More Changes in our Kitchen ...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Greetings, friends!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, we've been messin' around in the kitchen again ... and we're not done yet! <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(Are we ever?)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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/AVvXsEhjKZLN61ewScjVVPMrlupTBYBcdgHnuaYlVRlQ-NCYR45oH9msRaqksfteznMNHRoAsDaga5k4zTLD3Z52KRt5R8EA5ZRinJz82z3vT4W58NeCxxK-dkWt-lLrfOvZe0ISGPAKwW6Ip3Y/s1600/fbkitchenredo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjKZLN61ewScjVVPMrlupTBYBcdgHnuaYlVRlQ-NCYR45oH9msRaqksfteznMNHRoAsDaga5k4zTLD3Z52KRt5R8EA5ZRinJz82z3vT4W58NeCxxK-dkWt-lLrfOvZe0ISGPAKwW6Ip3Y/s1600/fbkitchenredo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, to truly appreciate the madness thus far, let's take a stroll down decorating lane to see where we started, shall we?   </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, here's our kitchen (<i>pic courtesy of Hour Homes</i>) right before we moved in last summer ... while we loved it as it was, I knew it was only a matter of time before I added my "stamp."</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/AVvXsEg70oMKitYruwfq-96QNt5VWKdLAh8QPFwOHYlyoLWA0rTtnLi7GZQzJC4zAdw812vdyBESXSoIg_faz9Uc9lzsd6ZjKxIRTE6QPVU78L1yAvWLHwWZ-l3YNSRf2vzY1LGiz6oVKlcSmO0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-05-25+at+2.25.15+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70oMKitYruwfq-96QNt5VWKdLAh8QPFwOHYlyoLWA0rTtnLi7GZQzJC4zAdw812vdyBESXSoIg_faz9Uc9lzsd6ZjKxIRTE6QPVU78L1yAvWLHwWZ-l3YNSRf2vzY1LGiz6oVKlcSmO0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-05-25+at+2.25.15+PM.png" width="640" /></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;">And, here it is after "that" little redo last Fall, which involved painting the cabinets and tile backsplash ... removing a cabinet by the sink and adding open shelves in its ... personalizing the island a bit ... and, topping it all off with two matching "bling-y" chandeliers:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS8NTl0Wh_YcreWsSqmPtDzuNeu9eaRhDmM4TAI-hX7ZWHdQlscpsgCiFVRhqqBUnTjcRSD4hzIVVZ86Lfm2QUkDNOZnS2hJNKqAPuqih8owkkA4WkAAlTdfMjNCD-pf7Hpj92Coya4uk/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/AVvXsEgS8NTl0Wh_YcreWsSqmPtDzuNeu9eaRhDmM4TAI-hX7ZWHdQlscpsgCiFVRhqqBUnTjcRSD4hzIVVZ86Lfm2QUkDNOZnS2hJNKqAPuqih8owkkA4WkAAlTdfMjNCD-pf7Hpj92Coya4uk/s1600/newkitchenafterfall.jpg" width="640" /></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;">Now, Phase 1 1/2 has been done!  A</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">nyone who knows me understands my obsession with symmetry ... since we took down a cabinet on the right side of the kitchen and replaced it with shelves, it was only a matter of time before I got the urge to take down a cabinet on the left side and add shelves there, too ... gotta have balance in my world!