Our kitchen is a work in progress. (click the photos to see full size) I’m still not done with everything, but I thought I’d share an update on it so far. We refaced the cabinets, added new hardware, painted the cabinets a gorgeous red, added a stainless steel and glass hood and also a stainless steel table. Honestly, I don’t know how we got along in our kitchen without that table! We added new light fixtures, a stainless steel shelf unit where we now have room for the microwave and pots and pans.
The things left to do in the kitchen are:
Finish painting around the base of the cabinets, paint the ovens (we have a high gloss stainless steel paint for the oven), add our spice jars to the side of the oven casing, shelving in the large round window for herbs, and add our coffee station shelving. We’ll be switching over to the french press and also roasting our own beans for the coffee…I can’t wait!
Here is a photo of what the kitchen used to look like:
And this one:
Its hard to believe that this is the same kitchen! Here are some more photos of the kitchen now:
Not sure if you can see it, but the curtains are being suspended from a set a William Sonoma Botanical Bee napkin rings. LOL I fell in love with those little things, and then after they arrived, I was surprised that their little tails actually wiggle.
Update, more things were added since this publishing this post:
A dishwasher was installed
Open shelf pantry
We added shelves on the side of the oven casing to store all our spices
Coffee station was added
Measuring cups and spoons added to save space
Angela, your kitchen is fantastic! The original is pretty, but you’ve made it into a real working kitchen. What a difference. I like the lightness. I love seeing other people’s kitchens. I’m getting a lot of great ideas that way.
Thanks Leigh,
I apologize for it taking this long to respond to your comment! I don’t know how I could have forgotten to comment back. I’m one of those bloggers that has a hard time with other blog authors who write but never respond to comments OR are snotty enough to ignore their readers. I’m not like that, and make a point to try and and answer all comments. So again, sorry for missing you!
We’re working towards unplugging our kitchen. Just when I thought I couldn’t love my kitchen more, we’re moving towards living without refrigeration and without all the gadgets that make modern kitchens so pleasant to work in. š I must say that it won’t be easy, but we are making small changes now, and little by little as we change our habits of how we work in the kitchen, I know we’ll be able to make more drastic changes.
Here are a few links to some of my posts about it:
http://www.highdesertchronicles.com/2012/07/life-without-refrigeration/
http://www.highdesertchronicles.com/2012/07/life-without-refrigeration-part-two/
http://www.highdesertchronicles.com/2012/07/designing-our-homesteading-kitchen-is-hard-work/
I do remember now!!!! I came back to see what I thought I had missed. The minute I saw the first one I knew I remembered this lovely space. Oh, I would love to see your updates. You have great light and such a nice open feel. I love it!!! I would be thrilled to have your tour on my blog. What a treat! Truly a lovely kitchen.
Thanks Tamatha, Right now we’re designing an off grid kitchen which will be totally unplugged. I sent a link to the design in the other comment for you. š