While the blog was on silent mode for the past 11 days, we discovered what the next big project will be at home. My neighbors who saw food delivery at my door three nights in a row last week can probably guess the answer!
Our kitchen. It features a wall oven and separate stove top. Since I had always wanted wall ovens, I was secretly thrilled about this when we bought our house last year. Once we moved in, though,we noticed that the oven is really teensy on the inside. And it juts out into the kitchen in a strange way. All of which would have been perfectly fine except that recently we noticed it was taking forever for the oven to pre-heat. Bottom line: it's broken and we can't make oven meals. Including brownies. :( While we could have the oven repaired, when you factor in the lack of a dishwasher and drawers that don't quite all close properly, it's three strikes you're out! Time for a new kitchen!
Luckily I have 500-plus pins on my kitchens board on Pinterest to give us inspiration!
Our house has fantastic light with lots of windows. To play off all that light we are leaning toward white cabinets. I like the way butcher block on the counters looks with the white cabinets. I've also read that the wood can take a beating!
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I also like having a mix of shelving and upper cabinets. The everyday dishes are more artful when displayed. I think that it makes it a bit easier to put the dishes away, too.
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This little nook is the right amount of modern for our mid-century modern house, and a cute way to handle a stand-alone microwave. I'm not sure what we'll need or want to do about a backsplash. The kitchen has cinder block walls like our living room, which seem pretty sturdy on their own.
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The elevated table in the kitchen above is another option for replacing the peninsula that is currently in our kitchen. The above table doesn't offer any storage but I've seen others for sale online that do have an undershelf. I think I would prefer cabinets in my island.
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Last but not least, is the decision on the appliances. I like the look of a stainless steel range
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but white for the refrigerator. And the dishwasher? I really don't care. I'm just over washing dishes. In fact, I broke a glass last night which resulted in some cursing and stomping. Realllll mature...
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Anyhoo, I'm hoping that we can do this cheap, cheap, cheap. We'll see how that goes. Any tips I must know? Any favorite trends to try or things to avoid? Please let me know in the comments. Thanks!
Looks like you have some gorgeous inspiration photos! Can't wait to follow along!
ReplyDeleteThis post made my day!
ReplyDeleteI was watching Field of Dreams, of all things, and looking closely at the kitchen in their farmhouse (possibly because it was more interesting to me on the 5,000th viewing than it had been on previous exposures), and I really liked the open shelving for the dishes, and also the way their kitchen chairs didn't match but somehow looked good together. My only concerns are that A.) I am not neat enough to keep shelves from looking better without being able to shut doors on them, and B.) I want nicer dishware and cooking ware before I go that route. (Ah, vanity!)
ReplyDeleteI love the look of classic and modern blended together.
One nice thing about the island with no storage space is that it does make the space look more open, but I would need the space to cover all the aforementioned clutter and unsightly dishes. ha ha
Our dishwasher is broken. I feel your pain.