Every time that I paint a room, I am surprised all over again how drastically it changes how the room looks and thus how I feel about my living space.
This past week, I set out to paint our kitchen and breakfast nook. I’ve had the paint in our shed since August, but never got around to actually slap it up on the walls. I wish that I hadn’t waited so long!
Our kitchen before (when we bought the house):
kitchen from living room before
sink and counter before
Our kitchen now:
kitchen from living room today
kitchen from breakfast nook
I’m going to tell myself that you find it endearingly charming that I didn’t bother to stage or style these photographs. Or even clean up at all. That’s charming, right? Not just extremely lazy?
handmade curtains over the sink
These handmade curtains (made from Heather Bailey fabric) set the color palette for the entire kitchen. I am head over heels in love with that fabric. Matthew and I are considering painting our pantry tomato red.
print from The Black Apple
Here is a close-up of that Black Apple print. This is much simpler than most of the work that’s in Emily’s store now, but that’s what I like about it: a girl in an apron, some mugs, a black kitten. What more do you need?
Jen Oaks calendar!
My Jen Oaks calendar up on the wall! We love it, Jen. It fits in here perfectly and makes me grin every time that I pass it on the way to the bedroom.
prints from Abby Try Again
I love these prints from local photographer Abby. I have a few more of her photographs; I’m just looking for the right place for them.
12 Responses to “Kitchen Painted! World Outlook Changed!”
yes yes yes! i looove the green/blue. this is my ideal kitchen palette, i think.
so rad to see my calendar up in somebody’s home! xoxo
That is seriously gorgeous. I can’t wait until we move into a house that we know we won’t be moving out of in three years.
I love the colors, everything looks so bright and cheerful, and a red pantry sounds great. (Also, that kitchen looks pretty damned clean to me, especially with a 2 year old underfoot!)
looooove the colors. They are two of my favorites. The blue is so dreamy.
It looks so good! I love that shade of blue, I’ve been thinking of repainting my bedroom that color. It’s so cheery.
I am so proud of you!!
(p.s. invite me over)
Ha! I am your boring opposite. We just bought an old house with lots of bright colors (including teal), and I’m going around painting everything beige. I think I just can’t commit to liking any real colors for more than a few months, and beige is safe and relaxing… I do love your calendar and prints, good finds!
So pretty! The green looks to be exactly the same green as my office . Your blue is the blue I wanted for our living room but ours is a tad darker. I love the curtains also. I’m going to check out that site for the fabrics. My house is lacking curtains.
I was so into the colors I didn’t even notice the mess until you mentioned it! That green especially is awesome.
aw, power colors! love them green and blues, love ‘em!
xo
kittee
Love it!! I’m with A-K – I didn’t notice the mess until you mentioned it!
So pretty! The blue and green are so great together.