The rest of the Kitchen...

What are those fancy curtains on the kitchen door? you ask. Why those are aprons left over from a skit that I was involved in years ago. After the skit they were going to toss the aprons and I just couldn't bear to see them tossed. I thought I could use them for cooking...but when I made the decision to have an all glass door from the kitchen to the screen porch...I realized I might want to hang something for privacy. The aprons were a perfect immediate solution 6 years ago. They are attached using magnetic clips as the door is metal. Over the years I have hung other items but always go back to the aprons. I now have curtains on the screen porch so I don't need to have the aprons any longer...but they have become part of the look.

Of course Lollie had to get in the photo. After all the reason I fell in love with her is because of my love for black and white.

I found this dog chalkboard at a garage sale for 50 cents. It came with a stand and was intended to sit in the stand....but I like having it on the wall. In an upcoming post I will tell you why the jello molds are on the wall.

In another upcoming post I will show you close ups of the plates on the wall and ask you to identify which one(s) I hauled back from Bellagio, Italy and which one(s) were purchased at TJ Maxx.

I love the fish hooks (click here to see pics) that are holding our coats and the bakers rack (click here to see pics). By the way, the washer/dryer is behind those tall skinny looking doors to the right of the coats and left of the rack. I love having the washer/dryer in the kitchen. I have a 1906 home which means the basement is basically dirt and I didn't want to go downstairs to do the laundry.

For more pics of the kitchen click here.

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Renee @ Cottage Lifestyle

See the kitchen while it is clean...

I am tired and it's late so all I have to share is pics of a clean kitchen. When I bought my 1906 house in 2002 it had the typical 'one person' original kitchen...the one that some unbelieveable mother of a brood of kids made wonderful meals. The kinda small kitchen that you can reach all the appliances just by spinning in a circle...no steps necessary....one that is smaller than the dining room. Does anyone know why it was back then that the kitchen was smaller than the dining room? My guess is that the wife/mother did all the cooking so you only needed room for one...but there were many mouths to feed...so you needed a dining room large enough for the family to sit and enjoy their meal.

The first day I moved in construction began to add 10' x 24' to the back of house to accomodate a nice size kitchen and a screen porch. The work took about 4-5 months. I used the 3rd floor of my house (the finished attic space) as my primary living room as the first floor was full of dust. Bought a microwave, small fridge and put them on the 3rd floor. Fortunately I was traveling 4 days a week for work so I didn't have to eat too many meals at home. I could write a book on all that I learned with regards to managing a contractor, designing the space, selecting products and living at home during the process.

Maybe tomorrow I will show you a close up of the picture on top of the stove...it is me doing something that I will probably only do once in a lifetime.

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Renee @ Cottage Lifestyle