Our New Kitchen!

<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Greetings, friends!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, here we are in the kitchen right before we moved in ... beautiful wood floors, pretty birch cabinets and tile backsplash.  </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22UD1ZoH32p7iCIbFornXY-TGCLPwjaNybTbmzSmwLdHYuJCkcylJhW9oZbulcRGcIhjLQbVexpYLQ7l3NinfwaxaPCKShLX5XJr-BuUdhHMHD7oye7hy0rLrTbE4RQfIbA9tbK5Mzt8/s1600/newkitchenb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22UD1ZoH32p7iCIbFornXY-TGCLPwjaNybTbmzSmwLdHYuJCkcylJhW9oZbulcRGcIhjLQbVexpYLQ7l3NinfwaxaPCKShLX5XJr-BuUdhHMHD7oye7hy0rLrTbE4RQfIbA9tbK5Mzt8/s1600/newkitchenb4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, then THIS happened.  Oops.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CspIOU2mnwwimJoN4jmz4qYJObV4QFqwrD65fCYzTV_iNhZ7KbDzT_zeXUfCGZzK-Hr5oOpp4UG1GIt2HnvreXJB_4856Z_moRU_NWhiP-kBdqE2lXaNtfMLkzG4vzjkYNEp7VUAXCg/s1600/newkitchenafterfall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CspIOU2mnwwimJoN4jmz4qYJObV4QFqwrD65fCYzTV_iNhZ7KbDzT_zeXUfCGZzK-Hr5oOpp4UG1GIt2HnvreXJB_4856Z_moRU_NWhiP-kBdqE2lXaNtfMLkzG4vzjkYNEp7VUAXCg/s1600/newkitchenafterfall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know some of you may be gasping that I took a paint brush to brand new cabinets and tile backsplash.  Trust me, for a moment, I did, too.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQZwrorlgd3n5O3xMn_HjZGlf6HSaKKou8nGognp1zRYq27ygAV70DjBqz4KvLWzfRFx0E_hVf8SwCLKpWFC4y8MndBN7jdBPrsiwBgtn_BwtuQ3Siv7QK9-WU5CpegVGqvq5atN55n8/s1600/newkitchensunb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQZwrorlgd3n5O3xMn_HjZGlf6HSaKKou8nGognp1zRYq27ygAV70DjBqz4KvLWzfRFx0E_hVf8SwCLKpWFC4y8MndBN7jdBPrsiwBgtn_BwtuQ3Siv7QK9-WU5CpegVGqvq5atN55n8/s1600/newkitchensunb4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But ... then I reminded myself that, while I love the dark floors, cabinets and backsplash separately, I didn't care for them all together.  To me, they blended into each other, not allowing one or the other to stand out.  Plus, knowing how much I loved the kitchen in our old home ... to have this one resemble it would make this house feel more like *home.*  </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, I continued to get busy! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I sanded/primed the cabinets and then added three coats of Ben Moore's "White Dove" to each one.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To break up the white a bit, I painted the pantry, garage and storage doors Rustoleum's Semi-Gloss Black.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpWhbOBghWcsfZbD9AC3qgMtNg6qfqXWjl_rbohJArcwYpOn6TQepIze_w2vaFwDbm1yVtLVL9oygI8QkSWxb-6ds-jhcl9Ar-vo1cL2NoN17-DwpMPD4BPoMf3aEcThKKjBajazEBBQ/s1600/newkitchenfallsun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpWhbOBghWcsfZbD9AC3qgMtNg6qfqXWjl_rbohJArcwYpOn6TQepIze_w2vaFwDbm1yVtLVL9oygI8QkSWxb-6ds-jhcl9Ar-vo1cL2NoN17-DwpMPD4BPoMf3aEcThKKjBajazEBBQ/s1600/newkitchenfallsun.