Thursday, March 25, 2010

The Heart of Our Home

So here it is- our Kitchen. I am not completely done but I like it so far. :) It's a little romantic/shabby/country, a bit traditional, with a touch of fun and quirky.
I started decorating with the things I already had, which was white ceramics. I also love a kitchen with lots of white, it is "so fresh and so clean clean."



I added the chair pads to the chairs to tie the lighter color over in this area and soften the look and the bum :). I normally have a white bowl full of green apples here when I don't have fresh flowers. I will make a fun little table runner for here too.
Curtains, Ahh. I can't count the number of times I changed them in this room, so important but so hard. I decided on these because it ties the brown of the cabinets around the room and they went with the red ones in our family room, which are right next to these. Our family room is completely open to our kitchen. Light colored ones looked nice but were out of place next to our family room. Plus these ones were thermal and only $15 a panel.

The wall color I chose is Home Depot Cypress Grass. Yes this wall needs work. Thinking of putting vinyl above pictures or making a gallery wall with lots of pictures. I also plan on painting the kiddy table. I love that my kitchen has room for this, it is so easy to feed my girls snacks and breakfast here.


Keepin it real with all the art still on the fridge. Chandlier $40 from Craigslist.

The Little Things


Love my Scentsy & it's ribbon wrap, the cute little calendar blocks my MIL made me, and the white and blue tile. It came from Germany from my baroness grandmother's estate. Love having meaningful stuff like this in every room. I made the table runner. It's a great pop of color, especially for Spring.

I made this little flower wrap and to match the table runner on our island. Continues the punch of color around the room. I plan on making and covering a cookbook in this material. You know cuz every thing has to be in 3's or 5 or just more than 2. :)
I got his birdcage about 6 years ago on clearance at Tar'gae. It used to be black but I painted it white to give it some contrast against the cabinets and sanded it down to give it that antique look. MMMM LURVE IT.


My grandmother gave me these bar stools. It took me 3 tries but I finally got these right. First black, then brown,(cuz that what I had on hand) finally the beautiful antique white that they are. I used Ace hardware's spray paint. So easy and pretty fast. I had to do multiple coats, but each chair only took about 1 can or $3.50. I think they look great with the bead board. They kinda have a fresh beachy feel now. Oh and one more bar stool is on it's way.
Got to have a little vinyl somewhere right? I got this plate stand for $5 and turned it into my fruit/onion :) holder. cuteness.

I just love my new little pot scrubber. It makes doing dishes kinda fun! really. $5 at TJ Maxxers.

So if you read all of this thanks. I found some time and did it all. What do you think? Any suggestions for the kiddie table/ wall?

37 comments:

  1. Kabam! Look AWESOME!!! I've looked at the cypress green color chip so many times. I'm totally going to need to find a room where I can use that color. So fresh and upbeat!!

    Love all your touches too...here's some ideas that might work for the kid's area. We had a table like that for my kiddos when they were little. What I *wish* I had done was put a big chalkboard or whiteboard right there. Let the kids doodles become 'artwork', as well as a place you could leave special love notes or reminders for them (if your kids could read). Also, you could hang a piece of twine above that with some cute-i-fied clothespins to display their artwork masterpieces clothesline style.

    I'd also think about painting the table with the punchy red or other colors from the wrap you made for your utensil holder. Make it a fun area....the colors of your kitchen could easily accomodate them without being distracting.

    Great job!

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  2. I LOVE your round island. I have never seen one quite like it. Great job.

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  3. Beautiful job! Your kitchen looks so happy and bright. I love white too! It is so much fun to get little glimpse into your home.

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  4. Your kitchen is just precious. I enjoyed my tour and I LOVE your bar stools..:)

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  5. Oh it looks so fresh and fun! I love all your whimsy touches! Happy Spring!

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  6. Everything looks just wonderful! Job well done!

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  7. What a beautiful kitchen! I love your barstools.

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  8. Love your kitchen and those bar stools turned out awesome girl...I love the round island never seen one befroe...Thanks for sharing....Hugs and smiles Gl♥ria

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  9. Beautiful!!! I LOVE your kitchen island!!

