Monday, January 3, 2011

Kitchen Pictures

Woo hoo! I'm getting closer to a completed kitchen re-do! I still have several things to do - paint the table white, paint the bakers rack and chandelier brushed bronze, and paint the side table black. But here are some pictures of what I've done so far. Still needs tweaking but I'm loving the new, more spare look!

The wall color is called Macedamia by Sherwin Williams. It's from the paint list of the model home I "worked" at last March. That house was gorgeous and is my inspiration for this particular re-do.

My kitchen window - didn't change much except I hung a string of white lights that I plug in at night. Such a happy glow at night! I made the stained glass piece years ago while taking a class (a very expensive hobby I haven't pursued).


Above the refrigerator wall; used to have a lot more prims and will continue to edit these into a more sparse and kind of PB/country french/prim Americana look.

I gave several items to my neighbor in my quest to reduce "stuff". One item in particular was worth $100 two years ago. Maybe that will payback for them helping me last week when my car broke down (again).

For now, I've just put most of my things back where they were. The bird tray and wire cloche are newly bought with Christmas money from my Mom. Thanks, Mom!



Above my stove - took a lot of stuff down and won't put back up.


The baker's rack/wall - edited. Can't wait to paint this and rearrange what is displayed!


The biggest change - my white wall cabinet. I loved the black and white but my stuff didn't show up well and I didn't want to take the fabric down. So last night I decided to put up some of my white plates and fell in love with it. I wanted to keep my little garden angels, so just interspersed them here and there.

And I love, love, love the top of the cabinet! My little white swan just never showed where I had it before. (It's a smaller version of the large one I have in the den.)


It's time to get busy. Work is closed today so I'm home (another day w/o pay). Blair and Zoe are outside and I'll have to keep the cats confined while painting my kitchen table or I'll have hair all over it - permanently!

TTFN - have a great day!

7 comments:

Tammy@T's Daily Treasures said...

Fuzzy furniture. That could be a new look. :) Your kitchen is looking great. I love the black and white fabric at the back of that cupboard. Very pretty! Have fun with your redo. Best wishes, Tammy

Patty Sumner said...

I love it! It looks very welcoming and soooo clean!!!!! I look forward to seeing all the upcoming changes! Its like looking at a new magazine...Thanks and blessings!

Laura said...

Love that stained glass! And your white dishes do look great against that black and white fabric!

animal lover, quilt lover said...

You are a natural decorator !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't have that in me, being, we lived in a 12 ft trailer until I was 7 years old!!
Happy new year my friend!!
xx Bambi & Fern

Anonymous said...

Phyllis, it looks wonderful! Clean and uncluttered! Crisp too! The stained glass is stunning and it looks like the perfect place for it.
Hugs,
Diane

Carrie P. said...

It all looks great. A very nice way to start the new year. A clean and crisp and lovely.
Thanks for coming by my blog and the get well wishes. Slow but sure I am getting better. It has been a rough week so far with this cold.
Happy new Year.

GinnysMom said...

Wow, Mom! You've really done a great job & I love it!
xoxoox