I've been swooning over the Dinder House, a very traditional Georgian estate in Somerset, England, since bumping into it earlier this year in the NYT magazine. It was actually the kitchen that got me first with the striking monolithic presence of each piece- from the island to the art, all plunked down on herringbone parquetry. I'm a sucker for contrast and the historic mixed with the modern makes Ilse Crawford's remodel of this 39 room, single family home worth every ounce of envy-