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also dug out a can of Chateaux Grey and painted our island, adding the same farmhouse legs that I did to the island in our home in SC.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhy1yA-g_SaEzaG3UbcffW7YlGma9xadIvFny71p_tNKlN7V98dXR2w029Y1ywvUEdhZaVRMxq252krFkucnG-_febOdr6nTdnjO3e4a68OQyZp4RWBv7sSxUch4vIlPMBwBPDZlzPWY/s1600/newkitchenfallislandleg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhy1yA-g_SaEzaG3UbcffW7YlGma9xadIvFny71p_tNKlN7V98dXR2w029Y1ywvUEdhZaVRMxq252krFkucnG-_febOdr6nTdnjO3e4a68OQyZp4RWBv7sSxUch4vIlPMBwBPDZlzPWY/s1600/newkitchenfallislandleg.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">SOMEday, we'll replace its granite countertop with butcher block.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAj3nU-OOzmM85aoYuP_FTsusxUPK1t2Vn9p7S89EIHutepbnIrHBzH4uyLEJJfN1yaqk-drBEkpv4xoUbP9wL8NGj6jGWst0P03ILaaaqFDQZvamU4IRG7q5rX2AyQ1CQ4QxmgfS7OU/s1600/newkitchenfallapples.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAj3nU-OOzmM85aoYuP_FTsusxUPK1t2Vn9p7S89EIHutepbnIrHBzH4uyLEJJfN1yaqk-drBEkpv4xoUbP9wL8NGj6jGWst0P03ILaaaqFDQZvamU4IRG7q5rX2AyQ1CQ4QxmgfS7OU/s1600/newkitchenfallapples.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With ample storage in here, I didn't feel *too* guilty when I asked my husband if he'd consider taking down one of the cabinets so that I could put up a few open shelves like we had in our old home.  With the help of our neighbor (and his crow bar) down it came,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztgrdO5LW6xRMhKfXtEnst6-qdAu9uph3HPAFEYAahHhcn2c4SOZb90z-TVlCIeiwgM8dw-Q1zyOmWPj_aE84FiPHe-EVSgcFlmJsgFBJ_OgjZSab0royuThg7HMmHrtdKCwPkGdHbzY/s1600/newfallkitchenb42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztgrdO5LW6xRMhKfXtEnst6-qdAu9uph3HPAFEYAahHhcn2c4SOZb90z-TVlCIeiwgM8dw-Q1zyOmWPj_aE84FiPHe-EVSgcFlmJsgFBJ_OgjZSab0royuThg7HMmHrtdKCwPkGdHbzY/s1600/newfallkitchenb42.jpg" width="606" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and up went the shelves!  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FkZZAgW0ntEMlLGw1DEXbqd3gVmu5iEPvJ75f1KuXnXNWl0EV7YHIWcquw7WpPKg653a0tw5yaqHTd2y33nXVP2oHs26QT7NK_GvUYLX7Y96RedF0EcTTOle-T7YkNnIMLG47vPB3lA/s1600/newkitchenfallshelves1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FkZZAgW0ntEMlLGw1DEXbqd3gVmu5iEPvJ75f1KuXnXNWl0EV7YHIWcquw7WpPKg653a0tw5yaqHTd2y33nXVP2oHs26QT7NK_GvUYLX7Y96RedF0EcTTOle-T7YkNnIMLG47vPB3lA/s1600/newkitchenfallshelves1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">An inexpensive project (shelves and corbels from Home Depot), which makes for a great display area!