Warm Kitchens

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Yes, pinning again...this time white kitchens that are warmed up for fall and winter.

I love the look of a mirror in the kitchen. 

Keep thinking I'll add one to mine...but haven't found the right space or mirror.

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Another mirror. I almost put one behind my stove but my stove top is black

and the last thing I want to reflect is the black stove.

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Pom Poms on the kitchen sink skirt. Oh...that's pretty.

Love the way the beadboard is here too and that still life painting.

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A chalkboard wall behind a vintage stove makes for an interesting backsplash.

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Of course I love all that subway tile.

And the pretty little sink and faucet in the island.

I still have yet to install my pretty kitchen faucet.

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Love the color of the cabinets here and that chandi! 

I'm way over black and white checkered floors seeing as I have one.

I think wood is a prettier option.

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Ran across this 1920's toaster on Pinterest and fell in love.

Hopped over to Ebay to get myself one to find out they are like $500!

Other vintage toasters are inexpensive but this one is much desired.

I can see why...it's very very elegant. 

A piece of art at your morning breakfast.

Not that I would ever use it.

But oh.....I'd love to stare at it.

Hope you are keeping toasty warm wherever you are.

We had our first cold snap and it was a bit of a shock to the system.

I'd forgotten what it was like to be cold.

But give it a few days and I'll be used to it.

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Inspiring Kitchens

All these photos from my Kitchen Pinterest board.

Most of the kitchens I pin are small but have wonderful details.

I'll never have a large kitchen. I'm really fine with having a small one.

My own kitchen is galley style and serves my purposes well.

But there is no reason why a small kitchen can't be the very nicest kitchen there is.

These are some of the more recent kitchens I've pinned.

All of them with wonderful details.

Even a rough painted white brick wall can be elegant.

Today, I drug this chair home for my back deck from Pier 1.

Yes, yellow...I know...not really fitting my usual color scheme.

But you see this one was a bargain!

It had been damaged in shipment....and the wicker was coming terribly unraveled on one leg.

I can fix with a little work and some hot glue.

Actually, I've been thinking about getting this chair for three weeks.

What held me back was the color. 

But tonight I decided...a yellow chair was better than no chair....so I brought it home.

Why couldn't a brown one have been damaged instead?

I have to say it is very very comfortable and at 75% off....I couldn't say no.

I'll make it work somehow.

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Mod Mix Monday #106

Pretty Industrial White Kitchen

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I love all the stuff in this kitchen. 

That huge old sink and there's a vintage stove. 

The touches of silver, stainless and other gray metal finishes.

Even the concrete floor adds to the vibe.

Touches of pink don't hurt either.

Looks like you could get a lot done in this kitchen.

It's not precious...it looks hardworking but it's pretty and feminine too!

Each week there is more and more stuff in Mod Mix Monday that I love and I just

can't pick only a handful to show off.

So I don't. 

There were even more than this but I forced myself to edit.

Here are my favorites...

Tanya of Twelve O'Eight took and old changing table and spiffed it up into 

a nice beverage stand for her 

Laura of Cottage and Broome showed off her cottage garden.

Debbie of One Day at a Time found a pair of closeout lamps in a discount store for $5.99 each.

She added a little looking glass spray paint and new shades and whalla! 

Melissa of Shabby Love showed off her revamped kitchen.

I love that she kept the scallops above the sink window.

She added beadboard detail to all and wood countertops.

Cottage Chic!

Lisa of Create Inspire painted a vintage vanity and all I can say is Pretty! Pretty! Pretty!

Someone will be the lucky new owner of this.

Cindy of Cottage Instincts painted this little beauty.

Pretty is as Pretty does.

Sharon of Lilikoi Joy redid her whole master bedroom and it is amazing!

I love all the gray with pops of bright pastels. Love the white bedding too and that rug!

Oh...and the headboard and well...many things.

Scribbler Unfocused has lots of great vintage garden furniture but she recently painted this iron sofa gold and piled it with these fabulous cushions and pillows.

Laura at Whimsical Perspectives has a cute little potting bench and growing above 

an herb garden in wire planters. So cute. 

Leanne of The Burlap Cottage decorated her front porch.

It's very serene...subdued in its color scheme but fresh looking too.

Love the hydrangea pillows. And I am really loving the look of a lamp in an outdoor space.

Diane of Design til it Shines made a cute little mossy summer banner and 

added it to a collection of garden things on the mantel. 

Link up your latest Mod Mixes for this week. 

Share below.

Remember anything old made over to be new...anything new changed up to look old.

New and old together...

Please include the Mod Mix Monday logo and back link to me.

Use a permalink to your individual post not to your entire blog.

If you link up...I'd appreciate it, if you'd follow me.

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Romantic Kitchens

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Can a kitchen be romantic?

Why of course!

That one above is definitely romantic.

The frilly details of the cabinets and the sconces make it so.

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This one is -  in a bright airy way.

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Pretty brackets, dishes and flowers makes this one dreamy.

That marble doesn't hurt either.

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The hot pink towels make it clear that this kitchen is intended for romance.

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This kitchen is divine. 

Chandeliers....beautiful furniture and a fireplace...complete the romantic ambiance.

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More marble, pretty china and flowers take this kitchen from ordinary to precious.

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This is a glamorous kitchen. Clean and pretty and flowers.

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This kitchen is for romance most assuredly. 

Perhaps too much romance going on here and not enough cooking.

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This I think would be the most romantic kitchen of all...side by side stoves.

You each have your own stove to cook on!

It's a great kitchen too!

Though I don't live with another person...I do have someone to cook with.

My Violet.

I cook pasta a lot and rice too...things that need to boil and then simmer for awhile.

I will start the pot and then come in and get on the computer and before I know it I've forgotten all 

about my cooking pot.

