Pictures of Our Kitchen
Finally!! I'm posting some pictures of our finished kitchen! Yay! It seems fitting to post them on Thanksgiving when so many of us will be spending so much time in our kitchens. Not me though, we'll be celebrating with my parents and my brother and his family. Hence the reason I have time to take photos and write a blog post. I won't say too much, because I know you'd rather just see the pics, other than I'm absolutely head over heels for the space. When we moved in this home 5 years ago, I cut my kitchen size down to about 1/3 of what I had in our previous home. Surprisingly, I've learned that I prefer cooking in a smaller kitchen. It's more efficient, easier to clean up {especially the floors} and you are forced to keep only what you really need and use often. My dream kitchen would have space for a long farmhouse table in the middle like this one, but other than that, I really couldn't ask for more. I'm nuts about the paint colors, the fabrics, the lighting, the sink, faucet, counters, gas cooking, and open shelving. I wanted the finished space feel feel warm and utilitarian at the same time. Like a cross between a cozy English country kitchen and the movie kitchen from It's Complicated. I feel like I accomplished it! {please excuse my lack of styling. I didn't notice the wine bottle till I was on my last picture and I didn't have a chance to run to the store and buy pretty flowers, so a handful of parsley in a glass sufficed ~ keeping it real my friends!}
Sources:
Cabinet Paint: Farrow and Ball Old White
Walls, Trim Paint: Farrow and Ball Off White
Roman Shade Fabric: Lisa Fine Textiles, Samode in Dessert, order through Hollywood at Home
Banding Fabric on Shades: Slubby Linen in Khaki from here
Cabinet Hardware: House of Antique Hardware
Shelf Brackets: House of Antique Hardware
Door Knobs: Look in the Attic
Pendants over island: Circa, ordered through BlueprintBliss
Sconce: Circa
Counters: Silestone in Lagoon, ordered through Howard's Kitchen Design Studio, Cincinnati
Range: GE Cafe Duel Fuel
Counter Stools: Ballard from 5 years ago but I think they still carry them
Window Treatments were made by Interiors by Linda, if you want her number please leave me your email address. She does beautiful work and will ship if you are not local!
And BIG thanks to my dear friend Holly for listening to every detail and caring about this kitchen as much as if it were your own. :) I'm not sure I would have gone with brass pendants if you hadn't starting my wheels spinning about this time a year ago...