Paintin' Mama

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This ones for you Sheila!

I've been one crazy paintin' momma lately....as a matter of fact...I only have an upstairs landing left to paint and it's all done....I've gone through the whole house and painted and updated each room...can you say....Wheeeww....but it's done...now I can sit back and enjoy the beautiful weather.

So.....since I've been gone a while....I thought I'd share lots of photos with you of my kitchen makeover....

Now....let me begin by saying I have a small kitchen....a 10 1/2 x 12 foot space....being it's in an old farmhouse....rooms tend to be a bit smaller....but the previous owner did a wonderful job adding storage to this small space and using high quality maple cabinets and granite countertops....I just needed to add my touch to the space....but I'll let the photos do the talking...and only chime in when needed....

This kitchen island was actually my hubby's dresser....but trying to use what I have....I "borrowed" it from him to use as our new island....I just had him add some beadboard to the back...and I added a vintage glass rod to the side to hold dishtowels....now it doesn't look so "dressery {is that even a word}....at some point I may add a butcher block top....but for now....it works.

To make the kitchen feel a little more open....I took off some of the upper cabinet doors....giving it a more country feel.

I also bought new appliances in stainless steel....I think they flow with the kitchen better....as the black appliances always looked like black holes to me.

A view of the front of our island....the dresser turned out to work perfectly....as the larger drawers hold my table linens and the two smaller drawers hold silverware....perfect!

I took the doors of this cupboard to try to make it feel more like a piece of furniture....rather than a built-in cupboard.

Well....that's it....my little kitchen makeover. There wasn't much cost to the makeover other than paint and new appliances....still looking for the perfect lighting....but pretty happy with how it all came together.

I'll be back this week with some new items for the shop....

xoxo, Andrea