I promised you pictures of my new kitchen after everything was complete. It’s finished. Window treatments, new carpet, new furniture, it’s all in. Thanks for listing to my almost constant whining about everything that went wrong or threatened to.
I promised you pictures of my new kitchen after everything was complete. It’s finished. Window treatments, new carpet, new furniture, it’s all in. Thanks for listing to my almost constant whining about everything that went wrong or threatened to.
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What a great job on the kitchen and window treatment! I even pinned it on my window treatment Pinterest board for future reference!
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Thanks! When I gave up on making it operations (we didn’t need it to be as it’s a north window that doesn’t get direct sun) it was much easier.
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That is a beautiful kitchen. I have shelves and a cabinet in that same Copenhagen blue. I’ve wondered how it would work in a kitchen and it is striking! Your Roman shades look like they are working perfectly. Congratulations on the new skill!
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I love the blue. I only put it on the island. If I had to do over again, I’d put it on all the lower cabinets and keep the upper ones off-white. The shade turned out ok. It doesn’t go up and down but that doesn’t matter for that window.
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Your new kitchen is just gorgeous! It all works so well together! You guys did an amazing job with that space 🙂
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It was a good space to start with. I bought a smallish table to fit there rather than jam a large on in. It made a difference in opening it up.
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Very beautiful kitchen Kate. I like how bright it is and you made a great job on the window treatments – they must have been difficult to do, especially given the width of that one window.
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It was the width that was the issue. Too much weight so I had to revise the plan.
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Well it looked great – you should pat yourself on the back!
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Thanks!
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How exciting! Looks great!
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Thanks! It’s very functional.
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Beautiful – right out of a magazine! I love the unusual window treatment with the shelf thing for photos (I saw a cat in one) and blue bottles. Congratulations!
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Thanks! So glad it’s done!
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First time visiting your blog so I haven’t seen you whine about the process, but so glad it’s all finished now!
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At least you saw the best part. The process was painful with sinks that got lost in Texas and a window that never did come in plus two contractors — one on crutches and one with a broken heart.
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WOW! What a great transformation. Your kitchen is gorgeous.
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Thanks. It was painful and long. From start to finish it took a year. Not doing again!
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Well done, Kate! The finished project is beautiful and well worth all that effort, I can see! 🙂
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Maybe it’s like childbirth and I’ll eventually forget the pain! 🙂
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Absolutely beautiful. I hope to have a renovated kitchen one day. Lots of others things to do ahead on the list though. Love it!!!! And well, Sasha just compliments it perfectly.
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Sasha thinks she’s the perfect decoration for any new project! We have one of those lists too. Unfortunately our old kitchen had to be done since none of the appliances worked well.
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She does look spiffy in the pic!
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I’ll tell her that!
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It looks fantastic! And you did a great job on the shade. Happy Easter!
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Thanks! Great to be done!
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Beautiful! It looks like an inspiring place to create delicious meals (or even just pop a bag of popcorn in the microwave). I used to think that our kitchen is fine… but the more I see pictures of recent renovations, I can’t help but wonder… hmmmm…..
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I loved the kitchen in my last house but I LOVE this one. It’s not bigger but better organized. I used sage green in my last one so it was time for a smoky blue. Maybe you can just perk your kitchen up without a major redo.
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Love it. You did a great job on the window treatments! Pretty color blue too.
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Thanks. I love the blue too.
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I love it in every way. I love blue, and this is the perfect shade of blue–not too dark, not too light and a touch of turquoise. Nice shade, and the chairs look comfy without being too heavy. Good job.
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It all worked out!
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Sasha adds a finishing touch to your photos. Your kitchen is gorgeous.
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Thanks. Sasha thinks she makes everything more gorgeous!
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Your kitchen and dining area are wonderful! Worth the exasperating wait for sure.
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The trauma was painful!
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Wow! Your kitchen us gorgeous. Your window treatment suit it perfectly – congratulations on your perseverance. Now you can sit back and enjoy!
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Yes and I’m not doing that again!
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Well worth the wait – it is beautiful! I love it all including the shelf above the window and the window treatment. Pat yourself on the back because you did good girl! Now, pray for the deck guys to show up. 🙂
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The shelf was put in by the previous owners. I couldn’t decide if I should remove it but decided to try a few things first. Now I’m enjoying it!
