Kitchen Link Up

When we purchased our home we came into it knowing it was livable and it didn't need any work. Little did we know the transformations that would be in our future. I would say that our kitchen is now complete! If you refer to my previous kitchen post you will see some of the before pictures. When we bought this house the kitchen was smurf blue...so that was the first order of business, then came the cabinets, appliances, floors, counters, backsplash, wine storage cabinet etc. It is probably one of my favorite places in the house. I used to think it was too small, but now I realize it is just the right size for our family!

Our wine cabinet isn't at its fullest because we apparently just can't stop drinking it! I try to keep it stocked with an even amount of reds and whites. The husband I and I mostly drink white wine, but most of guests drink red.

I have seen many "eat" signs while blogging and pinning. But I wanted to create my own. I purchased the letters at Michaels and used chalkboard paint for the deep black affect. My back splash and farmhouse sink are both courtesy of my talented husband.

While I was pregnant I "nested" and installed some pull out trays in the cabinets. Our cabinets are so deep that it really makes the best use out of the space. 

 The chalkboard was on of the constants in our kitchen. My cousin came to visit to help with our wedding planning and preparation and we hung it. I use it for menus', holiday quotes, keeping track of Easton's growth. And tonight I plan of cooking up some posole. And yes I do realize it is spelled wrong in the pic : )

 We replaced the focus cabinet doors with glass and I still havn't figured out a "cute" way to display them. I keep our little memo/key station in the kitchen so that we can keep track of important items, especially the baby birthday parties! I purchased our family est sign from an etsy shop called Bosheree. They make great wedding gifts!

And below is a "kinda" before picture. I had already painted to get rid of the smurf blue!