The Kitchen Blues

More blue and white

I filled the  chicken feeder dish rack with a 

mix of extra blue and white plates.

 An inverted clay pot on a saucer
is my kitchen string dispenser.

Sugar & Flour in 

my thrifted picnic basket.

 A white spray painted caddy holds oils,
vinegar, and a few thrifted crocheted
pot holders. A ceramic tea pot spoon
 rest sits next to the stove.

There are only a few brownies left!

Time to bake another batch.

The picket fence tote holds breadboards

 on the end of the island.

 The Longaberger basket tray is used to
carry food and beverages out to the patio.

Tiled tray from HomeGoods years ago.

The batter bowl gets used most days

 for either pancakes or brownies.

What's for dinner?
~ Turkey Meatballs ~

Cheers!

Links: Kaffee und Kuchen Sign,
Under The Table and Dreaming,
Between Naps On The Porch,
Coastal Charm, Creative Cain Cabin,
A Stroll Thru Life, Domestically Speaking,

Savvy Southern Style, The Thrifty Groove,
featured at:

Simply Blue and White

This is my favorite.....I think....yes!

 Definitely!

Blue and white in the kitchen. 

 Using my favorite set of dishes.

Villeroy & Boch ~ Vieux Luxembourg. 

 Definitely my favorite.

 I love looking at them.
(Kaffee und Kuchen sign HERE)

Blue and white always make me happy

........definitely.

Cheers!

Links: The Shabby Creek Cottage,
Stone Gable, Common Ground,
Between Naps On The Porch,
Somewhat Simple, The Charm Of Home,
French Country Cottage,
My Romantic Home, Funky Junk

Adding Beadboard to Cabinets and Backsplash

We've made a big change in our kitchen!
I love beadboard. I love it's cottagey look.

I have wanted to add more of it to my kitchen.

Up until now I couldn't get beadboard on the 

back of my open cabinet because it's

thickness would interfere with the width of

the shelves and the center support.

Problem solved!

 I finally got the look I was after using 

beadboard wallpaper. 

I found it at Lowe's for $19.

 Here's the inside back of the cabinet done.

Time to make a batch of my brownies 

before we tackle the backsplash.

 We wanted the backsplash part to be
removable and not ruin the tile.
We used a thin piece wood we had 

from another project and cut it to size.  

We cut out holes for the outlets. 

We could then easily apply the wallpaper

 and paint it before installing it.. 

We painted it, as well as the cabinet backs
 with 2 light coats of BM Cloud White.
 It was the same paint we used on the
big salvaged cabinet project under ou bar
 counter, (HERE).  We just pressed the 

beadboard covered wood sheet into place
under the cabinet. It was a snug fit and
didn't require any glue. Again, we wanted to
be able to remove it if needed in the future. 

 To finish off the ends and give the piece the
 look of a piece of furniture, we added
brackets. Larry attached them at the
top from inside the cabinet. It further
 helped to hold the backsplash firmly in
place. A small piece of molding
was added to the bottom

 of the bracket to finish the edge.  

 Here it is finished waiting for the painted
outlet covers to dry before adding. The
beadboard pattern continues from inside
 the cabinet down the backsplash.

 Bringing a few of my white and green pieces

onto the counter for March. The green
bottles are filled with oils and vinegar.

 A green bunny platter on a plate rack

looks great against the white beadboard.

The dishes for March are

Portmeirion Botanic Garden.

Here's a close-up of the back.

 We have real beadboard in other areas 

of the kitchen and this looks just like it.

 We are very happy with how it turned out. 

We just needed to buy the paper and the 

two brackets and still have paper left over

for another another small project.

 This backsplash and cabinet lining will
work with all of my holiday and
seasonal dish changes. 

 It lightens up the kitchen too.

 The March look.

 We left the two small cuphooks under
 the cabinet for all my signs.

This one is 'Happy St. Patrick's Day'.

Cheers!

See the cabinet before pictures HERE.

More beadboard projects HERE and on the island HERE.
PS: here's the cabinet last March

Before adding beadboard

Links: The Tablescaper,
Under The Table and Dreaming,
Between Naps On The Porch,
A Stroll Thru Life, Stone Gable,
Coastal Charm, Savvy Southern Style,
No Minimalist Here, Domestically Speaking
Shabby Creek Cottage, Miss Mustard Seed,
My Romantic Home, Finding Fabulous,
My Repurposed Life, Common Ground
French Country Cottage, Thrifty Decor Chic,
Domestically Speaking

Antique Wicker Makeover

My antique wicker needed to find a place
inside my house.

I had been storing it in the garage.

To make room for it something had to go.

I sold the sectional sofa on craigslist.
 It was moved in here 'temporarily'.
It's been in 4 homes over 30 years
 and reupholstered. This small sitting area
in my bedroom was the perfect spot
 for the wicker furniture.

I love antique wicker and have collected

a few pieces over the years.

before

after-bedside table

I made the mistake of putting it outside on

the covered patio when we first moved to
Florida. It looked great for a while but
tropical weather is not kind to natural wicker.

It was ruined and needed  major repairs.

sofa before

sofa after

before

I bought the sofa and rocker in 1989

at the Kane County Flea Market.

We gave everything a rescue.

after

We cleaned it, glued it and painted it.

Sometimes I use this wicker hamper, 

(a bulk trash rescue painted white) as

 a side table. It's filled with bedroom

Christmas greenery.

The wood trunk is filled with more
Christmas things for the bedroom.

I found this small child's table in Dallas.
The owner had an old black and white photo
 of it with two little girls having a tea party.

before

after

Here it all is!

 This antique wicker sewing stand has always
been inside.

 I did paint the gold-framed garage
sale mirror white.

 my side

I always bring a glass of water with me to

 bed at night. It fits into this Longaberger 

round pencil basket. Wood makes a great

natural insulator

 The blue sign that's used in the guest room 

at Christmas goes in here the rest of the year

.....and to all a goodnight. (See that HERE.)

To see the complete wicker post on
the bedroom sitting area click HERE.

Cheers!

*The blue throw (just tucked in) on the sofa
cushions and pillow sham were from Marshalls.
The chair cushion has a square tablecloth by
Ralph Lauren ticked in. Also from Marshalls

Links: My 1929 Charmer,
Between Naps On The Porch,
Common Ground, A Stroll Thru Life,
French Country Cottage, Funky Junk,
Miss  Mustard Seed,