</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGFg8x4e2VNxNlFf-ONZOutkLcUraqaH4RtaEUTilIP2wCoYDq7D97m1sXUHqvbfA-9LNC1TVBLDqkGLayOv_4WhsXgaH-s2H5owl6EY4sJuSoJ5QinlTnQ5dI-pIHUSzScbVggH8yiA/s1600/newkitchenfallshelves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGFg8x4e2VNxNlFf-ONZOutkLcUraqaH4RtaEUTilIP2wCoYDq7D97m1sXUHqvbfA-9LNC1TVBLDqkGLayOv_4WhsXgaH-s2H5owl6EY4sJuSoJ5QinlTnQ5dI-pIHUSzScbVggH8yiA/s1600/newkitchenfallshelves.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our Wal-Mart canisters made a return appearance, too ... an easy way to display seasonal or day-to-day items:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNG9a2NXck8Rg8qLiaClzC-hW1JM1ST4iM4he6lBd7fNNewKvPXvxIrUZSRS8IXSQbamh0DqXBXTu6TXh5lP8aOluB4o5JLPzd5h_MQ_YYWFYMLDJXspCQajKIxa4Xuq-K_PRNwGY__Y/s1600/newfallkitchencanisters1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNG9a2NXck8Rg8qLiaClzC-hW1JM1ST4iM4he6lBd7fNNewKvPXvxIrUZSRS8IXSQbamh0DqXBXTu6TXh5lP8aOluB4o5JLPzd5h_MQ_YYWFYMLDJXspCQajKIxa4Xuq-K_PRNwGY__Y/s1600/newfallkitchencanisters1.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, I "give thanks" alright ... every time I use the gas stove without causing a fire.  I admit it, gas scares me!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFSKlGNnOsHprJRugNIrUllbOSKYefUAgsx8leZk5kcjXa8n4xkaU7ykPZgJYB4pvMKv6tdCTunGF9hMNIizkGTvUH4RhUMZO30gcdmyLm_1eGk2dk_dRvP_jblSsrUFxQLzd-tqWRRs/s1600/newfallkitchengive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFSKlGNnOsHprJRugNIrUllbOSKYefUAgsx8leZk5kcjXa8n4xkaU7ykPZgJYB4pvMKv6tdCTunGF9hMNIizkGTvUH4RhUMZO30gcdmyLm_1eGk2dk_dRvP_jblSsrUFxQLzd-tqWRRs/s1600/newfallkitchengive.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTqgShGsFOqv_2SEomocgM31i3afmS8Y1BMoU1R-Vx95AlKA6Vmd1tUFayEDSZXJvr7CLK0Dogsdkevfi_hSpRcXxQsvGIHqXS0BRJfdqTwkcx0PfH6PwRAmK2XP_tGbcvPg84wPacrc/s1600/newfallkitchenvignette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTqgShGsFOqv_2SEomocgM31i3afmS8Y1BMoU1R-Vx95AlKA6Vmd1tUFayEDSZXJvr7CLK0Dogsdkevfi_hSpRcXxQsvGIHqXS0BRJfdqTwkcx0PfH6PwRAmK2XP_tGbcvPg84wPacrc/s1600/newfallkitchenvignette.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On the other side of the kitchen is our "walk in from the garage dropping zone."</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGT_hwG8Df1AfjEZ4TY6RCnp2XK3YtQn0mqC5Z8q0W88upKtJRCTw94OZqXsgsWM4yAvz_oSWOS40jHxqfremHNjBR9BySu6iOIWGKWTsY-G4mfCRrjPvwiFbmiMh5iDKrtDQqfwBA9Jg/s1600/newkitchenfallwet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGT_hwG8Df1AfjEZ4TY6RCnp2XK3YtQn0mqC5Z8q0W88upKtJRCTw94OZqXsgsWM4yAvz_oSWOS40jHxqfremHNjBR9BySu6iOIWGKWTsY-G4mfCRrjPvwiFbmiMh5iDKrtDQqfwBA9Jg/s1600/newkitchenfallwet.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, keys, phones, mail and book bags are plopped here, especially while a scoop of a Fall mix is inhaled.