House Tour - Part 2 - KITCHEN (summer)

As promised, here is a continuation of more "tour" of our nest.

There is a GREAT deal of kitchen touring going on this week

so I thought, "Ok- kitchen tour post time for me it shall be!"

So....welcome friends to  our kitchen.

The decor in here changes so often that it is quite likely
that it will even be different before bed time tonight.

I know I have issues. But I know I am not alone.

: - )

We've done a lot of renovating to this space since moving here.

We placed black granite on the island to "anchor" the space

 and to tie in the bits of black elsewhere we love so much.

A year later we bought the rest of the granite,
and the tumbled stone for the backsplash.

We still have our original builder-grade solid wood pickled oak cabinets -

 which I kinda actually like, but will eventually upgrade/replace

 and use these in the basement craft area. 

We replaced the chandy and painted.

We have replaced all our appliances.

Our double oven with glass top is awesome to use.

We chose white to keep things bright in here,

 but we did buy an over-sized French-doors stainless steel fridge.

Having our old fridge in the garage is a life saver when
we have dinner or tea party guests!

We're truly blessed to have an eat-in kitchen. 
(I have shown this a few times.)

The kitchen is west-facing to 2 acres.

It's difficult to see all the green

 with this odd sunny bright-but-hazy day.

We also have a large formal dining room

 that I recently shared in this house tour here.

We entertain frequently and this extra seating

really comes in handy sometimes!

There is a very old chippy farmhouse hutch in the perfect little spot.

The upper shelves are for seasonal or favorites -

 this is how it's featured for summer's end.

It is great for added drawer storage

 and to be able to show off 

white ironstone and china pieces.

I ♥ still has it's original key!

(I love me just a little touch of farmhouse.)

So......moving on.......

OXYGEN, anyone?!?

I lost count how many full plants came

from cuttings of the pothos or dividing my shamrocks.

The Pothos is over 20 years old, the shamrocks are over 13, and the bonsai tree is 11 years old.

I've had this chippy Fleur-de-Lis planter since way before forever.

Plants are the perfect way to cover unsightly electrical plugs!

Here is the view from our kitchen sink.

Some of you already know that this is my favorite

FINCH REST feeder....

Those yellow finches keep me company all day long!

They eluded me this time for my kitchen sharing pics tho!

Here is the view when standing next to the island

looking into the living room.

To the right above those columns is the loft area

and upstairs.

More of the living room to come

 in my Part 3 House Tour post soon.

You can glimpse a few bits of our garden produce

 in that old basket tucked in the corner.

We've got corn, zucchini, squash

 and lots and lots of tomatoes already.

 YUM!

THANK YOU so much for your visit today.

Hugs ♥

~Michele

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