kitchen project -
first things first... a little about our kitchen... its a wee bit on the small side, with no windows; however, it's just so stinking cute that i easily overlooked that when we purchased the home. its been well maintained, updated, and you can tell the previous family took great care of it. the orginal footprint of the house was built in 1942 + the kitchen had a window with the sink under it. however, down the road, a few additions had been added to the home. one, is a den off the kitchen. this den was added right behind where the window was. they took the window out, and replaced it with uppers in the kitchen and moved the sink cady cornered to the left of where it was. its a litte bittersweet because while this change granted me more storage, i lost NATURAL light. i lost a window! (so so sad). i hold windows so near and dear to my heart. i love a window, especially in the heart of a home. natural light instantly lifts my mood and makes any space 10x better and cleaner.
SO, this space to me has always been not "my style", yes; its wonderful the way it is + in fact, completely fine the way it is for most people, even for me! but i needed more. i needed to make it more "me"... i needed something different for me to be completely in love with working in the kitchen... when i found that brick, i instantly knew i wanted it exposed for the world to see.. okay... just me pretty much, but i'm sure you all love it too when you see it pop up on your feed.. and if you don't love it, close your eyes and don't keep reading cause now i'll be explaing the process WITH pictures ;)
Before...
the process...
What's next...
we are still so excited with how this has turned out so far and i can't freaking wait to add some wooden floating shelves. I am ready for my kitchen to be back in 100% function mode, and not a work in progress mode! after those little things are completed, i will complete the kitchen by painting the walls white, and priming all the cabinets then painting those a soft light grey! but all that information with that part of the kitchen reno will come a litte bit later down the road!
i love updating our home, and making it ours! most people would think that this house doesn't need much updating or changes, but hey, cody and i like making things our own, and doing projects together! so we will continually add special touches, and renovate little things here and there. plus, it'll help us out in the long run for resale!
xoxo