Kitchens

In Blue

I don't know if I love this kitchen because of it's mint cabinets or because of those big pink
hydrangeas surrounded by all that mint.
I do think it has to do with the touch of brass in the lanterns too.

I'm loving pink with brass these days.

So I haven't been getting much done around the house currently.

I'm busy selling furniture and helping others make their houses look great and so mine 

is on the back burner....
but the other night I started installing these bin pulls on my kitchen cabinets.

It was going pretty good until one of the drawers had a hole that wasn't quite in the right spot.

Meaning I needed to adjust the hole with my drill and that is where I stopped.

Because my drill was not charged. I'm charging now and hope to get back on track.

 But I'm not feeling my bin pulls. 

I had to get the ones I got cause they were the only ones that fit my existing holes. 

I'd rather have had some like above. 

I'm hoping this will not end up being a case of that I'll never like them because they weren't exactly 

what I wanted. Might be! 

I'm hoping I'll like them more once all are on.

 I was going through some of my kitchen pins on Pinterest and noticed that I'd pinned several with 

blue walls. 
My kitchen walls need a change...and perhaps this is the direction I will go.

 I love the nook that the sink sets in on this one. I have a sink faucet just like that one -

waiting to be installed. I hesitate cause I want a new sink and a new backsplash to go with it.

And how long will that be?

I know I just need to go ahead and install it!

 See more pretty kitchens on my Pinterest Kitchen Board.

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GE Artistry Appliances

This Time of Year

 My thoughts turn to cooking, as in baking in the oven cooking.

The rest of the year...I cook mostly on the stove top or in the mickey-wave

(as my Dad called it) Gee I haven't thought of that in years. But he always called it that.

My sweet funny Dad....anyway...

I start thinking about what I might bake for Thanksgiving.

And it's then I realize that the thermostat is still broke on my wall oven and 

I can't reliably bake anything in it.

Which gets me thinking that I must get it repaired...but I'd rather spend money on a new

range than fix the wall oven.

But that means an over haul of the kitchen which I am not against. 

I just don't have the funds to do this.

I want a vintage stove something like the one above.

But the fact that it would be hard to clean keeps me from it and that it would need repairs 

if I bought a used one also stops me.

So then I start thinking of new stoves like the one above. 

Glorious, isn't it? But way out of my price range.

But I still think I like the look of vintage best.

I thought a nice compromise would be this vintage inspired choice from Big Chill.

But at around $4,000...still highly unlikely.

I recently learned about the GE Artistry line of appliances.

I made a trip to an appliance store to check it out.

At around $600 it's a totally doable solution.

In person it's very attractive. Just a basic stove - with a slight vintage feel.

 It reminds me a little of this vintage beauty.

See it's perfect for cooking Thanksgiving dinner.

Although I'd never cook a bird in it....just side dishes.

A simple clock is the only adornment.

nice big knobs

Attractive matching dishwasher too!

The fridge has a distinct vintage feel...yet it would work in a modern kitchen too.

See how great it looks in a kitchen?

 This is GE's display of it in a kitchen.

Imagine this room with white subway tile. The tile in this kitchen is very distracting.

But I like that polka dotted dog!

 I hate black appliances but it looks pretty fantastic in black!

Really...it looks better in black than in white.

But still...I'll never do black.

The day I went to see the GE Artistry in person I also saw this Electrolux Icon.

It's cost was about $2,500. I like the look of this range too but it doesn't look very vintage.

But I do like it.

 Here is a comparison of the Big Chill and the GE Artistry.

Yes, I like the look of the Big Chill better but do I like it $3,500 better?

Now...it will still be awhile before I do something.

But if I went with the GE...it might actually happen this year.

If I go with something else I better just get the thermostat fixed on my wall oven.

At any rate the GE Artistry appliances are a wonderful option for anyone doing a kitchen remodel

on a small budget.

I'm sure I'll keep going back on forth on this for at least another year.

And then next year when Thanksgiving comes around again...I'll say...

shall I wait to get a new stove or get the thermostat fixed?

Really...I should just get the thermostat fixed now...shouldn't I?

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New Vintage Kitchen

I found the photos of this new vintage kitchen on the MLS listings of my neighborhood a few weeks ago.

The house sold super quick and I'm sure it was because of the kitchen.

Actually the only room they showed on the listing was the kitchen.

The kitchen lies just beyond those arched windows above.

I love that this kitchen though new...has a very vintage feel.

This kitchen would have originally been two rooms. Kitchen and breakfast nook.

This floor looks vintage but it's not...it's new but looks old. 

The layout of this kitchen is unusual in that the sink is in the middle of the room and not at the window.

Here's the house on the outside - a pale yellow brick tudor.

I used to hate yellow brick till I moved into a yellow brick house and now I really like it.

Dare I say love it. 

Back to the kitchen. These photos I found on an MLS site but a little searching and I found 

 lots of photos on the kitchen designer's site.

This kitchen was designed by Urban Kitchens in Oklahoma City.

http://urbankitchensok.com/

I love their work. They designed my friend Nancy's kitchen.

They are who I would use if I were to totally redo my own kitchen.

 

marble counters - oh yes!

Tile all the way to the ceiling. Do you like that? I go and forth on it.

 lights came from Restoration Hardware

 Want to see more kitchens done by Urban Kitchens...just click on the link below.

http://urbankitchensok.com/

I was super happy to find these photos on line cause I'll admit...I did a few drive bys at dark

when their lights were on and I could see there was a fabulous new kitchen in there and I was dying 

to see what it looked like. 

Are you tired of all white kitchens yet?

I never will tire of them. They have always been my favorite.

My whole adult life I've wished for an all white kitchen.

That was one of the must haves when I was house shopping. 

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Vintage Kitchen Stoves

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Vintage stoves...I'm pretty much obsessed with them.

Oh....how I want one! 

As I said earlier this week one of the drawers under my range top is all crooked.

The track is bent which means I have to buy another track and install it.

Not a fun job. I've done it before.

And my wall oven does not maintain a constant temperature.

I set it and it gets up to whatever temperature I've set it at and then it immediately starts to cool down.

I'm sure it's probably the thermostat that is acting up.

But oh...how it makes me want to just pull out the wall oven and take out the range top

and get an old stove.

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A nice vintage stove like these.

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They are dreamy.

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They are not too expensive. But to have one refurbished IS expensive.

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Aren't these stoves amazing?

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The gorgeous centerpiece in a vintage kitchen.

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Yes, I want one badly.

I see them time to time on Craigslist.

 Here is one currently listed for $400.

This one for $500. 

If I coud haul one of these home by myself...I'd probably already have one.

But I can't.

 A more practical alternative would be this Big Chill new model and it could be delivered.

It does look some what vintage. And it has all the modern conveniences like instant lighting burners.

Plus the top is easy to clean.

 They come in a wonderful selection of colors...but I'd just get a vintage white 

although the yellow really is pretty.

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Or do you think a White Viking would be better?

These are the things I day dream about....which stove will I get when I can get a stove.

I ponder it like its the most important decision ever.

Never mind that I can't afford to do anything about anything at present.

But when the time comes that I can...I'll know exactly what I want.

Today my Mom is coming up and we are going shopping! 

Not for stoves...we are just going to mess around and see if there is anything we need.

Of course we always need something!

Have a Happy Saturday!

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