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWl2Fu5xQqXNDx-rMhMhl0f1B4Bgnj9bZCdP2iIjh3ENu9XoGBLPdd8pNGarzkbd4YNzfTKsyyCtlyqErcUFQFdDzEq59kgZEGWrY4bgfrDAr0mWpZO_dq0xtoQsRBaEgnWVG2vR1ynaU/s1600/newkitchenfallcanisters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWl2Fu5xQqXNDx-rMhMhl0f1B4Bgnj9bZCdP2iIjh3ENu9XoGBLPdd8pNGarzkbd4YNzfTKsyyCtlyqErcUFQFdDzEq59kgZEGWrY4bgfrDAr0mWpZO_dq0xtoQsRBaEgnWVG2vR1ynaU/s1600/newkitchenfallcanisters.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I thought this cute mug tree would be a nice addition to the coffee/tea "station," so, I clicked "add to cart" when I saw it on Amazon.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhlkFgAttqxZkpac0a9blTnmDZMkV4EB2ktseKWUzVL0APZqsc1HXOz82390WtP53b-vgqYsrVs27OY11z9maBGqdmTIjok_H6Uhcs7uWzAzs_22g_R2us5fGtzIVxm7J-DYXq0bcipo/s1600/newkitchenfallmugs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhlkFgAttqxZkpac0a9blTnmDZMkV4EB2ktseKWUzVL0APZqsc1HXOz82390WtP53b-vgqYsrVs27OY11z9maBGqdmTIjok_H6Uhcs7uWzAzs_22g_R2us5fGtzIVxm7J-DYXq0bcipo/s1600/newkitchenfallmugs.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Along with spray painting all of the knobs pewter, a couple of little embellishments were also added, such as these drawer pulls (Lowe's),</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrZ2EGmDeGLmA6lWcwtadUWhRQUTsFl6vZSP5DET-hViCF7q3S_OKLC-wMv4hlcudYmTF3S24PTraEZ0kBw12c9WqX5lKR23UKF8m84TkkyagxSDT20BHtldOKiYJjnGAxAMx3niGyOU/s1600/newkitchenfallknob.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrZ2EGmDeGLmA6lWcwtadUWhRQUTsFl6vZSP5DET-hViCF7q3S_OKLC-wMv4hlcudYmTF3S24PTraEZ0kBw12c9WqX5lKR23UKF8m84TkkyagxSDT20BHtldOKiYJjnGAxAMx3niGyOU/s1600/newkitchenfallknob.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">along with wooden scrolls to two faux drawer fronts.  </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQaha9GXYtASmwxdjG7kH8lZqREVrCg7FLByBhiaxZAVfPrTyv3TJghOxaXheCsHk_MKurV7aEQUESRHeqnjcyyBuEEOSrSW9HbI2JdHgzXfAlGqETlFjuUnmfIsiuy2UVHwj3cxIx69g/s1600/newkitchenfallscroll.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQaha9GXYtASmwxdjG7kH8lZqREVrCg7FLByBhiaxZAVfPrTyv3TJghOxaXheCsHk_MKurV7aEQUESRHeqnjcyyBuEEOSrSW9HbI2JdHgzXfAlGqETlFjuUnmfIsiuy2UVHwj3cxIx69g/s1600/newkitchenfallscroll.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of my favorite additions to the kitchen is the bling (Home Depot)!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5j754jr3iH1MAr4-3KjyKO1e4ckn015lsJP5xGQuDpJ2M9y9XosbBvMmptMtn7HXcAgMJi8zJk4rhs1_r18Pzbx2v3hIq02nJWPeF_TocHPp6bK8dTjJEpR9IpkEQEagN-WfaXP4K-Q/s1600/newkitchenfallchandieshe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5j754jr3iH1MAr4-3KjyKO1e4ckn015lsJP5xGQuDpJ2M9y9XosbBvMmptMtn7HXcAgMJi8zJk4rhs1_r18Pzbx2v3hIq02nJWPeF_TocHPp6bK8dTjJEpR9IpkEQEagN-WfaXP4K-Q/s1600/newkitchenfallchandieshe.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She's like the crowing touch to the room!