Wednesday, March 6, 2013

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! 


11 comments:

  1. Love it! You guys have done such a great job with your kitchen renovation. I can't believe how it used to look compared to now!

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  2. It looks so high-end now - amazing! I especially love the farm house sink and the wine cabinet. Oh and all those pull outs and spice storage! Looks so handy.

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  3. Beautiful! Where did you get the backsplash tile?

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  4. Your kitchen is beautiful! What color white did you use to paint the cabinets?

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  5. Love it! The tile makes the whole thing sing!

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  6. Love it...a job well done.
    Looks like a high end decorator did the job.

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  7. Coming over from Better After. Your kitchen is gorgeous! Can you tell me what the back splash is? I love the color and texture. It looks more like stone than tile, which is pretty. (Although it seems like it might be harder to keep clean. Is it?)

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  8. Thanks so much all! We are loving our kitchen upgrades! We purchased the backsplash which is a split faced travertine Stone. For the cabinets we redid them with a rustoleum cabinet kit from Home Depot!

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  9. Absolutely beautiful. I really love the way you carried the backsplash all the way around the windows. Very pretty.

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  10. YEaaaahhhh Chels! I LOVE YOUR KITCHEN TOO!

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