Painted Cabinets

I have fallen in love with the clean lines of painted shaker style cabinets.  I think we are going to opt for a similar pale blue/green/grey with white marble tops as shown below.  The look is so peaceful and classic, and we think it will age well.  These pictures are stolen from the Urban Grace Interiors Blog.

 

We are planning to put an island in the middle that will be on casters so that it can be moved.  This island will also serve as the kitchen table since we have converted the dining space into living space.  Of course, our kitchen will be a lot less grand than these pictures.

 

 

 

I also like the chrome drawer pulls, and we are looking at chrome pendant lights as well as a chrome vent for over the cook top. 

 

 

Another great thing about this kitchen we may steal is the transom over the entry way and window.  (Remodeling term alert!  transom - a cross piece separating the door or entry from the fanlight above it)  Its a simple thing to add, but it adds a lot of character. It would run from wall to wall right as you enter the kitchen to help separate the kitchen from the living space since we took out the wall that used to divide the room. We will probably not put glass panes in and just leave it open. 

 

One last picture...Here is the style sink I would like.  It is called a farm house sink.  Beautiful. 

 

 

 

I can't wait until the pictures I am posting are of our actual kitchen and not just idea pictures!!

 

And since we've never really set up a proper kitchen with real dinnerware we might as well do that too, right???   I love these Pfaltzgraff Country Cupboard plates.  Wouldn't they just go right along with everything else?

 

 

 

 

 

Back To Blogging - Upstairs Bath

OK, I won't make any excuses about how busy we've been or all of the things that have happened that took priority over working on our new home,'cause we're back!  After a couple of months on hold, Andrew has started working his magic on the bungalow.  We are getting ready to start the two bathrooms, so hold on tight, Andrew works fast!  Here's what we have so far...

This will be the upstairs bathroom.  The shower will be in the back, up against the outside wall (it takes a brave woman to have a window in her shower, but I assure you that glass will not be see-through!)  The toilet will be on the right wall about midway, and the sink will be on the right wall, closest to the door.  The door will also be a sliding door to keep unity in the design of the upstairs where we will have two other large barn doors.  Isn't the shape of this little bathroom great?

We are going with white subway tile, and this is the style of sink I've picked.

 

Here is a picture from the apartment therapy website that is similar in feel to what we want for this bathroom. Although ours will have a tile floor, the shower in this pick is really close to what we have in mind.