! Check out all the new innovations at www.cuisinart.com

4 The Waring Professional Food and Beverage Blender is a classic (www.waringproducts.com). Simple to use and powerful.

5 Cuisinart's Spice and Nut Grinder makes it easy to create your own fresh ground spice blends. I'm working on a little something I like to call Sharkey's Seasoning. Watch out Emeril!

6 I like to make espresso in the morning and Breville's Die-Cast Programmable Espresso Machine (www.brevilleusa.com) lets me custom program my shot just the way I like it.

7 Another classic, the KitchenAid Artisan Tilt-Head Stand Mixer (www.kitchenaid.com). I chose the silver metallic finish for my kitchen but there are 25 other great colors.

8 Breville also makes this Smart Oven (www.brevilleusa.com). I chose a toaster oven over a traditional toaster because I like to toast bagels and bake small batches of cookies. This oven does that and so much more.

9 Because I concealed my mircowave in a cabinet. I had to find one that was just the right fit and had all the features I wanted. The GE Profile Spacemaker II was perfect (www.geappliances.com)

10 Alexis gave me a print out of the Sanyo 5-Cup Micom Rice Cooker and Steamer (www.us.sanyo.com) and said this was the rice cooker to have. Now I have it.

11 Cuisinart's SmartStick Hand Blender (www.cuisinart.com) is perfect for small jobs and can be used in a bowl, pitcher or pot.

12 Although it's not a must have, the Tradional Waffle Iron from Cuisinart (www.cuisinart.com) does make weekend mornings better. I smell waffles.

1 Simple white bar cloths are the perfect size for cleaning up small spills, wiping down counter tops (kitchen, bath, bar, etc.), and have a myriad of other uses. I like this set from Williams-Sonoma (http://www.williams-sonoma.com), but I also found some at Crate & Barrel (www.crateandbarrel.com)

2 Soft Scrub is an old cleaning stand-by. I don't really like having too many cleaning products, but this one seems to do the trick in every room of the house - kitchen, bathroom, even my metal window sills, which get dirty easily in the city!

3 The Container Store in New York has everything you need to get organized at home or in the office. I even went there to buy simple white gift boxes to wrap Alexis' birthday gifts!

4 Blue Tape is such a versatile tool. I've used it to tape out walls while painting, and most recently I've used it to help define the dimensions of furniture and frames on the wall. It helps you adjust to your floor/wall plans before you start moving furniture around or nailing up art.

5 Label Makers help keep me organized at work and at home. Since I'm still in the midst of remodeling my apartment, many of my belongings are still in boxes! Labels help me identify what I need instead of scrambling through boxes to find it! (http://www.brother-usa.com/Ptouch/)

6 Clear Plastic Bins - they have been my savior throughout this entire renovation process. They act as a closet for all of my shoes, sweaters and t-shirts, and a temporary home for my books and tear sheets.

7 Clear Glass Cylinder Vases are timeless and chic vessels for displaying flower arrangements. I found this one at Target (www.target.com)

8 William Wayne Silver Trays are exquisite - I can't entertain without them! (http://www.william-wayne.com)

9 Stainless Steel Buckets are a must-have in my home. They are sturdy enough to handle home improvement duties, such as mopping or lugging materials around, or chic enough to pull side-duty as a champagne bucket filled with ice!

10 Last but not least - I love Moleskines selection of notebooks, but I always have one of their graph paper books lying around. I use it to jot notes and draw sketches. The lines are not distracting when it comes to text and they prove to be useful when I'm drawing the dimensions of furniture for my apartment. (www.moleskineus.com)

1 The crowd browses TASCHEN’s book collection and drinks wine while they wait to meet the artist. Photo credit: Jeremiah Wilson

2 One hundred books were set aside for one hundred lucky Walton Ford enthusiasts. Look at that stunning gold and silver coffee table - it's by artist Paco Rabanne.

3 Here's Walton drawing in my book. The illustration makes it so much more personal!

4 I would love this chair for my apartment - it's an original leather Egg Chair by Danish designer Arne Jacobson from Benedikt Taschen’s personal collection. Reminiscent of baseball glove - fitting for the photos surrounding it.

5 Here's the finished product. Thanks, Walton!

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