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BEFORE </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(</span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pic courtesy of Hour Homes</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">)</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfr8GDPbaykZyogeXvbUciIaM5YqcKdypaBU5e9s_3-w_WN5tIQfYeak-19JcUFV_zt1dsh_aIHwIhdXInTJ04uT8itJYHDU-oSuxpsbPG8hyphenhyphenaaP_wzOID2skMmPIKX70BDqLY0LfZ22M/s1600/easterkitchenbb4shelves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfr8GDPbaykZyogeXvbUciIaM5YqcKdypaBU5e9s_3-w_WN5tIQfYeak-19JcUFV_zt1dsh_aIHwIhdXInTJ04uT8itJYHDU-oSuxpsbPG8hyphenhyphenaaP_wzOID2skMmPIKX70BDqLY0LfZ22M/s1600/easterkitchenbb4shelves.jpg" width="370" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">AFTER!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktXiN3YJidjwH_xbIW2v5LcGxeOUAKJ59crzFORmjQx0KpuC1ad41jKKtBPMNP41n6bxp_vALukqhg52w2r6v1dVZqRR0FCNNycitr3LkcESEDJZnDILW6VAhEwfVXSMY0HbVk6MsflY/s1600/easterkitchenshelvesfar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktXiN3YJidjwH_xbIW2v5LcGxeOUAKJ59crzFORmjQx0KpuC1ad41jKKtBPMNP41n6bxp_vALukqhg52w2r6v1dVZqRR0FCNNycitr3LkcESEDJZnDILW6VAhEwfVXSMY0HbVk6MsflY/s1600/easterkitchenshelvesfar.jpg" width="423" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">While I loved all of the cabinets, it was just a bit too *much* cabinetry (VISUALLY), which is why I wanted to break them up a bit by adding open 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/AVvXsEiYrG7HV0ck3_SKYmLbcxNtUAvaCc5g2MnWxfEcWwa2Px6kq6BMPQH9m5vUjs3lmOZvoet9u9ZNxvmjuss0vB6CT1RYNXYO97q_Ros8XorWUJewn95GLxA6khX6CL6I9kRnL7_jtn5qJn4/s1600/easterkitchenpell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrG7HV0ck3_SKYmLbcxNtUAvaCc5g2MnWxfEcWwa2Px6kq6BMPQH9m5vUjs3lmOZvoet9u9ZNxvmjuss0vB6CT1RYNXYO97q_Ros8XorWUJewn95GLxA6khX6CL6I9kRnL7_jtn5qJn4/s1600/easterkitchenpell.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;">We didn't stop there, though ... once the new shelves were installed, my preoccupation with odd numbers resurfaced; and since we had shelves on both the left and right side of the kitchen, it only made sense to create the illusion of open shelves in the middle, right?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, that's when "this" happened ... down came the doors on the cabinet above the ovens.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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/AVvXsEiqYcsdIa4f96al5N4m748MjXthOKdmMIr9ci1lyxQLzhPvptgzjfyq_KnghqUK-6BSf7Cq_jlmLDUDRLreN1_obnYHNGd8_Hel8qMjfygJYRySxWzA97vmHE45wIxnucyTZ5mhoLivl7Y/s1600/easterkitchenovencab.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYcsdIa4f96al5N4m748MjXthOKdmMIr9ci1lyxQLzhPvptgzjfyq_KnghqUK-6BSf7Cq_jlmLDUDRLreN1_obnYHNGd8_Hel8qMjfygJYRySxWzA97vmHE45wIxnucyTZ5mhoLivl7Y/s1600/easterkitchenovencab.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Maybe now that a few of my cookbooks are "on display," I'll actually open one up and cook something!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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/AVvXsEibW02EEKdW6pxu_7qSjd0DCadBtGO2IGmzJ7iyuy9WabKjh6m99of-tzCJN8Y9dqthvefxTNW1uE74a3_QYO79waqpN_DuG63C72Xj5K69i-yLe415hxsNXtlUXy_Mq_8Ttw5eFX8AgQM/s1600/easterkitchencook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibW02EEKdW6pxu_7qSjd0DCadBtGO2IGmzJ7iyuy9WabKjh6m99of-tzCJN8Y9dqthvefxTNW1uE74a3_QYO79waqpN_DuG63C72Xj5K69i-yLe415hxsNXtlUXy_Mq_8Ttw5eFX8AgQM/s1600/easterkitchencook.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Once "that" was done, it was time to turn my attention to the backsplash.  