Kitchen Refreshed
February 23, 2010
My friends, it took me a week, but I finished painting over my yellow kitchen ! You know how you just want something new after a few years of the same old look? That was the story of our kitchen. Hub and I just decided last fall that we’d grown tired of the butternut yellow on the island and walls. I debated whether or not to do it because I did like the previous color, but eventually we just decided to go ahead and make the change.
I was inspired to transform the space into a palette that would compliment the adjoining family and dining room, so we painted the walls, and I painted the island, a gray green color by Benjamin Moore called ‘Camouflage’. I also replaced the valance and changed up the accessories.
Welcome to our kitchen, refreshed. Come on in and have a look around !
I even hung a mirror. In a kitchen.
Just cause I think it’s purty.
As you know, I’m a complete Francophile. I like white. I like white ceramics. I like white spray paint. And I like gardens. When you combine a love for all French décor with a love of white, and spray paint, and gardens, you arrive at this !
. . . and this
. . . and this
Here’s a peek at our unadorned paneled refrigerator.
Panels or no panels, in our house you’ll find the refrigerator doors filled with these kinds of artistic creations. They make me smile whenever I go for a snack.
We do enjoy our secondary sink by the side door.
Kids + dirt. It comes in handy.
I find most of my ceramics at the Goodwill, like these canisters I found last year.
I primed and painted this island all by my lonesome.
Details to follow !
The cut glass on this chandy feels very old fashioned to me, in a really good way.
My favorite thing about my kitchen ?
The garden window.
It’s a magical little spot where I grow all sorts of things.
Right now, it’s this indoor herb garden.
Here’s a few more thrift store finds.
With a teenager + her friends + a hungry husband + two munchkins, it goes without saying that we go through fruit very fast, so I try to keep it around in pretty containers.
And just to keep it real, here’s a glimpse of what our kitchen looks like in real life.
My ordinary daily mess:
Every morning, I need good coffee. And butter. And bread.
I might need to brush his hair, but I confess I like my boy’s bed head. Even at noon.
He likes carrots, she likes lemonade. I like them. :-)
And I’d like to formally thank my hub for spending his Friday night doing this with for me.
It’s sure nice to have a handy man around. :-) Especially when I can kick back for once and watch him work while I talk nonsense and drink Syrah. :-)
I spend a lot of time cleaning this kitchen, but I still love it so very much. It’s like they say, the kitchen is the heart of the home ! It certainly is the heart of our home and where we spend most of the hours in our day with friends and family.
I hope you like the new color ! We certainly do ! It’s very calming. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask and I’ll try to answer them in a follow up post. :-)
Tags: kitchen
Your kitchen looks amazing! Looks like a kitchen you’d see in a home magazine. I love all the white, everything is so clean and crisp! Nice updating!
Absolutely beautiful I love everything about your new look, and am certainly going to stop by the Goodwill more often!
Karena
That looks amazing and I actually prefer it to the yellow. It’s a very very nice change. Great job CG family!
Oooh it’s lovely! It feels clean and soft and serene. Picture perfect!
A.M.A.Z.I.N.G! Ok, now having said that, I’m speechless.
Looking forward to breakfast with you on Thursday. No doubt there will be paint in your hair!
WOW! I absolutely love everything about it…and your kids are GORGEOUS! :)
Liz
Loving This Mom Stuff
you’re kitchen is a dream! my dream! i love it! I love how bright and big and inviting it is. wow!
Absolutely beautiful! Do you have any before pics with the yellow?
GORGEOUS kitchen. Just… WOW.
Looks beautiful, my favorite is the garden window too!
-Sarah
Hi…I’m new to your blog (oh, about 5 days now) and I’m not embarrassed to say that I’ve been stalking it! O.M.G.!!! Your kitchen is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!! Wowza!!!!! I’ve had a chance to peruse around your blog and I gotta say, i’m infactuated with everything you DIY!! Please keep up the great work. You are such an inspiration to me (and your readers!)!! By the way, I’m renovating my “new” 1950′s house I just purchased and that includes gutting the kitchen/bathroom, tearing out the wall between the kitchen and the new family room addition, remodeling the family room and remodeling the basement. A-LOT of work!! So you’re blog is totally inspiring me! Thanks again :)
Noelle
Awesome!! I love it. Question – did you paint your cabinets at some point (before this particular project)? If you did I would be very interested to hear whether the finish is standing up over time…..I want to paint my oak cabinets white but I’m nervous. Thanks again for sharing another great job!!!
Simply. Gorgeous.
It turned out beautiful. It makes me miss my kitchen in Florida:(
I had beige painted, coffee glazed cabinets and your kitchen made me homesick.
I love the BM color.
Your kitchen looks wonderful, I want some like that for me.
