Here is our kitchen. One of the reasons why we loved this house was because the dining room could be extended for dinner parties and we could still see whoever was cooking in the kitchen. Most likely being, Man of the House. That way, no ones left out of the party.
Before
Before
When we first walked through the house, it felt too dark (the electricity wasn't on either). To lighten up the kitchen, we painted the cupboards white ("popcorn" by Behr) and the walls a light turquoise ("sea anemone" by Martha Stewart). It made a wonderful difference. We lived with no doors in our kitchen for almost two weeks. It was nice because I could see were we had put everything from the move.
After my sister and I wiped the doors down with paint thinner, we primed, and painted THREE layers of paint on these bad boys.
Believe it or not, the kids didn't start getting into the kitchen cupboards until we put the doors back on.
Next step was the floor. We removed the old tile.
Found the tile at Home Depot. the pattern is called pinwheel.
Man of the house laying the floor. That red stuff is the grout. I was a little worried it was the wrong color.
But it dried beautifully.
After
My friend at
Patient Daydreams gifted that beautiful painting to me. It was one she had done in college. I love how the colors work with the floor (not planned, just worked out that way). Thank you again, so much.