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  10. That looks so beautiful! I love your birdcage:)

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  11. It looks fantastic!
    Love the pot scrubber!

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  12. Very pretty! I love the wrap on your utensil holder-that's a great idea!

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  13. Everything looks awesome. Can't wait to see it in person. Wish you were here to help me spruce up a little (well, okay, a lot!) Love you!

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  14. Everything looks good. I thought about your kiddie table wall and thought maybe a shelf with baby shoes or spoons would be cute! You could even hang a baby dress under the shelf. Just a thought!

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  15. I love what you have done with the bird cage. I did something similar to one that I will feture next monday.

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  16. Congrats! You've done a lovely job! Love the birdcage too! Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful weekend.

    Blessings,
    Sandi

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  17. Your kitchen is really pretty! I love all of your wonderful touches and accessories and the colorful runner you made, really lovely!

    Kat :)

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  18. Wow what a beautiful job! I love that green! And the pot scrubber is so cute too! :)

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  19. I LOVE you kitchen! Wonderful colors and great ideas through out.
    ~ Jill

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  20. LOVE IT ALL! Fabulous job on everything. I would feel right at home there. And I keep it real in the pictures too. LOL! No stripping the art work off the fridge for me either.

    As for the kiddie wall. I was thinking something along the lines of making something happen with that chalkboard paint and then put pictures of the kids above it and maybe there handprints in coordinating colors around the pictures.

    Just some thoughts.
    Blessings,
    Kim

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  21. Your kitchen looks fabulous. My favorite part?? Your round kitchen island... GORGEOUS!!!
    God's blessings,
    Sarah :D

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  22. Great color! It turned out so charming and cheerful! I'm dropping by from Cottage Instincts. I hope to see you back at my place soon! until later...

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  23. Everything looks great. That pot scrubber is too cute. Charming room.

    Hope you'll drop by AtticMag to give JaneT some advice on making a bench from a vintage bed. #81 on Met Monday.

    Allison

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  24. I really am going to take you up on helping me with my cabinets. I talked to the home depot man last night to get some advice and I think I am ready to take them on! What am I getting myself into? I love your kitchen and hope mine turns out even half as good as yours!

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  25. Everything looks so great! And that wrap around the utensil holder is to die for! Love it!

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  26. I LOVE your kitchen! It's gorgeous!! That island is amazing! I love your style! Thanks so much for linking!!

    Andy
    Poppies at Play

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  27. Beautiful and functional kitchen. Makes me want to sit, drink coffee and gab while you cook.

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  28. Love the kitchen. Love the green color on the walls, it looks so fresh. Love the barstools and the cute decor.
    Great job.
    Brooke
    p.s. On my blog I have an idea for a "picture wall". You might be interested for your wall.

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  29. Wow.. Your kitchen looks fabulous! I really like the round island. Great idea and space saver. Wonderful job!
    Thanks for visiting today.
    Lisa

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  30. I love those bar stools...the antique white was a perfect choice. Everything is looking great, and the color is perfect with the cabinets...Nice job!~

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  31. Beautiful kitchen! You are right about the "rule of 3" with decorative items; I try and remember that but don't always succeed.

    Love the island...what a great family spot!
    Cass

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  32. I'm so glad you added this room to the parade! One of my favorite kitchen islands!! I love it!!

    Have a wonderful weekend!
    XOXO,
    Andy

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  33. Great kitchen! I gotta say that the runner and utensil holder cozy is too cute!! Great job!

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  34. What a beautiful kitchen. Thanks for the wall color. I was going to ask you about that. I love the island too.

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  35. LOVE the birdcage! What a find!
    And I love those stools too. My grandmother used to have two and when she passed and we cleaned out things, we got rid ot these. I just told my mother yesterday that I wished we hadn't. (They were yellow)
    And for the wall where the table is, I like the idea of vinyl above and maybe add a small coat rack under the pictures and hang kids' aprons (for eating or crafting) on it. Could add some color there.

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