Kitchen Excess
Okay, okay, I’ll start showing some of the house even though it is all still a work in progress. I’ve gotten several emails professing great curiosity. I have to admit to loving my kitchen. It isn’t the most efficient set up – I would re-arrange things like putting the cooktop in an island to make it more central. I also wouldn’t choose granite counters – especially black because they always look streaky. But with all the space I could possible want, I can’t complain. And after 2 1/2 years of being blocked off from the rest of the house when I’m in the kitchen, I love that it is open to the living room and our office area. I look forward to having a table in our eat in area so that I can see the girls while I am making breakfast and lunch for them but I haven’t found one that I like and can afford yet. (Please excuse that I didn’t clean my counters off – keeping it real.)
I blurred the counter in the butler’s pantry because there is some mail and items with our names on it.
So there you have it – a peak into my new kitchen. It actually isn’t my favorite spot in the house (but it’s close)…I’ll have to take some more photos to share soon. And yes, I feel like a shameless show-off for those who know it makes me uncomfortable to own such a great house.
And for those who don’t care about houses (seriously – doesn’t everyone love looking at photos of houses? LOL), a rare photo of my children standing still, together, looking toward the camera.
I am so happy for you that you have your own house with lots of space. You have waited a long time for this – you so deserve it! The kitchen looks fabulous! Maybe Santa wil bring you a breakfast table for Christmas.
Nice kitchen! The girls are gorgeous! Enjoy!
Beautiful! And if you didn’t clean off your counters for that, I’m wondering where the box of Cheddar Bunnies is. Somehow I always have one of those out.
Looks wonderful!! I love the colors and the floor is fabulous. We also moved this past summer and have been doing some major fixing-up. It takes time to make it exactly your own. Keep the pics coming, I love seeing other people’s houses!
That’s exactly why I haven’t posted more photos of our house–I feel like I should wait until it’s done. Which, at the rate we’re going, should be the year 2028.
Love the pic of them! Precious. Love kids pics in jammies.
I would never leave the kitchen! Thanks for the house porn:)
Lovely kitchen. I see your reason for a slight criticism. But, ain’t space grand and an large stand alone island you can buy that can be moved, at more of a bar height, will give you a great place to park stuff near the stove or prep stuff or stash a wine fridge under, etc. I got tons of ideas.
Lovely colors.
Please, post more pictures. I love to see inside homes. I stalk our local real estate website just to tour area homes and I love House Hunters and House Hunters International…etc.
I have only really picked out a condo(out of desperation in a marriage that failed) and the house I am -which I made the crazy decision to buy after only looking at that one house after returning from a 6 month hiatus in Guatemala Fostering. LOL. Bought too big, but other than that, I love the house and neighborhood.
Anyways, post away friend. I have been dying to see your gem after you rented for such a long suffering time. 🙂 I can only imagine how excited you are to plant your garden w/o permission this year.