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Thirty Days of Gratitude, Day 28: Our Kitchen

November 28, 2014 By Karen Cooper 2 Comments

I think it’s only appropriate, after the holiday of cooking and eating, to celebrate my kitchen on day 28 of Thirty Days of Gratitude.

chalkboard backsplash with frame - kitchen - thediybungalow.com

My daughter thought it should say “Peace, Love, and Pancakes,” but I thought “Good Eats” covered pancakes and more. First, let me show you what our kitchen looked like when we first moved in:

kitchen before - thediybungalow.com

kitchen side view before - thediybungalow.com

Very greige.

I’ve taken down that corner cabinet (see the photo, above), and added open shelving.

corner open shelving - kitchen - thediybungalow.com

I like open shelving better. It makes the space seem brighter and larger, and I get to display some of my favorite things.

vintage kitchen scale - kitchen - thediybungalow.com

Eventually I’m going to replace the white shelves with reclaimed wood shelves.

The hooks above the coffee maker are spoons (found at a thrift store) screwed to a piece of reclaimed wood I found at a salvage yard.

coffee station corner - kitchen - thediybungalow.com

I’ve always wanted a coffee station in my kitchen.

When we moved in, the backsplash was just flat wall paint. I painted it with chalkboard paint to give it some color and personality.

mixer - kitchen - thediybungalow.com

On the other side of the kitchen, I continued the chalkboard paint backsplash behind the stove.

oven side - kitchen - thediybungalow.com

My daughter leaves me notes on the corner of the backsplash by the door. It makes me smile every time I pass through the kitchen.

Our microwave used to sit in that alcove where the cookbooks are, but now the microwave is in our pantry.

microwave shelf into cookbook storage - kitchen - thediybungalow.com

As explained in this post about the finished kitchen renovation, I really don’t like microwave shelves like this. I’m just too short for them. Instead, I used my jigsaw and cut the ledge back almost flush with the cabinet, added trim, and moved my cookbooks and recipe box here.

cabinet over refrigerator - kitchen - thediybungalow.com

There were doors on the cabinets above the refrigerator. One problem: the doors didn’t open, because they would hit the top of the refrigerator! Oops. I took the doors off and made that space useful – baking sheets, pans, and platters reside here now.

vintage coke crate spice rack - thediybungalow.com

I used a vintage Coke crate for our spice rack. I explain how to make a vintage Coke crate spice rack in this post.

As for other cooking tools, they live next to the stove.

utensils and tools - kitchen - thediybungalow.com

My favorite salt and pepper shakers sit on the window sill.

salt shakers on window sill - kitchen - thediybungalow.com

They keep watch over my $12 cast iron sink! I got this beautiful sink at the Atlanta Habitat for Humanity ReStore. It just needed a good scrubbing with some Ajax – now it’s back to its original, shiny self.

cast iron sink from Habitat for Humanity ReStore - kitchen - thediybungalow.com

The kitchen is still a work in progress.  The paint on the cabinets is chipping off and thus the cabinets will need to be repainted or replaced soon. We’re pondering our options on that. Also, the trim is the same color as the cabinets, but I prefer crisp white trim instead. But, for now, it works.

Can’t stand the wait? See how I renovated the kitchen on a budget, three days before my mom arrived for Christmas!

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About Karen Cooper

Hi! I'm Karen. I call myself a “recovering lawyer” - I traded in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY adventures. Join me for DIY, home decorating, repurposing and upcycling, and organizing projects and tips as I transform a 1929 Tudor bungalow into our home. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.

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Comments

  1. Cheryl @ Artzzle says

    November 29, 2014 at 2:30 pm

    Happy Holidays, Karen. My computer conked out so I’m on Hubs’ little laptop today. As you show more and more of you 1929 house, I can definitely see why it is perfect for you. It’s so much fun for all of us out here to be invited in there!

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      November 29, 2014 at 9:37 pm

      Thank you, Cheryl!

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