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Home Sweet Home Tour: The Kitchen

by Gwen Apr 17

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Home-Sweet-Home-Kitchen

What’s cookin’ good lookin’?

Kitchen Left View

Not too much…

Left side of kitchen

But that’s alright, dear Bold One…

birdhouse hook

It’s the looks that count, right?

Have I mentioned my obsession for pretty aprons?

Polka Dot Apron

Oh, yes… maybe once or twice.

Bowls

But have you seen my Spring Colored Mixing Bowls?  sigh….

Huge Tomato Cans

Doesn’t everyone have empty Giant Tomato Cans and a frosted glass filled with paintbrushes by the sink?

No?  Hmmmm…..

sink area

I really can’t complain.  This is a nice spot… especially if you just have to wash dishes…

Sink

You can whistle while you work…

Birdies and Glasses

Tweet, tweet…

the fridge

We’re not too fancy here… just a couple of re-purposed Magnetic Chalkboard Clipboards hangin’ out together…

Killer Art

And some Killer Art… along with a reminder to give myself permission to make mistakes…

Which I do.

A lot.

Spices

See?  No fancy Spice holders… not yet anyway.

Nutty Morgan

But we are just chalk full of crazy people… overflowing, if you must ask.

Right of Stove

Thank you, Jill, {a year later} for the amazing caddy you made me…

Stove side of Kitchen

Yes.  I know.  I should add some gourmet recipes to my repertoire…

I didn’t have to do much in here.  I just painted and added some curtains and canisters and some pretty bowls…

Left Kitchen

Would I change anything, if I could?

Why yes.  I would.  And there are lots of little projects that I want to do just floatin’ around in my head.

But, honestly, after the mice-ridden, crumbling counter-top, washer-in-the-kitchen rental homes we’ve lived in over the years, I feel guilty even thinking such thoughts…

I’m blessed.

So, dear Bold Ones…

Although there may not be too much cookin’ around here, at least it’s pretty good lookin’….

Just like you.

home-tours

StoneGable, The 36th Ave, Transformation Thursday, Whipperberry, Serenity Now, TT&J, OPC, Dreamsicle Sisters, Salt Tree, DIY Showoff

 

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What the BOLD ones say:

  1. Janel from NellieBellie says

    Apr 17 at 7:45 am

    So pretty! The cupboards are beautiful and your spice canisters are happening…the coolest of the cool!

    • Gwen says

      Apr 17 at 7:59 pm

      Thank you, Janel! Aren’t those Spice containers just the coolest? Haha! I am going to get some prettier ones one of these days!

  2. cassie says

    Apr 17 at 8:08 am

    love your accessories! especially the paintbrushes by the sink, because i have those, too. really all the cool people are doing it. 🙂
    your kitchen is pretty and classic and i love the fun accents!

    • Gwen says

      Apr 17 at 7:59 pm

      Thank you, Cassie! I know you must have a slew of paintbrushes all over! It IS the cool thing to do, yo…

  3. [email protected] says

    Apr 17 at 8:48 am

    Lovely kitchen Gwen!

    • Gwen says

      Apr 17 at 8:00 pm

      Thank you so much, Anne!

  4. Dona says

    Apr 17 at 9:00 am

    Love it! And especially love the ‘crazy people’ you have!! Thanks for sharing!

    • Gwen says

      Apr 17 at 8:00 pm

      Thank you, Dona! Man, we do have some crazy people over here!

  5. Heather says

    Apr 17 at 9:02 am

    Love your kitchen Gwen! Wish I could by for a cup of coffee or tea and dish in your cozy kitchen!!

    • Gwen says

      Apr 17 at 8:01 pm

      Thank you girlie! Anytime you are in the neighborhood, just stop by! Hehe! {And man, we could definitely dish, couldn’t we? }

  6. Eileen says

    Apr 17 at 9:26 am

    What a beautiful kitchen Gwen! I love it when bloggers give home tours 🙂

    • Gwen says

      Apr 17 at 8:01 pm

      Thank you so much, Eileen! I’m working on it a little at a time!

  7. Cheryl @ The Creative Me and My McG says

    Apr 17 at 11:06 am

    Glad I am not the only one who has NOT succumbed to painting their cabinets…your kitchen is lovely! – and we have a few too many crazy people in our kitchen somedays too!!

    • Gwen says

      Apr 17 at 8:03 pm

      Thank you so much, Cheryl! { I do secrectly wish I could paint them… I am not a big fan of the dark cabinet/dark countertop combo… but I can’t bring myself to do it! }

      And Crazy people do make life more fun!

  8. Vanessa says

    Apr 17 at 11:37 am

    I love all the little accents in your kitchen! That birdhouse is too cute.

    • Gwen says

      Apr 17 at 8:04 pm

      Thank you, Vanessa! That little birdhouse was a last minute addition, but I think it’s staying! Yay for spontaneity!

