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[Edit: Check out additional photos here! For photos of construction, click here and here for the Vent Hood tutorial. This was featured in Romantic Homes September 2011 more info on that here.]
My $1,200.00 kitchen remodel is nearly complete! Here is round one of photos!
I love photo mosaics. Picasa makes them so easy!
Mostly close up shots today because the rest of the room is a mess! I hope to get it put back straight very soon!
I love my new vent hood! I'm not quite happy with the silverware on the ledge--I'm not quite sure what I want up there--any ideas?
I love white Ironstone! Can you tell?
My everyday dishes are at arms length from the dishwasher! Yes I now have a dishwasher!
I finally have a place to put my giant punch bowl! It is so pretty with the sunlight hitting it.
Here is a close up shot of the cast iron brackets. I love that they have the number 103 in the design. Item or model number? They are the original chippy wonderful way I found them.
If you pay close attention to the photos you can see where I was re-arranging as I was snapping photos. My grandmother gave me this set of Depression glass mixing bowls. I got the soup tureen at Goodwill.
I have an obsession with trays! Can you have too many? The milkglass salt and pepper shakers were my great-grandmothers.
This is my $12.90 cutting board from Wisteria.com. It was originally $129.00 and I got it for 90% off!
The hardware is Martha Stewart's collection at Home Depot. Look for a post later this week with sources for items. The green Depression glass sugar jar was also my great-grandmothers.
I normally keep paper towels under the cloche, but ran out! Oh no! I re-purposed a vintage Barbicide jar for straws.
Pretty dishes look great stacked on cake plates. If you've never done this before, I recommend it!
Can you have too many Jello molds? I love how they look in an antique egg basket.
My grandmother gave me this--we call them potato salad bowls because her mother-in-law always served potato salad in it! She has picked a set up for my dad, aunt, and uncle, as well.
These mixing bowls are almost too pretty to use.
I need to find a white coffee maker--or maybe stainless steel. White or stainless? Hmmmmm. . . . .
Check back soon for the final before after shots, as well as a post on the vent hood, sources for similar items, and an over all cost break down.
64 comments:
Well your kitchen is just gorgeous! You have done a great job - I love the openness of the shelving. And what a sweet grandmother to pass on so many wonderful pieces to you - enjoy it all!! JenT
wow, that is gorgeous!! I'm going to have to check out more of your blog. Thanks for visiting ours.
Great job! It is beautiful! I love the whites and glass and silverware. Great job!
gorgeous! i love this, and i'm so happy for you! congrats on the new dishwasher!
WoW....is all I can muster!! I want one of everything please! Beautiful!
love love love!!! Oh my goodness, you have some great ideas- I especially love the cloche for the paper towels- I may have to steal that idea! ;) ours has to sit on the counter, and I always wish there was a prettier way for it to be in such an obvious space. Love all of your vintage finds- I'm drooling over that green glass sugar jar. If you'd like, I'd love to have you join my Transformations and Treasures party on Wednesday! Awesome transformation with loads of great treasures!
Beautiful job. I enjoyed looking at every picture. I love the chippy brackets! I'm your newest follower. Please stop by Cottage and Creek and say 'hi.' I loved seeing all the collectibles from your grandma too. So nice to use things that have meaning and a sense of family.
~Lynn
Adoring what i see so far! Excited for you to have a new and beautiful kitchen...you have so much great goodies everywhere i look! xoox, tracie
Hi Mikey, The open shelving and brackets are fabulous. You have some beautiful things and they are all displayed so pretty.
Hugs,
Sherry
It's WONDERFUL!!!! and Tomorrow I'm cloching some of my dishes and I'll think of you! They look fantastic! All your details are PERFECT...You could but a tray on your stove hood...I too LOVE,LOVE,LOVE them and NO you can never have enough! I also go crazy over dishes that have handles making them LOOK like trays, hehe!
Thank you for sharing!
Hugs,Donna
Just came over from Thrify Decor Chick - love your site! I have an all white kitchen and tried a stainless steel small appliance and it stuck out so bad I returned it asap! Love your kitchen!
I'm swooning over your budget kitchen redo! GORGEOUS!!!!
Oh my Goodness Mikey!! Your kitchen makeover is so gorgeous!! A job well done! I can believe you did all that on a 1200.00 budget!! Awesome!!