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1k6vJW3jgxGHG-IRMc4IN5x9nfk_FykzBln7p2dfQjY8Sb_E3gVUKZQI-CRwL1H3tvOcd6qoITFNFUu_fmX2Dk41Aw5KIlSyoSd2qwSEkwwXpph1T79O5diLr7D4vCIhEY37EW0m-j5M/s1600/newkitchenfallislandgar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1k6vJW3jgxGHG-IRMc4IN5x9nfk_FykzBln7p2dfQjY8Sb_E3gVUKZQI-CRwL1H3tvOcd6qoITFNFUu_fmX2Dk41Aw5KIlSyoSd2qwSEkwwXpph1T79O5diLr7D4vCIhEY37EW0m-j5M/s1600/newkitchenfallislandgar.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course, I had to add her twin over the table, too!  </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">(With these chandeliers being a mere $99/each, it was an affordable and justifiable "splurge.")</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Annnnd, I had to bring back our "E A T" letters, too.  I thought it only fitting to place them right beside the pantry.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBpKYNnTspz7zVckFxcKLYj4jWvWo4zhSGuomLjBpykKXJ-SuAmbeDZXsgHoQMjK1Ga0uNgZ3nq2ftePNs-tlDoUjc4kMbuPFxwRP_fq6GB43wMfVpuog_k8M20dsRdZRomVCvgsoMNk/s1600/newkitchenbfasteat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBpKYNnTspz7zVckFxcKLYj4jWvWo4zhSGuomLjBpykKXJ-SuAmbeDZXsgHoQMjK1Ga0uNgZ3nq2ftePNs-tlDoUjc4kMbuPFxwRP_fq6GB43wMfVpuog_k8M20dsRdZRomVCvgsoMNk/s1600/newkitchenbfasteat.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What's that saying?  One is good, two is better?!  </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HAh_kqkezH8rILOHIpMDxm8U8DiYk8E9ts4mBQOmPaoQsSM3DqZDUYm9ZiLM7P4kF7Lmt2XjtZ1H7emXZYPQPqE4UHR9NpHk8OMSFrn39PQVyWcEJkZ0IifZBzuk3-UVREPftVDciYo/s1600/newkitchenoverallgreat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HAh_kqkezH8rILOHIpMDxm8U8DiYk8E9ts4mBQOmPaoQsSM3DqZDUYm9ZiLM7P4kF7Lmt2XjtZ1H7emXZYPQPqE4UHR9NpHk8OMSFrn39PQVyWcEJkZ0IifZBzuk3-UVREPftVDciYo/s1600/newkitchenoverallgreat.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From this angle, you can see our Fall Family Tree (a yearly tradition in our home):</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYW1whVNwOQA6heKcvmMDPwFk4HdTG6Sa0aOipoBUxZZyYK1AYT3hjaTw9eA_c-tn2QdXC89XyKPA_rNKPI82MBgqIZHlTkULMyt9dhUf0Y10uR_l7VPjFHr_z16d94aOsR9R84FOAoA/s1600/newkitchenfalltree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYW1whVNwOQA6heKcvmMDPwFk4HdTG6Sa0aOipoBUxZZyYK1AYT3hjaTw9eA_c-tn2QdXC89XyKPA_rNKPI82MBgqIZHlTkULMyt9dhUf0Y10uR_l7VPjFHr_z16d94aOsR9R84FOAoA/s1600/newkitchenfalltree.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tucked in a little corner.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPPym2-lw6xw2yoknX1N30I5WlOIJF71wOkAqim45lUI-J8FEkOl9hM3ynTrarDQWxV7hMfnzdrTFlqGcvWlkSkwVRTCgKaB5QgEX2T9O5-w0wYY2AiFccD2iKqOjFBSyFN-7wsobgP4/s1600/newfallkitchentree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPPym2-lw6xw2yoknX1N30I5WlOIJF71wOkAqim45lUI-J8FEkOl9hM3ynTrarDQWxV7hMfnzdrTFlqGcvWlkSkwVRTCgKaB5QgEX2T9O5-w0wYY2AiFccD2iKqOjFBSyFN-7wsobgP4/s1600/newfallkitchentree.