August 19, 2012

A Kitchen Makeover

This is so like me to write a post and never publish it!!!  I wrote this post about updating our kitchen in late November/2011 and it remained a draft until today.  The only reason I am publishing it now is that I have done some of the work in the kitchen and this will give you an idea of where I was headed before we started work.
Some things haven't been changed and I am not sure that I will at this point.  I am liking the pendants over the island much better with the other changes even though the ones I pictured below are still incredible. Who knows?  I may have to get one of them yet!!!
Another thing that you will notice when I post the after photos is the absence of my lovely black French bar chairs.  Our 2 year old Mason was using them as climbing gear and was getting hurt and hurting them!  So, I moved them out until he is a little older.



We are going to make a few changes in the kitchen here at Blue Creek Home after Christmas.  I love the planning stage, but I am so unsure of what I want.
I thought I would let you guys give me your two cents and any ideas or visions.
           -  Here is the kitchen – 
Kitchen Pics Nov. before makeover 002
 There was a mural over the stove – I painted over it this summer when I painted this large room  - the kitchen is open to the den and the breakfast room
-Still love the paint color so it will stay –
It is called Vintage Linen – totally neural but with a oh – so pale gray cast and it feels really fresh and light

Kitchen Cabinet Ideas - gray cab.
This is how I will do my cabinets against the wall -
I think they will look better with all of the stainless and black glass

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I have always liked subway tiles
I thought carrara marble might look nice

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This is really pretty, but I’m not sure about the tile

What I really, really want is this :

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I am in love with this aged mirror
And, I just aged around 130 sq. ft
of mirror glass for a local restaurant-
So, this shouldn’t be that expensive
since I will be doing the aging myself.


Light Fixture Ideas
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Like these

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These are cool

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Love love these

Okay, y’all please, please come to my rescue and help me make some decisions.  I really would have your ideas.
Rhonda

It's back to August, 2012 again. It's going to be hard to suggest anything since you don't know exactly what I have done.  I am working on the reveal post now.  Hope to have it up by mid week.  

Be sure to come back later and see it - it involves a LOT of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint!! 

Have a great week everyone and if your little ones are going back to school, may God be with them on their journey.

Rhonda

3 comments:

  1. I'm looking forward to seeing what you've done, Rhonda!

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  2. Rhonda,
    I had to smile because we must have gone to the same school of blogging. heeheehee
    Your kitchen is beautiful in your before photos. I can't wait to see what it looks like now.
    Your Friend,
    Deborah

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  3. Rhonda, I'm eager to see what you've done. This is a great kitchen.

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