But Violet doesn't...she will come in when she knows it's done. 

She can smell that it's ready.

So many times I've forgotten I was even cooking anything and then here she comes

with her demanding bark.

Many times...I've said.."Now, hush!"

"You've already been out and you've eaten."

"What could you possibly want?"

I totally have forgotten I had something on the stove.

Violet becomes more insistent.

Barking her loudest bark and lunging forward.

Finally, I get up to go see what she wants only to discover my pasta is boiling or 

the rice is about to scorch!

And then I feel so bad for putting her off!

She knows the food is done and has come to tell me!

She always gets a big thank you and bites of whatever I'm cooking.

Of course she knows she will get her share which is why she watches it so closely.

She doesn't want me to burn her dinner!

So I'm thinking about kitchen stuff because I bought a new kitchen faucet about a month ago.

And now that life has settled down...I'm thinking of installing it.

Have any of you installed a kitchen faucet yourself?

The only thing that has me worried is where you turn the water off.

I'm not sure about that. 

Let me know if you've done it and if it was very hard.

I watched my Dad install a bathroom faucet once in my old house.

He made an awful ruckus about having to be under the sink.

I fear that is the hardest part.

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Vintage Kitchens

A Winter's Dream

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Isn't this a great vintage kitchen?

I love everything about it.

I'm dreaming of kitchen renovations here, 

although it will be awhile before I am able to do a thing about it.

Things are not going as planned.

I'm so ready to get moving on some projects but with seven dogs and a sick Mom,

it's just not happening.

I had gathered things for a winter's mantel last week and it's still to be put up.

Maybe tomorrow.

Today I have to run errands.

The plumber called early yesterday morning and said it would be 

Saturday before they could start work.

He was very apologetic for the inconvenience of this.

We are holding are own....barely.

So...I finally got caught up on 

American Horror Story just in time for the finale, next week.

 I think Jessica Lange is a sure win for another Emmy.

She deserves this one even more so...if that is possible.

I feel bad for her...all the trauma this show has put her through this year.

My...the stuff that has happened on this show.

It totally wore me out.

It's a bit much...too much...especially what happened with Kit's family.

I was like...oh...come on!

Let him have some happiness.

No telling what horrid thing will happen in the last episode.

I love this show and am beginning to hate it.

It's like they are throwing everything into the pot. 

Have to say...I did love the end to Dr. Arden.

Sick, Sad and just right.

So...

I also missed a bunch of Million Dollar Decorator's.

I did see the last episode the other night.

I'm sorry I missed so many of the episodes.

I do love this show except for the fake clients and time constrictions.

Please, Bravo... just let those guys be themselves and decorate.

We don't need the fake deadlines and fake pressure.

The show would be better without it.

Love Nathan Turner the best.

Speaking of Million Dollar Decorator's and Kitchens....

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I'm always pinning vintage kitchens into my kitchen file on Pinterest.

Joni of Cote de Texas had a great recap on Million Dollar Decorator's a few days ago

and posted this photo of Martyn Lawrence Bullard's kitchen.

I'm crazy for stove nooks.

I sort of have one but I wish mine looked like this...minus the black and white tile work.

Love that vintage stove.

I wonder if he ever cooks on it.

I'm betting not.

I still want a vintage stove but I do cook quite a bit and don't know if I could put up

with the inconvenience of an old stove.

This one from Big Chill would keep me happy.

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This is Kathryn Ireland's kitchen in her own home.

Classic white with some bright color thrown in.

So homey and fun.

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I adore this kitchen credited to Heather Bullard.

Flawless...except the dining room chandelier is hung too high.

Something I'm sure Heather would never do, so this makes me think that far room

is not normally used as a dining space.

I love that big pot with the lemon tree in it.

Love the windows instead of cabinets.

It's just all so pretty.

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I recently pinned this newer stove nook from a kitchen cabinet builder website.

Can't remember which.

That is an awesome stove!

I believe it's new.

Does anyone know what brand this might be?

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I'd be happy with this stove even though it's modern..it has a great feel to it.

Look at the mirror used as a backsplash!

Isn't that ingenious? Really lightens the room.

Once upon a time I had the idea I was going to line my upper counters with 

an eclectic mix of mirrors to cover my backsplash that I hated.

(instead I ended up doing this)

But before I did this...

I tried with a few mirrors to see how I liked it.

I DID like it but since I have black countertops...the mirror just reflected a lot of darkness

and did not make things better.

If I'd had light countertops it would have been a great look however.

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Another cutesy stove nook.

I really love this one minus all the brick a brack.

All that art totally distracts the eye from the lovely shape of the arch.

It's just too much. 

But I do love the bits of silver everywhere.

Even the big basket holding vinegars and utensils.

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One thing about pretty kitchens, every time I spy one of these bridge faucets...

I'm stopped in my tracks.

I've pinned this same image over and over.

I just love them and have wanted one forever.

So.....

when I happened upon this one on Ebay one night at the cost of $80.

I could not resist even though I should not have been buying a thing

or even thinking about a kitchen project.

It was just too good a buy to pass up.

You can find this same faucet on Overstock right now for almost twice what I paid but it normally

goes for well over $300.

See why I just could not keep my bidding finger from hitting the key to place a bid?

It has not arrived yet but should soon.

Another project added to the mounting pile.

I hope to be back soon with a new mantel display.

At this point I'll get it up and have to take it down right away Valentine's.

Mom says she is in no hurry to go home.

That is fine with me...but it's hard for me to do any projects with her and the dogs around.

She has no idea I bought that faucet.

I would not have...if I'd known I was going to need a new sewer line right away.

But too late now...it's on it's way here...and one day soon it will be in my sink.

Yippee!!!

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