I can't believe how productive I've been at work lately.
Also, on the drive home tonight I heard this song which I thought you'd all like to enjoy:
Well, I wanted to post "At the Stars" by Better Than Ezra. But apparently there is no decent embeddable version of the song available online. So just imagine it, I guess.
Anyway, I think the next project is the kitchen. It will be like this, ish:
This is Dana's kitchen from House*Tweaking. I like all the basic elements here: white cabinets, gray walls, modern hardware, butcher block island.
But I think we'll add a little funk. We will have a beadboard island painted aqua blue, and a painted backsplash in a tile pattern in a rich indigo blue. I will add a cornice box curtain above our window incorporating the colors we've got going in here...you guessed it: indigo, aqua, and limey avacado green. Oh, and we'll keep our blonde bamboo floors, white appliances and (for now) the light countertops, other than on the island where we'll follow Dana's lead (and every other blogger's lead) and go to IKEA for a wood top.
Here's a gorgeous blurry cell phone picture of what our kitchen looked like when we took possession of the house, with our ideas:
Think it will work?
7 comments:
I'm excited to see the final results. It sounds like it is going to be beautiful! And the second trimester is waaaaay better than the first. Congrats and good luck with the rest. :)
Holly, the day you moved in I had a feeling something may be happening. You didn't seem like your normal chipper self :). I hope you're feeling good. I never got over the sickness/sluggishness the entire time. When I reached my 2nd trimester, I bought myself a Chi flatiron. Not as cool as reworking your kitchen. I'm way excited--this is gonna be a really cute kid!
waaait, you're pregnant!? congrats!!
Congratulations!
And ...
Better than Ezra is my wife's favorite band.
I can count on regularly hearing her sing that song around the house.
It's a good one.
I LOVE your plan!
We just finished our remodel a few months ago and have a very, very white kitchen. I love it. But as much as i love white you've gotta have color. I am now on the hunt for where to put pops of color. I love your plan and your colors.
I 100% agree with you on the open shelves. You've got to do it. I have some open ones and love them. I can't wait to see this backsplash!
You'll love your butcher block island. It will really add a different texture and the beadboard aqua island will really center the room well.
Wahoo for you!
At first I thought the first picture was your kitchen. And I LOVE it. Then I realize it was a picture of what you want your kitchen to be. I'm kind of slow.
Ooooo... LOVE that kitchen!!! I think it will look fab!!!
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