Kisses
Kate, loving that shelving above the stove! Beautiful! Great job on the changes and loving the color…very pretty. I am still in the middle of my transformation on our kitchen…eventually it will be there and worth it in the end! ;) Have a wonderful week!
Hugs,
Victoria
Holy Molly!! that is one GORGEOUS kitchen.. I love the airyness of it… everything so swift and crisp.. love it.. And I’d never thought about a mirror on the kitchen, but your ‘mantle’ looks fab!… If I could only convince my husband to let me paint the kitchen cabinets in white.. our tiny kitchen will look so spacious and open.. You’re such a big inspiration!
I LOVE YOUR KITCHEN!!! you did an amazing job. i would love a duplicate of your kitchen PLEASE:-)
What a beautiful kitchen. Job well done!
Sigh…..Eye candy!
Love the green!!!
wow! what a beautiful job! I love love the color!
Just found your blog through another – can’t remember which one – maybe Simply Seleta!
Your kitchen is wonderful!! I love it. I have been wanting to paint mine and have decided to be patient because we have our house on the market. Oh I can’t wait to have a pretty, fresh, bright kitchen!! Love yours and love your blog.
Gorgeous. I<3 your kitchen–and I especially love the white on white accessorizing you're doing in there.
Coming out of lurkdom to tell you that your kitchen is STUNNING! I am in the middle of a re-do, (A long story!) and you have rejuvenated me! Thanks for the Uuuumph!
Wow! The kitchen looks brand new! It’s so neutral and clean, and will be easy to change the look in the future with colorful accessories. Great job!
I just saved most of your pictures for my idea file so one day I can say to a contractor “Here is my dream kitchen. Give it to me!”
I’m in love with your kitchen! It turned out amazing.
Oh.My.Gosh. I loved your kitchen before, but this is so beautiful and fresh and clean – it looks fabulous! and I love love love the pics of your kids and hubby :)
WOW. Perfect in every way. So refreshing! I must say, when I heard that you were going to paint the kitchen, I was a bit disappointed. I REALLY liked the yellow. But….I REALLY like the new color as well! Bravo!
Oh my gosh. Wow. I am sitting here stunned. And drooling (well, not, you know, *literally*). Your kitchen is GORGEOUS! And the huge window is the cherry on top of the whole thing. Wow.
I heart bedhead, I never brush Max’s hair ( my son). Cause I love his bedhead it is part of who he is to me :)
Your kitchen is amazing.
Jennifer
I love the new look!! What I love most of all are the real life pictures! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Beautiful. I would love to see some before pictures too!
Very beautiful! I love your counter tops. I like it better than the yellow. That is a nice green on the center island and the mirror looks awesome above the stove.
Hi Kate. What a stunning kitchen you have. I love the before and the after. You truly have a gift for amazing design! Can I hire you to come to Florida and do my kitchen? I have a question for you, did you make the window treatment, or did you hire someone to make it? If you made it, I’d loooove to see a tutorial (please :)
Beautiful!
Since you love the French and you like butter, you should invest in a french butter dish. I have a handmade pottery one in a really pretty green. Butter doesn’t go bad and it stays soft.
http://www.vat19.com/dvds/butter-bell-butter-crock.cfm
KATE!! Breathtaking, simply breathtaking. Weak in the knees here. Just step over my passed out body on your way thru your MAGNIFICENT kitchen.
The new color’s so fresh and serene!! Well done my friend (oh, ok, well done Mr. CG!)!
SOOOOO Amazing! LOVE LOVE LOVE it girlfriend!
And your photography is pretty spectacular too!
:-)
Layla
oh my, so beautiful! I want your kitchen!
Not only is that the largest and nicest kitchen I have ever seen but it looks like it belongs in a magazine. I am awed by your kitchen. A-MAZING!
Gorgeous! It is so beautiful. Great Job.
oh my goodness, your house is just incredible.
where on earth do you get a fridge like that?
you have such style and taste.
Oh!!! It’s a very pretty and nice kitchen, es un magnífico trabajo de remodelación. Tus hijos estan preciosos.
Cariños
Beautiful! Love the window!
SERIOUSLY CRISP and GORGEOUS! You all did an swesome job. Cannot believe it was done in a week! How did you get the cabinets all done so fast????
WOMAN we HAVE to TALK!
BTW: your photos of your herbs and your window are beautiful!
Makes us want to visit!
d
Yes, yes, yes. Love that you painted your island a soft green/gray! Beautiful. Don’t ya just love husbands that are handy around the house?
xo,
cristin
I am so jealous of your kitchen- it is divine! I especially love the garden window *drools*
i have this paint swatch color painted on my wall. it looks great in your kitchen. i’m glad i got to see what it looks like in a kitchen rather than a swatch……awesome!
Fabulous! What a beautiful chandelier and family!