Newsworthy

I was included in a great article written by my friend and fellow blogger...

Valorie Hart.

She always has a fresh perspective on design.

Read the article in the latest issue of House of Fifty, here.

I was thrilled to be included.

Plus...Valorie herself was spotlighted in the latest issue of RUE.

That's spunky Valori and her dog, Cholo lounging in her fabulous bedroom.

Included are gorgeous photos of her home in the latest issue of RUE.

Go to RUE here and read now.

Also....

My silver tray spice rack was chosen as a top contender in the WhisperWood Cottage 

Talent Scouting Party!

What? What? 

How about that for validation?

I was so honored to be included with the other bloggers who are finalists.

Lots of good stuff to see there.

Go check it all out now - here.

More to come on my kitchen soon.

It's a work in progress, always.

That's my news for the day.

Tweet

Sparkling Kitchens

source

When it comes to kitchens, I just can't get enough sparkle.

Glass, white tile, lots of silver and crystal.

I struggled with my own kitchen decor till I gave up color and just went

with white, black and silver.

source

The more stainless or silver touches, the better in my opinion.

source

Someday I'll have a stainless hood over my stove.

source

or perhaps a white and stainless oven too.

That island is pretty amazing.

source

I've shown this kitchen before.

The chandelier and metal top on the island just make this kitchen.

source

I've shown this one too before..really love all the silver in it.

That wallpaper is pretty great too.

source

Big stainless stove and hood...fabulous.

source

I'd be happy with this small version.

source

I never tire of the sparkle factor.

source

source

source

So I'm adding some more sparkle to my own kitchen.

A little stainless to be exact.

I just need to accessorize perfectly and then I'll show.

I never tire of a white kitchen.

I've always loved them and I love them now even more than ever.

You know when I bought this house one of the things I disliked the most

about it was the black faux soapstone formica countertops.

Once I gave up on color in the kitchen and just went with white, black and silver -

 it made all the difference. I really like them now.

I used to think that if I could afford to change some things in my kitchen that the black countertops

would be the first thing to go. 

Now they will be one of the last things I'll change.

Do you have things in your house you hated at first but now have grown 

to like or even love?

Tweet

Silver Spice Rack

Finally

I finally changed all my spices over to matching glass jars.

When I went to search my files to see when I'd first posted about this spice rack

I made from silver casserole servers, I was shocked that I'd done this project back in June.

This is how it looked back then.

I searched all over for glass spice jars and finally settled on salt and pepper shakers 

I bought at Target.

I covered the holes in the top of the shakers with clear packing tape on the inside.

I just cut a square of it to go over the holes.

Much better, don't you think?

I made the labels on my computer, printed, cut them out and covered with 

clear packing tape making them water proof.

This was really a simple project. I would have had it completed long ago if life hadn't 

gotten in the way and if I'd found the bottles sooner.

This project started with the silver serving pieces I found at a thrift store.

A little wood made the shelf I attached in the middle.

The small molding piece is from Michael's Crafts and the small piece of wood that makes the actual shelf came from Lowe's. 

They have tiny pieces of wood...who would have thought?

I used tiny tiny nails and wood glue to attach the molding to the edge of the wood plank.

Then painted all with metallic silver paint and then rubbed on a bit of black paint.

The shelves turned out looking just like the actual servers - like tarnished silver.

I attached the shelf to the server in two different ways.

The bottom shelf I was able to attach using very small screws that went through the fret work of the silver tray and into the shelf.

But the smaller tray...the fretwork was covered where I needed to attach.

So, I drilled two small holes through the shelf and wired it in place.

Both ways worked equally as good.

I love having my spices easily accessible and it's pretty too.

sharing at

Tweet

Silver in the Kitchen

Silver Where? 

I'm a nut for anything silver in the kitchen.

I'd love to have some stainless appliances. 

I go back and forth between white and stainless

I like white because it's so traditional but then stainless looks so good and shiny.

Ideally, I'd have a vintage stove but if I can't have that, a big stainless one will do.

But I absolutely hate black appliances. Loath...disdain.

I think I'd rather have harvest gold. (ok maybe not, but almost)

I try to make my black appliances a little more appealing by mixing in lots of white and silver.

And many of my favorite kitchens that I've pinned have lots of silver accents too.

Jennifer Rizzo's Kitchen

now famous because of Country Living

source

Loving that white and silver stove and the mirror behind the stove.

I tried a great antique mirror behind mine but it just reflected the ugly black stove top too much.

source

That stainless range is really the focal point of this kitchen. 

Marble topped kitchen table is not too shabby either. Or rather it IS very shabby but in a good way.

source

A whole tray of silver on the countertop.

See, it can't be over done.

source

I sure could so go for this salvaged silver kitchen island.

source

Another silver tray behind the stove.

 (dear silver kettle....I must have you)

And yes, I have a silver tray in my own kitchen...but it is not a very nice one.

I often leave silver cook pots out on display. 

I'm trying to cover as much of that black stove top as possible.

This little silver tray was better than nothing but I really wanted a larger and better one.

A couple of weeks ago, I found this one on Ebay at the right price.

I'd been bidding on auctions for silver trays all spring and summer and finally I won one for 

just under $20! And its big! I searched specifying large silver tray.

These are the auction photos and obviously it's tarnished.

It was delivered on Saturday and I'll show it to you in all it's glory all polished up and behind my stove tomorrow...

provided I find silver polish today.

Anyone have a good recommendation for silver polish?

This thing is soooo heavy. 

I'm super happy...yes there were others I bid on that I liked more...

but they also ended at like $150...so this one will do just fine.

Tweet