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it’s really lovely!! Isn’t it oh-so-nice to be done! Yay for all, kitties, too! MJ
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Done, yes! Just the deck now.
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So beautiful!
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Thanks. Mostly it full of cats!
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Such a beautiful, calm space. You are giving me inspiration for my own upcoming renovation. I meet with a Home Depot kitchen designer on Tuesday. Fingers crossed my own more modest space can eventually come out half as lovely as yours!
Deb
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Yes it can!
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It is BEAUTIFUL, Kate. Love that farm sink especially, but those countertops are really nice. You must be so relieved! We’re right behind you…. – Marty
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I wish you the best. The basic contractor part took 11 weeks. There wasn’t a crew just a single carpenter and the electric/plumbing subs. We lost a week when the carpenter hurt his leg and the holidays (all three of them!) were in there. We had expected it to be done by Christmas but that was not to be. I would expect your job to go much faster and require less margaritas and/or chocolate.
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Wow, your window coverings turned out amazing! Well done. The kitchen is gorgeous.
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Windows turned out pretty well with the cheaper Hobby Lobby fabric. I’m glad I didn’t spring for the designer stuff as I had to change plans and would have wasted a lot of money.
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It looks great! and I love the window treatment. Can I hire you?
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Is that a blind you have on the French doors? I need to do some kind of cover for mine.
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It’s a bamboo shade on the sliding door. I will eventually replace it but we need something there now as the east sun comes in when you are at the kitchen table for breakfast. It doesn’t look bad. It has to be 20 years old.
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Right out of a magazine! You have impeccable taste Kate and an eye for color and design. It must be a pleasure to work in this new kitchen and and even more to dine in that dining room.
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It’s a much better layout for me than the original and very light. I love it!
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Oh how lovely. I can’t believe you made that window treatment yourself!
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Yes, it took the 4th try to get it right. The width of the window made it unwieldy to handle so I had to simplify.
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Looks fabulous! Love the window treatment especially – pulls everything together in a beautiful way. Looks to be the PERFECT set up in the kitchen and all because you had in your mind’s eye exactly what you wanted – and you DID IT. Bravo!
Hugs, Pam
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And…I’m glad it’s done. A new kitchen wasn’t in the cards when we bought the place but nothing worked.
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Picture perfect – I also like the shelf framing the window – your fabric on the shade adds a real accent spark with pulling in all the colors. (My daughter has the same round lights – great whimsy) Everything makes it look so inviting.
Happy Easter and enjoy!
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Thanks! Happy Easter to your crew!
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It’s fabulous Kate. You have wonderful taste.
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Thanks. I stay with blues and greens. I can use neutrals or pops of pinky reds in any room. My last house had a lot of green but here I’m going with a smoky blue.
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It’s lovely
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Love that dining area 😊
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I do too. We converted the “formal” dining room into an office. We can seat 8 people (with a table leaf) if we had to. The light is wonderful and the side window is a north window so the sun doesn’t blaze in but it makes the room light.
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Beautiful! Can’t wait to see it in person.
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The colors are better in person. See you in a few weeks!
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Your Roman shade looks perfect! Well, everything looks perfect! I love the shade of blue on the walls, I love the chairs in the dining room. I’m sure it feels amazing to just step into the kitchen and look around, knowing the accomplishment has happened!
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Just having a sink makes me happy! 🙂
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Beautiful! Enjoy!
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Thanks!
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Oh Kate! Your kitchen is stunning! Isn’t it such a wonderful feeling when everything finally all comes together?! It somehow makes all the trials and tribulations along the way worth the journey. LOVE it!!
What I especially love are the paintings and bottles displayed on top of the window. How lucky you are to have gorgeous high ceilings to do make that look!! So beautiful.
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Thanks. The window came with a shelf above it so I had to put something up there. I like it more than I thought I would!
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Lovely, fresh and oh that light! I have a crush on those dining chairs. Your window treatment is very pretty.
Happy Easter to you and the Beloved Husband AND the Sassy Cats!
*is the coffee table bunny doing well?
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Coffee table bunny is still on the table. Sasha sat next to it but that was all. I’m surprised (and pleased) that no one else noticed it or was interested…so far. I love the chair too. I had to wait 9 months for them (they say that’s not unusual with furniture these days).
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All ready for delicious and nutritious meals!
Enjoy!
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My thoughts exactly so I made brownies yesterday!
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That’s the ticket!
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