Updated Farmhouse Kitchen

Remember me saying I took like 100 pictures of my newly updated kitchen?

Well I wasn't kidding.  Today I am going to share them with you . . . but don't worry I narrowed them down to my top picks. Really, who wants to look at 100 pictures of the same room anyway.

I like to compare this top picture to the Before picture below.  What a difference, Right?

 So here's a recap of the changes I have made.

I first painted the cabinets a creamy white. As you can see from the before picture, they use to be a  buttery color. You can read more about my Painted Cabinets in this post HERE.

I also painted the ceiling in the same white as the cabinets.

Choosing a color for the walls though, was probably the hardest part of my kitchen transformation. You can read more about it in this post HERE.

I ended up going with Horizon Gray by Benjamin Moore.

And the last change I made was switching out the light fixture to these basket ones.

They were made from wicker food covers found at Home Goods.

You can read more about them in this post HERE.

  

Now that you are up to date,  have a look around.

 

 

 I get a lot of complements on my cow sign.  I won it in a giveaway from Happy at Home.

 

I'm showing you my trash can because it's new and I like it.  It's a smaller version of your typical metal outside trash can,  but I find it to be the perfect size for the kitchen (20 gallons).

 I'd love to hear what you think.

Now that my kitchen is finished,  I'm ready to makeover my boy's room,  So excited to get started on it.

Thanks for stopping by,

Emily

New Kitchen Lighting

Hi, I hope that you are all enjoying your weekend.

So here are my new lights in my Kitchen:

 The lights hanging before were these champagne colored tulip shades.  They were pretty,  just not my style.

 I knew all I needed to do was switch out the glass shades, since I didn't mind the hanger part as much. 

I found nothing when I went to Lowes.  So next I tried Re-Store, where I found these little white shades.

The only problem was that they were too short,  the light bulbs were showing. Not good.

So then I tried out this Wicker lampshade I got at Ikea a while back, and I loved it!

 But the problem here was that I had only one Ikea lampshade, and I got it when it was on clearance.  Seriously it was like 5 bucks Why oh Why did I not pick up 2? Aaauugh!

So from here I was pretty attached to the idea of having Wicker lampshades.  I told my Lovely mother in law to keep her eyes out for some while she was out and about........  And she found these!!

She got them at Home Goods for I think 6 bucks each.  They are actually food covers and have a net lining.  She carefully cut off the top loop and then using a knife cut out a small hole on the top of each one.

We then screwed them on using the already existing plastic bolt, and now I have two awesome new light shades.  I think they are perfect for my kitchen. They give something extra to the room.

Today I look like 100 pictures of my kitchen.  I plan on sharing more of them with you next time, but here is a little sneak peek.

 Thanks for stopping by,

Emily

Choosing a paint color for my Kitchen

Choosing a paint color for my Kitchen has been quite an ordeal.

As you may remember, my kitchen walls use to be a dark brown color.  I knew by painting them a lighter color it would brighten up the room a ton. 

BEFORE:

The ceiling in the kitchen use to be a "Cake Batter" color, as my husband called it.  So I first painted it in the same white I used  on my cabinets (see my painted cabinets post HERE) I should also mention that I primed the brown walls before painting them.

 Since moving into the our new home,  I have been caring this paint chip around.

I loved it.  It was called Maine Shore by Valspar, found at Lowes.

 It seemed to be the perfect light blue-green color.  I wanted it for my kitchen walls.

 However,  once I got it on the walls,  I didn't love it so much anymore.

 It looked way more "minty" then I had imagined it looking.  It wasn't bad,  I actually really liked it on the wall of my pantry door.

But it just wasn't the right color for the rest of the room.  I think because it was more of a beachy-cottage color and my kitchen, with the dark wood stove mounting and dark tile is more of a farmhouse style.  So the color just didn't seem to flow.

So next I decided to go with a grey.

I chose 3 colors that I liked from my Pottery Barn/ Benjamin Moore color book.

  ( I have to note that we do not have a Benjamin Moore close by,  so I had Lowes mix the paint and I don't think any of them were a "perfect" match )

Out of the 3 samples,  I liked the BM Moonshine the best.

So using the rest of my sample, I painted the main kitchen walls with it.

It again looked good,  but still not the right color.  I really wanted a light color in the kitchen, but I also have to work with the dark tile backsplash for now and because I don't love the backsplash,  I wanted to blend it into the walls, whereas the lighter color was making it stand out.

So back to Lowes I went for 3 more samples.

These were the 3 new colors I  picked out. 

 All 3 of them blended with the tile and wood stove mounting so much better.

Out of those colors I liked, BM Horizon Gray the best, although I have to apologize,  my camera was set on a sunlight setting and so it threw the color off a bit.

As you can see here below the top picture is on the sunlight setting and the bottom was on normal light setting.  This shows you how the color can change a bit depending on the light.

 Yeah!  I finally found the Perfect color for my Kitchen, 

Benjamin Moore - Horizon Gray.

I've also changed out the light fixtures so stay tuned for that,  then next up will be my New Kitchen Reveal.

Thanks for stopping by,

Emily

My New Wicker Rocker

 As I mentioned in both of these post, HERE and HERE.

I am a part of the Lloyd Flanders "Life Happens Outside" Spring campaign.

You can see the backyard spaces I created for them in the post mentioned above.

For participating in this campaign, Lloyd Flanders was generous enough to send me one of their

 Nantucket Porch Rocker's.

 I was like a little girl at Christmas waiting for it to arrive.

I Love this Chair!

The Loom finish is in Antique White, and the cushion is in Tic Stripe Coral, from their Coastal Living Fabric line.

Lloyd Flanders offers a great selection of finishes and fabric choices.

 

  Right now I have my new rocker in my sunroom.  However, because it is made for indoor/outdoor use, I may move it to the porch during the summer.

Another thing I like about my chair is that it is made in the USA.  In fact you can watch a video on their website of how the furniture is made, right in their Michigan factory, It's fascinating!

 Thanks Again, Lloyd Flanders.

And Thank you for stopping by,

Emily

(All opinions above are of my own).