Kitchen Inspiration
Lately, I find myself repinning images I know I've already pinned because I'm too lazy to scroll through my pin boards to find them. Earlier this week, I was trying to describe the planned kitchen changes to our carpenter in order for him to provide an accurate estimate and there I was with my laptop up trying to show him "exactly" what I wanted with pinned images and it got a bit ugly. I believe his exact words were, "oh, this is Pinterest. Seems a bit difficult to find what you need." Uh-huh. When you've pinned over 3000 images I have to agree. So, for me and for him, I decided put all my favorites in one tidy place to refer to again and again when I start to lose my way. I should preface by saying we are NOT doing a major kitchen remodel. If we were, I'd have a whole set of other inspirational images! We are just sprucing it up. But even a good sprucing involves a lot of decisions and I have a hard time making decisions. I know exactly how I want the kitchen to feel. I'm not going for a showplace kitchen. Nothing too fancy, fancy or too cutesy, cutesy. I will admire those from a far and blog about them too. For me, I crave a hard working space, that feels organic and cozy. These pictures will help....
The Fry's kitchen {EmersonMade}
open shelves + farmhouse sink + soapstone counters + butcher block island
open shelves + farmhouse sink + soapstone counters + butcher block island
{check, check, check}
The above were in House Beautiful and the latest edition of
Martha Stewart's Organization special edition magazine.
I would like to replicate this exact style of the open shelving, right down to the corbels.
The above is from Coastal Living and I've blogged about it before.
I love the the island, simple lights, chalk board, open shelves. It's all very understated and practical.
Source: Uploaded by user via Tessa on Pinterest
"This one needs no introduction from "It's Complicated"
I love the skirted counter, I will add one under my sink, but mostly I love it for the feeling it evokes.
Ok, so it is a movie set, but if this were real life, it would clearly be a cook's kitchen.
There is some clutter {maybe a bit too much}. It's cozy. It's warm.
A kitchen you just know smells divine!
The above is from Ashley Putman.
A home I've stared at longer than I care to admit.
Again, I like the white, sparse, organic feel of her kitchen. A lot. And the stack of cookbooks!
Lastly, the above is not a kitchen, but I'm keeping it here for the walls.
I'd like to have horizontal planks on the wall where we plan to have open shelving.
That's all for now...
Many, many more kitchen posts to come!!