Drum roll please...

 

After months and months of working on our kitchen,
doing a little bit at a time we are there

...well almost.

We still need to replace the old halogen cans with some sleeker modern recessed lighting

and select and tile the back splash.

We actually did not start out planning to remodel our kitchen. 
But then we fell for this AGA

And next thing you know we are moving walls.  You all know how that goes!

Now we have an almost new kitchen.

So here is our labor of love...

this is the dining nook, which is now smaller since we shifted the opening 30 inches.

 My husband made this table out of an old iron

 base that had been sitting around here for years, he just covered

a sheet of plywood with a 16 gauge sheet of galvanized steel, built a frame

 and voilà!

I just love it!

found this cute vintage tole chandelier at where else...Sweet Salvage.

This Lee Jofa fabric is perfect for the pillows and the welted with the curtain fabric.

   I have two more to sew...who knows how long that will take me to do...I am not good at production

once the inspiration leaves, it takes a bit to get it back. 

In the old days I use to have my workroom do this...

 I don't want to spend the money to have someone else make something I can easily do.

But that being said...it might be half done for a while.  

Here are some before and after to give you the "big picture".  

You can really see how shifting the opening has affected the space. 

It is amazing what 30" can do!

The opening before...

and after, on the right we added that little bookcase so we have more room for books.

Notice the brackets on the top of the bookcase...that is right...those are the same

ones I use everywhere.

and here is the other direction you enter into the kitchen.

The extra 30" really help the flow between the different living spaces.

the coffee station--because we LOVE our coffee

a lot

The Hood:  Lineal and our focal point

two little stools tucked away for the kids

My antique canisters from Calais, France are now on display

our glasses, napkins, straws,bottle openers and matches all

hang here in this little cabinet

And our favorite...the stainless farm sink.  Oh my...It is so big you can hide all the dishes

in it.  I can never go back!

Notice the feet on the sink cabinet...yes, you guessed it they are those Home Depot

brackets again.

The kitchen is now open!