It was originally darker tile, which I then painted, knowing that was a temporary fix.  That's when I turned to the faux brick wallboard that we used in our old house in SC.  </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">We had the folks at Lowe's make our cuts, with us having to make the more intricate cuts for the outlets.  I then painted the panels ... added a bit of trim at the bottom and thin dowel rods at the top to hide any gaps ...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can see it in its original darker state here:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrIR1X9V8Io-7rH5siakX8buC3Nd5VI-ar7jP6_g1IitcxrBNX9-rLfChkHosUi5WNHde6d48doSNX5Jk3kN5j8meS1E6aq2sige0WUD7r7JCgj_-0ElY4Zckqd8z87c12sFg8ZIJ55yo/s1600/easterkitchenbackb4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrIR1X9V8Io-7rH5siakX8buC3Nd5VI-ar7jP6_g1IitcxrBNX9-rLfChkHosUi5WNHde6d48doSNX5Jk3kN5j8meS1E6aq2sige0WUD7r7JCgj_-0ElY4Zckqd8z87c12sFg8ZIJ55yo/s1600/easterkitchenbackb4.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and, VOILA!  Yes, we love it ... so much so, that I'm </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">contemplating continuing it up and behind the shelves, too.</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/AVvXsEjtiGOtgTZ0mHBKLFib4qc87yncIGWJzOv0zs083dVUBN_R90xhIoO5yVEPot9gMqUSVhONsHZ3Z39nuD2q9Dgi2Y0_TUqFwNKy25QNtqWcZ8fZKF6ALnr4bgvGUuEe0j9dDv4o8nqRPa0/s1600/eastershelvescloser.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtiGOtgTZ0mHBKLFib4qc87yncIGWJzOv0zs083dVUBN_R90xhIoO5yVEPot9gMqUSVhONsHZ3Z39nuD2q9Dgi2Y0_TUqFwNKy25QNtqWcZ8fZKF6ALnr4bgvGUuEe0j9dDv4o8nqRPa0/s1600/eastershelvescloser.jpg" width="348" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For now, I'm really pleased with how it turned out, as it helps give our kitchen a "farmhouse-y, Country French-y" feel, </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1E5T7oU0sgfUQl0wtiCFYnb_aZrUwzLr96m9ZLpkMkZb1tvz8CVDyeErbKhUktUbtmGhqYmCF-Gd1F3sHdXNYznYxAvosoduGdAbqfxAXr1Uavg_RXK2V0XvLdzNBMZ5BP-K7T09axA/s1600/easterkitchenbacksplashafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1E5T7oU0sgfUQl0wtiCFYnb_aZrUwzLr96m9ZLpkMkZb1tvz8CVDyeErbKhUktUbtmGhqYmCF-Gd1F3sHdXNYznYxAvosoduGdAbqfxAXr1Uavg_RXK2V0XvLdzNBMZ5BP-K7T09axA/s1600/easterkitchenbacksplashafter.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and I love how little accents (such as these pretty blue/white mugs from IKEA) pop against it.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9X08sXBqbf67dDuUbnis0AkeCxz4PExILxC5Jmpg4-bNVQnDoFY0PgFgzU5wvKvd-nXX5HbsO3h7MEbm1wVOt4sXy4XLS6eztqDLEoKkhyDBpqCCQD_KcJBFeJbq6xTmbQVrUklwvqU/s1600/easterkitchenikeacup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9X08sXBqbf67dDuUbnis0AkeCxz4PExILxC5Jmpg4-bNVQnDoFY0PgFgzU5wvKvd-nXX5HbsO3h7MEbm1wVOt4sXy4XLS6eztqDLEoKkhyDBpqCCQD_KcJBFeJbq6xTmbQVrUklwvqU/s1600/easterkitchenikeacup.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another BEFORE pic (</span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">courtesy of Hour Homes</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">) </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">from where we started:  </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/AVvXsEhfCmoQzEldw4LpvXhl8OSaaXxCIMbi7fZuBXF2Niaqe9nsWXLHUWijFWrHHqFDKMeqVkB7gIcRH884JNJBSKtfdipi4GkODZrG824yUIqz1fQnf7JpdKMgLpB5MtC45l17u-ivSTR-wzY/s1600/easterkitchenbefore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCmoQzEldw4LpvXhl8OSaaXxCIMbi7fZuBXF2Niaqe9nsWXLHUWijFWrHHqFDKMeqVkB7gIcRH884JNJBSKtfdipi4GkODZrG824yUIqz1fQnf7JpdKMgLpB5MtC45l17u-ivSTR-wzY/s1600/easterkitchenbefore.