Love your open shelving with the iron brackets, but most importantly, you have displayed your treasures so brilliantly upon them. I can't wait to see more posts about your kitchen. This is my first visit to your blog. I found you at NTT. I am now a follower. I had an idea for your hood. I like the idea of propping a tray or painting there. Come visit me at http://cottageatthecrossroads.com
OMGoodness, Mikey!!!!! I love yoru kitchen! It is so pretty!!!! I shop @ WIsteria, and you are a lucky duck to have found the cutting board 90 % off!!! I like everything about it. I even like your silverware on the ledge. It is different, and I would leave it there!!!
Congrats on a beautiful kitchen redo at a fantastic price. I am amazed!
xoxoxo,
Ricki Jill
Wow ~ gorgeous! You did a fabulous job. Love all your treasures. Stopping by from House of Grace's Link ~
http://welcometotheturnerfarm.blogspot.com
Soooo pretty! And how special to have some family pieces. I do wish I had some of my grandmothers' dishes and cookware. I ended up buying things I could remember they had.
I never thought of stacking plates on my cake plate... great idea!!! Thanks for sharing! ♥
I LOVE your open shelving and the whites! Great job on making over your kitchen...on a budget! :o}
~Cindy
Hey Mikey...I'm blogging on my lunch hour and couldn't believe your post. What endless inspiration for shelves and counters! I think I might print it out and keep it forever. I absolutely love the plates in the cake stands. BRILLIANT! When my kitchen grows up I want it to look like yours...Well done! ~Ann
Your kitchen is amazing. I love all the white. You have such wonderful collections. I love ironstone too and have quie a few pieces. The brackets you chose and the wonderful ceiling tin with attached light is to die for. You have a wonderful eye for detail and vignettes. ~~Sherry~~
oh!!!! its gorgeous!!! you have a talent!!!
LOVE it!!! Going back to make sure I don't miss any details!
LOVE LOVE LOVE your kitchen!!!!
You did an amazing job!!!
What if you just set more iron stone pieces on the hood ledge!
Good reason to have to get more............just saying!!
I am speechless!! I am so in love with your kitchen!!! It is completely different than mine but I LOVE yours!!! Great job!!! I love everything about your blog! I am now following you! I hope you will drop by my blog sometime and follow me!! :-) I am participating in my first "Before & After" with Thrifty Decor Chick!
Looking forward to getting to know you!
~~~rhonda~~~
My before & after:
http://bit.ly/hFEJgJ
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Gosh, Mikey, your kitchen is practically perfect! I love your white on whites mixed with the clear glass. I'm totally in love with your basket full of jello molds, I hope I can copy that somewhere. Did you try your silver tray on your vent hood, that ledge is really interesting. Oh, I vote stainless for the coffee maker, I think a white one would look too much like a wanna-be. Hugs, Kim
Simply amazing!!
This is my first time to your blog and oh, my goodness! I'm blown away at your most gorgeous kitchen! It's so elegant, romantic and practical at the same time.
You should come over and link up with me today as I'm having a Favorite Cupboard Party - we're showing our cabinets, shelves and your beautiful shelves would be perfect.
Be a sweetie and I hope you'll pop in to see me sometimes,
Shelia :)
What a gorgeous kitchen! I love all the whites and clears with all the varying textures.
Following.
Please drop by and enter out giveaway for six antique blue jars at www.theoldblockhouse.blogspot.com
Oh my, these vignettes are so lovely! I have so many of the same things. It makes me happy to see them, but I love how you have all yours displayed!
That looks wonderful, Mikey! I love all your white pieces. What about using some of them up on the hood? I saw on a blog yesterday someone did white pitchers on their hood ledge and I thought it looked pretty good. Or maybe a chalkboard made from one of those dollar store silver trays or even one of your lovely white platters. I'll bet you could have a lot of fun experimenting though!
Everything is BREATHTAKING!
I would LOVE to have you link up to my PARTY! WHASSUP WEDNESDAY!!
And I have a party button you can grab and put on your blog so your friends can come too:)
*ENTER LINKY PAR-TAY Here! *
xoxokara
Yay! You came to the Favorite Cupboard Party! Thank you! Now I'm going back to drool over your most gorgeous kitchen again.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
I LOVE your kitchen! Your colours of cabinet and counter are similar to what I chose for our reno. Your open shelving is beautiful with the vintage brackets. You have some lovely vintage pieces too. I like the pretty dishes stored in the cake dish! Blessings, Pamela
What a beautiful job, Mikey! So open and airy and white and French! lol! It's very chic and elegant, yet cozy and homey at the same time. What a steal on that cutting board, girl! Love it all!!!!! :)
xoxo laurie
Hi Mikey! I'm just back to say I just read my former post and saw you commented that you're a musician - piano and organist! Oh, that's wonderful. You must play beautifully if you're going to make accompaniments! I'm our church pianist and love to play the piano but never could keep my tiny fingers still long enough to play the organ! :)
Make beautiful music.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
So beautiful! I like the silverware over the hood. I think anything would look great there. I also love the tray storage behind the stove. So perfect. Just a lovely room all over, and great photos!
