Is your kitchen inviting and ready-to-use or is it a mess? Our kitchen seems to always have papers and little things on all the surfaces. I have decided to do what I can and be ok with the rest. There’s only so much you can do with a busy little lady in the house.
Still, I want to show my kitchen some respect and make it inviting for myself to want to cook… preparing and sharing food with my family is a nurturing and loving thing to do. I also use the desk in the kitchen every day for administrative tasks, so I want to make sure I can enjoy the space.
New countertops, painting the cabinets, bright backsplash… there were lots of things we wanted to do to the kitchen, but we ended up just doing a few small changes. I would still very much like to paint the cabinets white, but that’s too much for right now.
We had these cheap tan basic barstools and wanted something much more modern. I found them in several places and ended up ordering them in white from All Modern. They’re called the Taylor Adjustable Height Swivel Bar Stool by Wade Logan. We’ve been really happy with them.
We did some big lighting improvements. While we wanted to move this part of the ceiling that’s heightened to be centered over the island, that wasn’t possible because of where the air conditioning system is in the attic. So we kept this light and switched out the lenses to be more of a skylight-look. These are from Skypanels. We also switched out the 4 8′ bulbs from florescent to daylight LED.
We also added 6 more can lights to make it 8 in the ceiling around our island and switched them all to be LEDs. We have it on a switch that we can dim if we want, but it provides amazing light at full power. That’s now the main light we use in the kitchen. The fixture we had over our kitchen table was completely fine, but I wanted something different. I ended up with this Wave Pattern Glass Large Nickel Pendant from Shades of Light.
Finally, I ordered this Mid-Century Glass Wall Clock by Stilnovo from All Modern, but then found it for $50 less on Zulily! Love that! I’m seeking ideas for how to make it so that the clock doesn’t blend into the wall… see how the one on the left has a white backing? Would you paint behind it? Put a piece of paper as backing? Let me know what you think in the comments.
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