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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;">Annnnd, today ... yay!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEgy3OZb8S6tAO5hN7gxZvXz6UiU_qSVOcC4InhxmU6w-FPawahbCV7BtVISSYKsqBlHuvw267gw9v1q4dcJdRaYSChT7Mo3GXqJNR0_n64JzvqY1aAKvltxKMM7rKPxI5OaAn5NRAGbQ_k/s1600/easterkitchencabshelves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3OZb8S6tAO5hN7gxZvXz6UiU_qSVOcC4InhxmU6w-FPawahbCV7BtVISSYKsqBlHuvw267gw9v1q4dcJdRaYSChT7Mo3GXqJNR0_n64JzvqY1aAKvltxKMM7rKPxI5OaAn5NRAGbQ_k/s1600/easterkitchencabshelves.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I love how the new backsplash resembles subway tile ...</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/AVvXsEhIiYznKa0DAbFyEtY1Qc37aP-8UAE2eoiFCHHlgiNNBKhtvSUeefpi7Ccaa-Lkw9GZuf9DjmvwQPlQD97F9GOgEzp5iSpYxOEso4FUw72ADggMbrayZnZ9NzmxZavvmlbKXb2Si1g2nVk/s1600/easterkitchecanisters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIiYznKa0DAbFyEtY1Qc37aP-8UAE2eoiFCHHlgiNNBKhtvSUeefpi7Ccaa-Lkw9GZuf9DjmvwQPlQD97F9GOgEzp5iSpYxOEso4FUw72ADggMbrayZnZ9NzmxZavvmlbKXb2Si1g2nVk/s1600/easterkitchecanisters.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">without the expense!</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/AVvXsEitVmQH26oSeonx4xbSExjCbbP8fymMUWDrpGOg4Q236X9YsqspAWlzJ9F0sRc0EUJiykZ6UQuydnosTqxgJKIfL__G1Eh1LD77eRE34VdLIeLQWofNVKWY6CqAu5FFPJeXygSrgXz6Z-A/s1600/easterkitchenlamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVmQH26oSeonx4xbSExjCbbP8fymMUWDrpGOg4Q236X9YsqspAWlzJ9F0sRc0EUJiykZ6UQuydnosTqxgJKIfL__G1Eh1LD77eRE34VdLIeLQWofNVKWY6CqAu5FFPJeXygSrgXz6Z-A/s1600/easterkitchenlamp.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;">And, how removing the original 4" granite backsplash allows for the faux brick backsplash to "meet" the countertop ... a cleaner look, which I really like!</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/AVvXsEjnTxoBQy187ayvi4i-rMZqi1bJ1jeY4fUQnIkrt8TnTpTQ1N9A-Rrk1bYJeObXhtK61FLTNLCWQPkD2LuQIATniO-2yi2-l0lFZqAiCKquai3_BKPju8RGfqX-iS2WYZlAhM7YiFEP8-A/s1600/easterkitchentools.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTxoBQy187ayvi4i-rMZqi1bJ1jeY4fUQnIkrt8TnTpTQ1N9A-Rrk1bYJeObXhtK61FLTNLCWQPkD2LuQIATniO-2yi2-l0lFZqAiCKquai3_BKPju8RGfqX-iS2WYZlAhM7YiFEP8-A/s1600/easterkitchentools.jpg" width="426" /></a></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/AVvXsEiOxC8E4ypbKDP9nemyWntiq3XcoOnmiYw2b2gCWuYB-_sanMTaDGBGKIAeRNxsCO-lCTADsE6e2ywJAsP80SU0LKkH0zaSAvmwd9Db5m3qIDmcRg0EDkjVlTbkPtu03aIisZMmi82F2NE/s1600/easterkitchenovenwall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxC8E4ypbKDP9nemyWntiq3XcoOnmiYw2b2gCWuYB-_sanMTaDGBGKIAeRNxsCO-lCTADsE6e2ywJAsP80SU0LKkH0zaSAvmwd9Db5m3qIDmcRg0EDkjVlTbkPtu03aIisZMmi82F2NE/s1600/easterkitchenovenwall.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our kitchen island got another new coat of paint (this time SW's Perfect Greige).  