So,so beautiful. I'm going to come back later when I have time to linger over every little detail.
Janet
Mikey thanks for coming by and giving me a shout out. Your kitchen is looking fabulous! I've garnered so much inspiration! Love the plates on the cake stands! I too have a barbicide jar and what a great repurpose! Love all the various textures as well as all the family pieces you've integrated....really too many wonderful things to comment on them all!
I was thinking a beautiful and large tole tray would look great on your hood? Just a thought *winks*. I'm looking forward to seeing more! Vanna
Stunning! I want to re-do my kitchen and $1200.00 sounds pretty good to me as opposed to the $15K my parents are paying for theirs. Doh! I love everything you did and may have to borrow some ideas!
Jeanine
Everything looks so good. I love everything in it.
As I look around I spot things I have and love like your great grandmothers milk glass salt and pepper shakers and that green depression cannister .
I found you on Transformsation Thursday at The Shabby Chic Cottage
What a difference a few 100 accessories make. Your kitchen is really looking good. Everything looks so clean and neat and fun. Thanks for sharing. Richard at My Old Historic House
Ok...just like you told me SHUT THE FRONT DOOR! It is all so beautiful!!! I love it all, especially the things from your family...that makes a space so SPECIAL.
Ok...regarding your vent...I happen to like the silverware up there, but if you want to change it, maybe try your large silver platter and that ice bucket or is it a tropy? I think something larger would look really great too.
Mikey, it is all just wonderful!
Ok, also, forgot to mention that I love those little jello molds too! I have seen a few at the antique mall here in town and now I am going to go and get them! Thanks for the wonderful idea...they look SO GREAT in the little basket.
Wow!! Your kitchen leaves me speechless! It really has all the elements I love...glass, silver, wood {love that cutting board from Wisteria, what a deal!}.
You did a great job, Mikey! I am visiting from Brenda's where you have been featured and I am a new follower!
XO,
Jane
Mikey I have come from Brenda`s...congrats on being featured!! Your kitchen redo is just awesome and your collections are priceless. Thanks so much for sharing your many ideas and stories of where they came from as well! I am now a follower and can`t wait to see and read more from you!! Hugs, Judi
Your kitchen is stunning!! I love looking at all your beautiful decorating!It's gorgeous.
Kathy
really amazing makeover! i like the silver on the shelves..
I've been dying to get over here, Mikey, ever since you e-mailed me! But I wanted to wait until I could REALLY absorb it all. It was definitely worth the wait! Everything looks fabulous! ;)
Thanks for linking to the party.
Hugs,
Liz @ the Brambleberry Cottage
http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/
Love your kitchen! I really love the pitcher and how you stored plates on cake stands. Those cannisters are pretty darn cute too!
your vignettes are stunning! enjoy your beautiful kitchen!
I love white ironstone, too and love all these vignettes you have created. Thanks for joining WUW. I do ask that you add a link back to the party next time.
Wow! That is totally amazing!! I cannot believe you did that on that budget and the beadboard is wonderful! Very inspirational!
Just had to come visit your pretty kitchen again! We collect so many of the same things. I, too, love vintage silver! I've got many tart/jello molds, too. Oh, and I love my silver champagne bucket like yours! I'd just love to come wash your dishes for you in that glorious kitchen.....
BiG TX Hugs,
Stephanie
Angelic Accents
I love those iron brackets---I'm looking for something similar for a bathroom redo. You have such a great sense of style!
I think you should try a tole tray or picture up there. Or maybe an old sign
I love your mini molds collection!
Mikey, I keep coming back to look at your kitchen! I love it!!!!
Absolutely gorgeous! Love the white.
I would want to stay in the kitchen.
I really enjoyed the visit.
Betty @ Country Charm
Wow! Your kitchen is drool-worthy! Love all the creamy dreamy whites!!!
Truly lovely AND efficient. I totally want to copy this for our ski condo. Well done.
Your kitchen looks great, so bright and happy. I am doing a shoestring remodel to my kitchen too, thanks for all the ideas!
I want to live in your kitchen. Oh, it is so beautiful! I love repurposing. You do it so well!
I LOVE the cast iron brackets! Where did you get them and get so many?! Please let me know!
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