Kitchen Archives

Design Mom posted about chic salt and pepper shakers recently. Well having just shopped for a replacement set of our own not long ago, I thought I’d share the flip-side. See, I like my salt and pepper shakers to be shaped like little animals, or people, or to have science jokes, and so on. Maybe [...]

The Target near me finally put out some of the Orla Kiely goodies I’ve been wishing for, so I picked up a couple of canisters for the kitchen. The cheery pattern is really cute in there! I put this “Eat” sign above the fridge quite a while ago, but I hadn’t taken a photo of [...]

I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, and Brandon is on board (!), so I’m gathering some inspiration photos of painted floors. The wood in our kitchen really isn’t in the best shape, and there’s an area by the stove where the woods aren’t even the same. I figure we’d have to strip [...]

Brandon setup a little area near the back door for our coats and shoes (and a leash too). This is where the stairs are that lead down to the basement, right next to the back door in the kitchen. The hooks and shelves only cost about $15 total (from IKEA). We should have done this [...]

I just saw a kitchen on HGTV’s Spice Up My Kitchen with the same finishes as mine. I’m sure there are others out there too (I’m not claiming mine is all that unique), and of course there were differences, but it was just sort of funny to see. Like mine, this kitchen has white cabinets, [...]