BUT, I have another project for the island that I'm starting today ... fingers crossed it turns out okay!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEiS2IOjrjomMjNHB9PGDQwEIJwTRb3ruWtLpLSIjML85zP9yOOIkXj420vhw5ZluLo5fvDqeAWJqH87K9-AKDhF6EEGa3MW8kw8yLcUT6cFxiVU_mRjTIA1JzEJ0jGKCmkYEGNM5oGIpn4/s1600/easterkitchenisland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2IOjrjomMjNHB9PGDQwEIJwTRb3ruWtLpLSIjML85zP9yOOIkXj420vhw5ZluLo5fvDqeAWJqH87K9-AKDhF6EEGa3MW8kw8yLcUT6cFxiVU_mRjTIA1JzEJ0jGKCmkYEGNM5oGIpn4/s1600/easterkitchenisland.jpg" width="426" /></a></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/AVvXsEi2ItX-hc0vHVzjrEG2pjGtqCs_mxY64-UKRm5eMBRI0lrlvZ4z12yUlZaXokZcUb6NtmsT5LZ1nFY4LiE605icNFqj8eMhv14EGUB1VYl_xRVI3r4IL4cqPF5XfL-Zc9i3cecCYWB0GJE/s1600/easterkitchenislandbunny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ItX-hc0vHVzjrEG2pjGtqCs_mxY64-UKRm5eMBRI0lrlvZ4z12yUlZaXokZcUb6NtmsT5LZ1nFY4LiE605icNFqj8eMhv14EGUB1VYl_xRVI3r4IL4cqPF5XfL-Zc9i3cecCYWB0GJE/s1600/easterkitchenislandbunny.jpg" width="436" /></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;">While a few permanent changes took place, a few *not-so-permanent* ones have taken place, too .... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I took away the sisal rug under the kitchen table and replaced it with this larger rug that was once in our sunroom.  We also traded out our dining chairs and farmhouse bench for new, inexpensive chairs from IKEA.  </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/AVvXsEgFlRGe8xUoKhD8WwpHUGr5O9k3KcDgtVv6dQzmMmoyuxsNPC1ViTJewHGfHrvy17UFWJiGIN6PJkI8-ncV1toul_zFpK6Ja9RC3EF_qSSGLiNR6Fyve1BgS3bnQl6grMNBFndFoz7thuo/s1600/easterkitchentableclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlRGe8xUoKhD8WwpHUGr5O9k3KcDgtVv6dQzmMmoyuxsNPC1ViTJewHGfHrvy17UFWJiGIN6PJkI8-ncV1toul_zFpK6Ja9RC3EF_qSSGLiNR6Fyve1BgS3bnQl6grMNBFndFoz7thuo/s1600/easterkitchentableclose.jpg" width="640" /></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;">A pretty runner from Home Goods completes this little redo.</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/AVvXsEj86d6gqlT1AQP9vM-BAyTFF5rt85mAVCwHzs5GoyDh-ojnrhNy0RKIKpe8okPUWj5qC3x6b9xHPncy8RyCkh5KQtyUk8liu0j_lzY1E5cYKC7I1S3lUqCilNRVF9Rkr7OmqcAEJoYAZZo/s1600/easterkitchentureen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86d6gqlT1AQP9vM-BAyTFF5rt85mAVCwHzs5GoyDh-ojnrhNy0RKIKpe8okPUWj5qC3x6b9xHPncy8RyCkh5KQtyUk8liu0j_lzY1E5cYKC7I1S3lUqCilNRVF9Rkr7OmqcAEJoYAZZo/s1600/easterkitchentureen.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;">Over in the corner, our etagere got dressed up with a few pretties ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGi4dyyzuh-_idQQXlVzheZamJJaEQOt-cf5pcT_iPxsWhFrlbQjzu2TrftDNcnMehVO9jA_AqXIOpZebmz3EzniwRhA7kXErT9k0C8YYjfhN2MSIIGxulRtz4q0LUtxoqRsMYo90A-w/s1600/easterkitchenetagere.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGi4dyyzuh-_idQQXlVzheZamJJaEQOt-cf5pcT_iPxsWhFrlbQjzu2TrftDNcnMehVO9jA_AqXIOpZebmz3EzniwRhA7kXErT9k0C8YYjfhN2MSIIGxulRtz4q0LUtxoqRsMYo90A-w/s1600/easterkitchenetagere.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">like this cute vase from Home Goods.</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/AVvXsEjbgu0KGeOgJuzQOs-iNuzDUTIBeVtLUIcuQTLVfrZr6ZL-UzBH2UuXDPejVqmN7h0cWZsSzjNMTtDGDYIuZmqQYqZVEwTJwjzxwyVDGdXZilceETSbsWLxOXscfNq6alpArHONVp4R9qg/s1600/easterkitchenvase.