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I always add "familial" sayings ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHefltAWiZWsQ3eVlyQpx5c3yc8zk70Mr-VZRazmZUDFNM-bc89rxK1e-1SXjrMRz6aF5-69k75vwQX9oDiFK5CU6BtrcJWtyOXsqPrn7ZMm9c_Izbufi4-UM-8Nhn41VyzaaevibqLos/s1600/newkitchenfallowl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHefltAWiZWsQ3eVlyQpx5c3yc8zk70Mr-VZRazmZUDFNM-bc89rxK1e-1SXjrMRz6aF5-69k75vwQX9oDiFK5CU6BtrcJWtyOXsqPrn7ZMm9c_Izbufi4-UM-8Nhn41VyzaaevibqLos/s1600/newkitchenfallowl.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and pictures of our family that mean so much!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_194GRLHUOZHAZGJqLXGM4-GDfqhgiKz57cHlKnrdcSjyIdvdStHzVoKeiGOptGOoiTJ9YWL3Y0KYPXiXGdj4IJ0HaRcgcPbUhYaK-DsusLDrvBEXwUJ-25MtdlJTOPC-EpkMsfrHYg/s1600/newkitchenfalltreeclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_194GRLHUOZHAZGJqLXGM4-GDfqhgiKz57cHlKnrdcSjyIdvdStHzVoKeiGOptGOoiTJ9YWL3Y0KYPXiXGdj4IJ0HaRcgcPbUhYaK-DsusLDrvBEXwUJ-25MtdlJTOPC-EpkMsfrHYg/s1600/newkitchenfalltreeclose.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One more time ...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22UD1ZoH32p7iCIbFornXY-TGCLPwjaNybTbmzSmwLdHYuJCkcylJhW9oZbulcRGcIhjLQbVexpYLQ7l3NinfwaxaPCKShLX5XJr-BuUdhHMHD7oye7hy0rLrTbE4RQfIbA9tbK5Mzt8/s1600/newkitchenb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg22UD1ZoH32p7iCIbFornXY-TGCLPwjaNybTbmzSmwLdHYuJCkcylJhW9oZbulcRGcIhjLQbVexpYLQ7l3NinfwaxaPCKShLX5XJr-BuUdhHMHD7oye7hy0rLrTbE4RQfIbA9tbK5Mzt8/s1600/newkitchenb4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Annnnd, AFTER!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CspIOU2mnwwimJoN4jmz4qYJObV4QFqwrD65fCYzTV_iNhZ7KbDzT_zeXUfCGZzK-Hr5oOpp4UG1GIt2HnvreXJB_4856Z_moRU_NWhiP-kBdqE2lXaNtfMLkzG4vzjkYNEp7VUAXCg/s1600/newkitchenafterfall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-CspIOU2mnwwimJoN4jmz4qYJObV4QFqwrD65fCYzTV_iNhZ7KbDzT_zeXUfCGZzK-Hr5oOpp4UG1GIt2HnvreXJB_4856Z_moRU_NWhiP-kBdqE2lXaNtfMLkzG4vzjkYNEp7VUAXCg/s1600/newkitchenafterfall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We're not done in here yet ... as our budget allows, we'd love to add crown molding, a board and batten backsplash, a butcher block top to the island, and a wooden beam or two.  For now, we're enjoying our new space!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by,</span></div><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" style="width: NaN%;" />

Our New Kitchen!

Greetings, friends!So, here we are in the kitchen right before we moved in ... beautiful wood floors, pretty birch cabinets and tile backsplash.  And, then THIS happened.  Oops.I know some of you may be gasping that I took a paint brush to brand new cabinets and tile backsplash.  Trust me, for a mom…

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