Kitchen Redo Unveil (Photo Heavy)

I will admit, I have been busy (aka. neglectful of my blogging).  However, I did want to show you how our kitchen turned out.  Granted I need to update my camera... I'm starting to notice a fuzzyness that wasn't there before.  Perhaps I'm finally noticing the grainy lack of megapixals because I'm so used to seeing crystal clear images on the internet.  Nonetheless, here it goes.


If you shall remember, this was the state of our kitchen when the previous owners had it.  I can't say that the yellow hue is my cup of tea.  It looks a bit dowdy, like an older woman who likes to dress in bland hues.

 In previous posts, I showed you the Coffee Bar and Mug Rack my husband made, from my hand drawn renderings of course (men do need a bit of guidance - ha!)

You'll have to forgive my unveiling photos, as they are strewn with holiday decorations.  I suppose that is what happens when you move right before the holidays.  Your room re-do's tend to look like a snowman puked on them with holly and glitter.  I can't say I mind too much though :-)  I like Christmas.                                                                  

 My husband was fearful at first of the 'dark' blue color.  However, I was adamant ..I mean, come on hubby, I have a VISION here!  Finally, I convinced him that we should paint it the blue color, which he kept calling 'purple' for a while (I told him we could always repaint it if he didn't like it, which I knew we'd never do -ha!).  I maintain the fact that I wanted my kitchen to have a blueberry sort of vibe...although somehow a Parisian theme worked its way in.

 A few things I'm in love with:  the wine rack above the island and the decorative fork, knife, spoon wall art above the bench.  The bench has storage inside for shoes, which is nice when coming in from the garage.  It also tends to be a sitting place for my purse.  The cute little purple bird pillows also make my heart happy.

 This is the kitchen sitting area, which we use as a coffee bar.  I love how the curtains we made make the window appear larger, since we hung it wider and taller than the window itself.  It gave the illusion of a bigger window.

My husband had the brilliant idea (although I wish I could say it was mine) to use chalkboard paint on the wall above the coffee bar.  He trimmed it out with decorative trim, so it's a fun place to write messages.

Coffee Bar, Wine Rack, Mug Holder, Decorative Boxes

This is another view from the sitting area.  It's just a slip-covered chair for extra seating.  Honestly, when we have people over now the kitchen does seem to be where everyone gathers.  It's nice to be cooking and still be able to enjoy your guests.

Last, but definitely not least, a little bit of Snowman puke.  Nothing says Christmas like a Poinsettia and Mixed Nuts to crack (although Lula our dog has been trying to crack open the nuts and eat them whenever they fall on the floor - what dog does that?!)

Poinsettia & Mixed Nuts