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgu0KGeOgJuzQOs-iNuzDUTIBeVtLUIcuQTLVfrZr6ZL-UzBH2UuXDPejVqmN7h0cWZsSzjNMTtDGDYIuZmqQYqZVEwTJwjzxwyVDGdXZilceETSbsWLxOXscfNq6alpArHONVp4R9qg/s1600/easterkitchenvase.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;">As one last touch, I moved our "EAT" letters from beside our pantry door and placed them in a more prominent spot ... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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/AVvXsEgLKHg-FK8f-J9uL_EnsOUlaSiBZBSg1jHlgRNAxB84KwtMk7eik8TSYy-vY0CYUVBNAxUX7_IXv0QJEZE6mbrUSaVBvufhyfUkJeZme8PAnioyXuYdnWUFsX_EhN81f_hdpmsF67e7Wd4/s1600/easterkitchenislanddining.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKHg-FK8f-J9uL_EnsOUlaSiBZBSg1jHlgRNAxB84KwtMk7eik8TSYy-vY0CYUVBNAxUX7_IXv0QJEZE6mbrUSaVBvufhyfUkJeZme8PAnioyXuYdnWUFsX_EhN81f_hdpmsF67e7Wd4/s1600/easterkitchenislanddining.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;">you know, just so there's NO doubt what we expect you to do in our kitchen!  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One more time ... BEFORE </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(</span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pic courtesy of Hour Homes</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">)</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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/AVvXsEg2kpRdSYlvHcp4x49Xk6mETUv0N_pxxdNeYY0DqDTuY4adcFPyKTmuVBGTU33X0lUEBms3dW2HXT3ayA5fobN3gVc3QETh3algdC8i59EcsEUXtw8QyaHvYGAkbuRgR_0GPLci4w0AHag/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-05-25+at+2.25.15+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kpRdSYlvHcp4x49Xk6mETUv0N_pxxdNeYY0DqDTuY4adcFPyKTmuVBGTU33X0lUEBms3dW2HXT3ayA5fobN3gVc3QETh3algdC8i59EcsEUXtw8QyaHvYGAkbuRgR_0GPLci4w0AHag/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-05-25+at+2.25.15+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Annnd, AFTER!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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/AVvXsEi1SwNnZU5Y7PgwcRmeLKKrfb7zD6z2bgxch086jCHEEWrTWi6Doq5gVbeBH7IP097wWfz1NRWeyIdYSb6N1sYkN7wCvUkWzp_oqqQyZo-zV3Q0gSkQKyOk1V3_b4oE-VTb7_5E4D2oDzg/s1600/easterkitoverallafter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SwNnZU5Y7PgwcRmeLKKrfb7zD6z2bgxch086jCHEEWrTWi6Doq5gVbeBH7IP097wWfz1NRWeyIdYSb6N1sYkN7wCvUkWzp_oqqQyZo-zV3Q0gSkQKyOk1V3_b4oE-VTb7_5E4D2oDzg/s1600/easterkitoverallafter.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><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;">Well, that's it for now ... off to Lowe's I go!</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks so much for visiting!</span><br /><br /><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i470.photobucket.com/albums/rr68/jbbecca/blogsig_zps4ebbd032.png" style="width: NaN%;" />

More Changes in our Kitchen ...

Greetings, friends!Well, we've been messin' around in the kitchen again ... and we're not done yet! (Are we ever?)And, to truly appreciate the madness thus far, let's take a stroll down decorating lane to see where we started, shall we?   So, here's our kitchen (pic courtesy of Hour Homes) right bef…

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