The Lighter & Brighter Kitchen!

So we have been working like crazy here

I've been wanting to re-decorate our kitchen for some time

and I've been pinning inspiration ideas like crazy

Side note - one of the things that I may love the most about pinterest

is the fact that I now can basically show Scott the ideas in my head

instead of spending hours trying to explain it while he

just looks at me like I am crazy

(or gives up and just nods his head)

So after much heated discussion we opted

to NOT paint the cabinets

Scott likes them just they way they are

(I would like them white...)

and since we were re-decorating a kitchen

"that looks perfectly fine as is"  (Scott's words)

and my wonderful husband is helping me

I figured I better pick my battles

Plus he does have a good point...

they are not builder's grade.

They are very nice...and it's a TON of work

and after painting the kitchen, living room, back splash, chalkboard wall

I am done

So anyway we re-painted

put up a bead board back splash (LOVE)

and I did get my chalkboard wall

Which Lilly has now claimed as hers...

as in I'm not allowed to draw past a certain point

So here is what we started with

Not bad...but a bit dark

So here is what it looks like today

(well only after I cleaned off all the counterops

...it is never really this clean)

Ohh do you see my new rug by the sink

I have never spent $40 on a rug (remember I am cheap)

but that thing is like heaven under my feet while doing dishes

Even Scott was impressed and didn't even blink at the price tag

Still gotta change out that nasty ceiling light 

 I had just enough fabric left over from re-covering the chairs

to do a curtain for the window - yaaa!

We replaced the annoying vertical blinds

that keep out pretty much no light, don't run on the track smoothly

and basically just tick me off most days

with Lenda curtains from IKEA

You can see Scott's under mounted lights in this picture

This was totally his favorite part

I do have to admit I like them a lot too

And here is our Lilly's chalkboard wall 

I still have decorations to put back up,

gotta get to that ceiling light,

would love a new sink,

and some cool vintage metal bar stools

but all of that can wait

I love that I now have a brighter, lighter more cheery kitchen :)

The bead board adds just enough white to make this girl happy

and I'm so happy I have a husband who is willing to go along

with my crazy ideas :).