Pics of the kitchen -- FINALLY

Oh man. I used to have before pictures of the kitchen. Well, somehow I deleted them before I backed up all my photos on CD. I can't believe I did that. Anyway, the cabinets were white, old and dirty white, with original hardware, which would be great if they were nice but they were the cheapest available and didn't go well at all, not to mention the previous owners painted over the hinges that were already rusty and bent. The walls were also white, the island was white and, well, the whole kitchen just needed help. I'm far from finished "helping" this poor kitchen, but just this little bit that I have done so far has made a huge difference.

There really isn't much to see, quite honestly! LOL The kitchen is inky dinky as you will see. But, even as tiny as it is, it was added onto some 10 years or so before Randy bought the house. It's a very odd addition that doesn't flow well at all and is basically wasted space, sadly. Randy built an eating bar type thing (we never use it for eating and he is always piling stuff there--I hate it) in the big open "window" from the dining room into the wasted addition-space. We currently use the wasted area as a mud room, but I hope to someday incorporate it into my kitchen remodel plan. If I should live so long. :::eyeroll:::


I love my new cabinet hardware. These are from Lee Valley. They used to be the cheapest, plain, silver curved pulls from the 50s on white cabinets (painted over horrid yellow). The cabinets are horrid too. They aren't even 12" deep. Randy had to literally carve out half the thickness of one of the doors so my new plates will fit. They are not even a full 11 1/2" plates. This kitchen has major, major issues. But the new hardware helps, don't you think? They look white in this pic but they are actually a creamy ivory color called sand something (I can't find the paint chip at the moment). This creamy color will eventually be on the ceiling too.

This is a built-in hutch type thing (no idea what it's called--house was built in the early 50s) which is at the end of the hallway as you come around through the dining area to the kitchen. Took this one tonight. You can see the creamy color better in the evening light.

Took this one in the morning light.

Ever heard someone say you don't know shit from shinola? Well, here is the original Shinola shoe polish. The bottle in this box is full. There is no year on the box, but I think the last time my grampa had an occasion to shine his shoes was for my mom's wedding in 1953.

Looking straight into the kitchen from the dining table (built-in is directly left outside the shot)

From here you can see my pot rack with my beautiful hard anodized cookware. LOL

Viewing from the opposite end of the kitchen, from the sliding door at the back of the house (mud room to the left). At the far end is my 50% off Joann find. I may decide to hang my aprons on this cute rack.

















Some of my collection of vintage kitchen pieces. These spice tins and boxes are all originals from my grama's cupboard. Some of them still have spices in them! They are dated early 40s.







These are my kitchen art pieces. I collected the silver from various thrift stores, the frames used to hold watermelon prints from Pier 1 (that used to hang in my watermelon themed kitchen), and the paper mats I made from chipboard and scrapbook cardstock from the Comstock Kitchen Collection. Dig out the hot glue gun and voila! Kitchen art.