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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

~One Room Challenge~{week 6, complete}

Well, that was a race to the finish.

I was literally finishing up back splash last night.

A huge thank you to Linda for including me in this incredible line up of talented ladies.

I hope I get invited back again :)

Today I am just going to show you a whole ton of photos of my finished kitchen and then tomorrow I will give you all the sources, paint colors, etc.

If you would like to see what the room started out as, click here.

The kitchen is the first room you step into off the front porch.

So welcome, come on in!

It is so much lighter and brighter, it's like a breath of fresh air.
This room is pretty big, about 16x16, and functions not only as our kitchen but also as a little home office~or blogging corner.

New color on the bar stools and new cushions:

New pendant lights, gas cook top, and roman shades:

Brand new counter tops and back splash~can't go wrong with marble:

Roman shades for this window as well, and new vintage looking sconces on either side of the sink:

New runner……

And a soft grey/green on the island to match the pantry doors.

New oven…..

and sweet smelling lilacs.

A $3.00 vintage dough bowl on the coolest new pedestal wood thing :)

Beveled marble subway tiles and a thrifted bowl.

Favorite family photos framed in barn wood, and schumacher wallpaper

I have been dreaming about for ages.

The "office" area got more cabinets and marble….

It functions so much better now!

This little niche turned into a tiny baking center.

Right next to the pantry it is pretty handy.

I probably overdid it on the pictures.

I tend to do that.

I will be back tomorrow with all the details, so if you have any specific

questions feel free to ask in the comment section!

Thank you all for following along!

Remember to click on each of the links below to see everyones finished spaces!

xoxo

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

~one room challenge week 4~

We are on week 4 and my kitchen looks like this:

I went to take the back splash off……

It went well for about a minute.

Then big chunks of drywall started coming out which, long story short, had me removing it all.

That's the bad news.

The good news is that we are able now to add new outlets, and have them all straight!

{they were not level before and it drove me crazy}

And,

I got my new sconces hung.

I also got the upper cabinets painted.

I used Annie Sloan in old white and just slightly distressed them and opted not to use the dark wax, only the clear.

It's a subtle difference but you can tell by the photo below how yellow my old cabinets are next to the new"old white."

And tonight I am attempting to rip up the old granite tile counter top.

The measurements were taken last week and the new marble will be installed on Friday!

So, to sum up the last week:

I got the upper cabinets painted, in one day I might add.

I hung two sconces and didn't electrocute myself.

I took out the old back splash and only cursed 2 356 times.

The marble company came out and did a template for the new counter.

My new roman shades arrived but I have yet to open the box

because it is such a dusty wet paint mess in here!

Between now and next week I hope to have the island lights put together and hung, have the skylight patched and sanded, have at least the lower cabinets painted, have the new counter tops in, have new drywall in, in order to prepare for the new back splash, and if I drink enough Red Bull, I might even be able to paint the island.

But don't hold your breath.

To see how far ahead of me everyone else is, click on these links:

Chez V