This was BEFORE we did a kitchen remodel.
I mean, can you even believe it? All that pink– and yes it speaks to the girly girl in me — but for a kitchen, it’s not exactly my favorite color. So we gutted everything and started for scratch and the process was long and pretty terrible (two little kids + a pregnant woman without a kitchen = no bueno) but it all turned out great. Check out video below for a tour of my kitchen remodel and then scroll down for the other details.
My kitchen is basically Design-By-Pinterest. Thats the cool thing about gutting your kitchen and starting from scratch… you can dream up anything. The giant butcher block? I saw it somewhere and loved the idea of a massive center island I could use to entertain.
I’m not totally sure what on earth I was thinking by getting a white table with three kids. In fact, the first time one of them took a permanent marker to it I actually sat down and cried for my own silly choice. But, this thing is super durable and I haven’t met a stain yet I couldn’t get out.
I love stainless steel and wanted it for everything so it would match my dream stove. But that means we’ve become very good friends with stainless steel wipes to get rid of tiny people’s finger prints. The dent in the fridge door? We didn’t properly think out it’s proximity to the dishwasher and that it might at some point meet it’s demise… oh well, we can’t win ’em all.
I’m sure it’s not healthy to love your stove this much… or maybe, if you cook and bake as much as I do it is normal. Either way, this range is my boyfriend.
Like I mentioned in the video, so many of my accessories are used or flea market treasures. The fisherman picture I found at a garage sale down the street. The tiny embroidery is from nana and the little painting is another garage sale treasure. The pretty vase I store my flowers in was a hand me down pitcher from my Mama. I love them all.
As a mom, the idea of a TV in the kitchen seems ridiculous. I might even have used the term “they’ll rot their brains” when Dave brought up the idea. But the first time I was able to watch a cooking show while cooking? I became a total convert.
A toy box in the kitchen might be crazy… as in, crazy genius! At first I tried to battle to keep the toys . Finally I gave up and found them a place to live in this cute BOY toy box from ShopTen25.
If my stove is my boyfriend, then coffee is my best friend. When you care about something as much as I care about coffee you want it to look good! The silver tray was $10 at a Goodwill, the cinnamon shaker came from a second hand store in Tennessee and the tiny silver container holding the sweetener packets was from a flea market in Paris. That makes me sound super fancy but it’s worth noting that the $2 container was all my poor self could afford at the time. The cool thing about buying treasures on trips is that you remember them whenever you see the trinket.
I keep a frame at the back of my coffee set up and slip in cool quotes from month to month. It looks cute and it also hides the outlet behind it.
These little shelves were created for some of my cookbooks. I just love seeing my own cookbook sitting on them!
The part of our kitchen remodel I get asked about most? These hanging kitchen utensils. It was the simplest idea but it turned out so darling!
More fun treasures from Nana with these vases I filled with her old baking essentials. I heart being surrounded by treasures that have been loved for longer than I’ve owned them.
A farmhouse sink is the final finishing touch. I adore every part of this room because I was able to pick out each element myself.
