Last week I linked up with Kelly's Korner for her living room blog hop, and this week I'm linking up again for the kitchen edition. My kitchen is my favorite room in the house. Hope you enjoy your tour!
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This wall houses our double oven, microwave, toaster, and fridge. I was going for a rustic look, so I had our cabinets made out of knotty alder wood. I love the knots in it and the way that every door looks different. All of our appliances are stainless steel. |
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This is a microwave drawer. I had never even seen one until I was shopping for appliances for the house and ran across it. The boys like it because it has an open/close button that you can push so you never have to use the handle if you choose not to. Really though, how lazy are we getting that we can't even open our own microwave door? |
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The area above the pantry is a play place for the boys. I plan on doing something cute with the space after the boys outgrow toys, but for now it has a full train set up there on that floor. I like that they can be playing with the trains while I'm cooking and I can see and hear them. This is a neat space above the kitchen that I didn't originally have in our house plan. |
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The pantry is one of my favorite things about the kitchen. I have always wanted a walk-in pantry, so when I was drawing up the house plans, I made this a priority. |
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OK, so I don't keep the neatest pantry. But what I love about it is that there seems to be room for everything I want to put in there. I even keep my pots and pans in here. |
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The wall that the door opens onto is just perfect for holding cans and bottles. I didn't even notice until I looked at this pic that there are 4 bottles of BBQ sauce in here. I would like to just say right now that I did not purchase any of those. Robbie recently got a meat smoker and the boy loves him some BBQ sauce on his smoked meat! Ha!
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This is the wall just to the right of the pantry. This is where we keep our every day dishes. This is also where I keep my Tupperware and my junk drawers (because EVERY kitchen needs those!).
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This section overlooks our living room. It has our sink, dishwasher, and ice machine. I like that I can see everyone in the living room while I'm doing dishes.
This is a view of the kitchen from the living room.
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For my kitchen sink I went with one big, deep bowl done in sandstone. I've never been one to fill up the sink with soap and water and do dishes in it, so I didn't think the divider was necessary. And the part of the faucet where the water comes out will pull out and become a sprayer. I love it!
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Another purchase I'd do again in a heartbeat is our ice machine. I didn't want to get ice in the door of the fridge, so this was a good solution. The only negative thing I can say about this is that it is very busy. Even when no one has gotten ice all day, it's constantly melting and making more. It's almost as if we don't use enough to keep it entertained so it does its own thing. But, I do love it.
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Our table. We normally always have the blinds open behind it, but the sunlight was causing a glare on the pictures so I had to close them. The view overlooks our front yard, driveway, and pond. We live out on 50 acres, so it's very peaceful and beautiful out here. |
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And this is our island with our cook top. I haven't mentioned it yet, but all of my counter tops and back splashes are travertine tile. I am not a big enough fan of granite to spend that kind of money on it, and tile was my favorite option. I thought they turned out really pretty and go well with the tile on my floor. |
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A view from the stairs |
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We've got four tall bar stools on the bar by the sink. |
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And my VERY favorite thing about my kitchen is when dinner is on the table and Robbie and the boys are coming in because it's ready. Last night on the menu was the most requested dish I make: poppy seed chicken with rice. And for dessert, chocolate covered strawberries! |
Thanks for visiting our kitchen!!
my parents have an ice machine and I LOVE it! You have a gorgeous kitchen!
ReplyDeleteSO pretty! I love the rustic look!
ReplyDeleteStopping by from Kelly's Korner! I love your microwave drawer! And the turquoise accents are perfect!
ReplyDeleteYou have a beautiful, welcoming kitchen!
Cristi
www.everydayatchleys.blogspot.com
what?! a microwave drawer?! so cool! love the top cabinets decor too!
ReplyDeleteYour kitchen is beautiful. I love the wood cabinets.
ReplyDeleteOh how nice!
ReplyDeleteWhere is your "pantry" sign from??
ReplyDeleteI bought the letters from Hobby Lobby and hung them together to make it look like a sign :)
DeleteLove the ice machine. WIsh we had one :)
ReplyDeleteI love the ice machine. You have such a pretty kitchen.
ReplyDeletenever thought about putting an ice machine in. If I could get it to make ice like Sonic's. i would be in heaven :)
ReplyDeleteWe looked at the kind that makes Sonic ice and they were around $4,000! We decided the small cubed was close enough ;)
DeleteI am obsessed with ice and am drooling over your ice machine!
ReplyDeletePoppy seed chicken and rice is my FAVORITE!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMy husband is a home builder and kitchens are my favorite thing. We lean towards more rustic style and I really like yours (I'm really picky so that's saying something)! We just moved into our newest home in February and we put knotty alder in our kitchen this time. LOVE it!! If I can get my kitchen cleaned up today and take pics I'll link it on her blog today ;-)
ReplyDeleteThat is so pretty! I love your cabinets! Your kitchen looks so homey! Love it!
ReplyDeleteYour kitchen is so pretty! I love your cabinets!!
ReplyDeleteI had to laugh at your ice machine's boredom! LOL! I think you need to post a recipe for poppy seed chicken and rice :) I've never made it with rice, but it sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteIn love with your kitchen!!
ReplyDeleteYour kitchen is so beautiful and welcoming! I too wish we had an ice maker...even if it does get bored! I'm not a big fan of granite either...not enough to make the investment anyway :} Take care!
ReplyDeleteCameron {The Stimson Chronicles}
I'm jealous of your ice machine!
ReplyDeleteI love the play area above your kitchen! :-) THanks for the tour.
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