  9. Adventuresindinner says

    Apr 17 at 12:30 pm

    Looks fantastic! My kitchen is the repository for everything in the house-makes for a happy family and that is a bold, lovely life.

    • Gwen says

      Apr 17 at 8:04 pm

      Thank you, Jane! And you are so right!

  10. Marti says

    Apr 17 at 1:52 pm

    I love your kitchen, so warm and cozy. I love pretty aprons too and like how you have yours displayed. I’ve got paint brushes by my sink (and usually do). No empty cans, but now I’m curious about them.

    • Gwen says

      Apr 17 at 8:05 pm

      Thank you so much, Marti! I’m so glad to hear I’m not the only one with paintbrushes everywhere!

      I buy the tomatoes in those big cans from Sams, and I am determined to use them in the Kitchen… I think they are so cool looking!

  11. Kim says

    Apr 17 at 4:38 pm

    I love your kitchen! It looks like real people live there. So many things I see posted around the web look so “done” and, well, kind of lacking in character. I think yours is wonderful in it’s coziness. Makes me want to pull up a chair and chat.

    • Gwen says

      Apr 17 at 8:06 pm

      Thank you, Kim! Man, we do really live here for sure!

      You are so sweet!

  12. [email protected] says

    Apr 17 at 4:39 pm

    I love your kitchen. It’s welcoming and not fussy, yet so much better than my non-existent kitchen.

    • Gwen says

      Apr 17 at 8:07 pm

      Thank you so much, Magali! 🙂

  13. Ann says

    Apr 17 at 8:29 pm

    OK…one of those projects better not have anything to do with paint going on those cupboards. They are gorgeous! Loved your tour. I might just have to feed your apron obsession some day. 🙂

    • Gwen says

      Apr 20 at 7:53 pm

      I have a real problem. I need help!

      Ummm… I do secretly want to paint them, but I can’t bring myself to do it… But I might pull down the two cabs by the sink, put them in the laundry and do open shelving…

      Maybe.

      Thanks, Ann!

  14. Lucy says

    Apr 17 at 9:14 pm

    What a gorgeous kitchen! I loved all the pics. Those green bowls….yummy!

    • Gwen says

      Apr 20 at 7:54 pm

      Thank you, Lucy! I’m gaga over those bowls!

  15. Daniela @frugal ain't cheap says

    Apr 17 at 10:19 pm

    great looking kitchen for sure!

    • Gwen says

      Apr 20 at 7:56 pm

      Thank you, Daniela!

  16. Bonnie at {PaperKeeper} says

    Apr 18 at 6:25 pm

    I LOVE those green mixing bowls! Great kicthen G..thanks for having us over today! 🙂

    • Gwen says

      Apr 20 at 7:57 pm

      Thank you, Bonnie! Aren’t those bowls so freakin’ fun? Love, baby…serious and deep in love.

  17. val says

    Apr 22 at 7:30 pm

    Your kitchen is so warm and inviting.

    • Gwen says

      Apr 22 at 7:32 pm

      Thank you so much, Val!

  18. Mommaluv says

    Jun 22 at 10:30 am

    I think your kitchen is wonderful. It’s stylish. Functional. The glamour kitchens you see in the magazines are great to look at; but after spending a fortune getting them to look that way, who wants to mess them up by actually using them? Lol. Your kitchen is tastefully realistic. I am in love with your cabinets, btw. They are exactly what I am looking for in my fixer-upper kitchen.

    • Gwen says

      Jun 23 at 8:29 am

      Thank you so much Mommaluv! I can’t imagine having anything else but a kitchen we can actually live in and use!

  19. Kelly @ old blue silo says

    Aug 24 at 4:39 pm

    “But, honestly, after the mice-ridden, crumbling counter-top, washer-in-the-kitchen rental homes we’ve lived in over the years, I feel guilty even thinking such thoughts…”

    That quote from you…………. Hits home for my husband and I! We just knocked down our first home. It was pretty rank. We too had our washer and dryer in the kitchen. I know this is normal over seas and in apartments.. but not when you live in the middle of nowhere like us and have room to spread out! 🙂

    Whenever I go to complain about something I wish we could change with the new house, I stop myself. Right there. It could always be worse.

    Love your kitchen! I like how you have kept it function and added touches of color and your personality.

  20. April says

    Feb 28 at 10:55 pm

    I saw your comment about painting your kitchen cabinets on a ‘how to paint cabinet’ tutorial and thought I would be nosy and take a look. It’s very cute now but that style of cabinetry looks wonderful white. So you have to let that project keep swirling around your head. I’m going to do mine too but haven’t posted pictures of my house yet. Stay tuned!

  21. Beth says

    Jun 28 at 9:18 am

    Great “losing fear” quote! Never heard it, great reminder!

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