A Quick Tour of my Kitchen

Our home was built in 1935.  The kitchen isn't large, but no one goes hungry around here!  ;-)  The first photo is of the north wall.  All kinds of plant cuttings, especially from herbs, can be found in the windows on any given day.  The shelf above the sink was added with this remodel.  It's nice to have a little more shelf space as there is not a lot of cabinet storage.  

These photos were taken about 27 seconds before we hosted a baby shower.  Our kitchen is seldom this tidy.  There's usually some kind of creative explosion in progress, as we both like to cook.

I'd like to point out the wire peg "shelves" inside the windows.  These are actually the racks from our old dishwasher.  When we were smack in the middle of painting, our dishwasher died.  Handsome Husband was working on switching to a new one and had placed the racks in the middle of the kitchen floor.  When I kept tripping on them, I shoved them into the window in complete exasperation just to get them out of the way.  

Well, they stayed long enough to catch a tool here and there and then some other items.  I really like having that bit of storage that still allows us to see out the windows.  The dishwasher racks are currently suspended with tension rods. 

One of the selling points of our home is this table that folds down from the wall.  Normally a couple of wooden chairs are tucked at the front.  I've had such a good time with that bit of chalkboard paint on these cabinet doors.  There's a funny space between the table and cabinets that is currently gray.  I'll probably turn that into a small chalkboard, too.

The little cubbies behind the table are filled mostly with sentimental items, like the stemmed glasses from our wedding.  All the cross stitch pieces are mine.  One side makes a handy spice rack.  The shelf between the table and stove catches cookbooks and small appliances.

Looking into the dining room, you get a pretty good view of the wallpaper.  It's a collage of vintage-looking menus.  My paint is actually a medium gray, but looks more blue in these photos.  The light fixture came with the house.

Target's Printable Grocery Coupons


Our refrigerator sits inside its own little closet.  This can be challenging though, as the size of refrigerators today are different from the early to mid 1900's.  ;-)  We have to measure carefully before making a purchase.

One last look back...  I love having "Thank You" notes and grandbaby paraphernalia all over the fridge.

Would you like a cup of coffee or a glass of sweet tea?

;-)  -Marci