Kitchen Inspiration and a Tiny Sneak Peek!

I hope you all are having a great week and looking forward to the weekend that is just around the corner!

I can’t wait for Friday night to roll around, as B is coming home for a visit.

It is very strange not having him home this summer……

Reality likes to step in and slap me in the face every now and then, letting me know that my kids will truly be on their own soon. So very proud of both of them, but gosh dang…….I do not think ’empty nest’ will look its best on moi! 😉

Why don’t I stop pouting, and let you all in on what has been going on in our household this past month.

I finally bit the bullet with this project, which dominoed into our kitchen getting a face lift. Not the sledgehammer, taking everything down to the studs kind of facelift…….but a small little something something that will hopefully brighten up the entire space.

I will be the first to admit that there truly wasn’t actually anything wrong with our kitchen.

All except the white oven! Now that is a problem! 😉

Nothing like it not matching the other stainless steel appliances. I don’t have to have everything matchy matchy, but geez louise I do want my appliances to match! This will be fixed before long!! YEAH!

I was just plain tired of the orange oak cabinets and felt it was ready for a change. I also dreamed about having the cabinets extend all the way to the ceiling like these….

Traditional Kitchen by Minneapolis Kitchen & Bath Designers Casa Verde Design

I can’t say that I am a fan of the white back splash, but love everything else about this kitchen.

The countertops might be granite, but look a little like soapstone to me. I really like the light cabinets, dark countertops and medium tone wood floors. This to me is very classic.

Here are a few more that truly did inspire me to purchase lumber to frame out the space above our cabinets……

Traditional Kitchen by Millbrook Architects & Building Designers Crisp Architects

Look at all the additional space they have for storage, and for displaying special knick knacks! Loving the wide planked floor!

Traditional Dining Room by Lakewood Kitchen & Bath Designers KRFC Design Centers

I can’t say that I want my dining room table in my kitchen, but I still drool over the tall cabinets! Now that I think about it…..something is very familiar about that table. Give me a second! LOL!! I knew it……. that looks just like our dining room table and chairs minus the ruffled cushion. 😉 Small world!!

Traditional Kitchen by Charlotte Interior Designers & Decorators Carolina Design Associates, LLC

All of the cabinets do not extend to the ceiling, but enough of them do which adds interesting layers to this kitchen! Look at the feet on the cabinets……. I will definitely be adding some of these to our kitchen.

Although P has no problem with me tackling the kitchen, he does have a small problem with my vision. He can’t see me building the framework and doors on top of our existing cabinets. I have tried showing him pictures, but he would rather see the interesting layers like the kitchen above. Maybe also like this one….

Traditional Kitchen by Alpharetta Interior Designers & Decorators Great Spaces!

Have to hand it to him….he picked a winner! I could move right into this kitchen. LOVE IT!

Looks like they added the height to the molding to beef them up a bit and make them more pronounced.

Traditional Kitchen by Toronto Interior Designers & Decorators Cheryl Scrymgeour Designs

This cabinet molding is really exaggerated and beefy looking. If these cabinets were stained a deep brown, I think the molding would look too heavy, but with them painted white they are able to pull it off.

Traditional Kitchen by Lake Oswego Kitchen & Bath Remodelers Creekstone Designs

I can’t seem to get away from the cabinet on top of a cabinet! 😉

Don’t you think it would be a piece of cake to frame this out on top of ours????

I am also intrigued by the cabinet above the fridge.

The doors on the cabinet we just installed do not match the other upper cabinets, and I am thinking of doing something like the photo above. I could take the doors off of the old ‘half cabinet’ we took down and make half of it storage and the other half a display shelf.

I could also do something like this…….