Good morning! I hope you all are having a great week. I’ve shared several angles of the progress we’ve made in our new black and white kitchen in the last couple of posts but today wanted to kind of share them all together in one spot. First though, I will give a couple of disclaimers – the round table and tiny little rug under it are not staying there. Because we plan on using this as our main dining area we put our larger table here initially (and this table was going to be used as sort of a game table in another space because we play a ton of board games!) We actually made it through this move without a single piece of furniture being damaged. We have moved a LOT and this was actually the first time that has happened. Usually at least a couple of pieces get damaged (and we’ve even had a few completely destroyed) so we were quite thrilled. However, when my husband and I were moving all the furniture out to the garage for the floors to be redone as we were twisting the dining table sideways to get it through the door and I underestimated just how much it weighed and dropped it and completely destroyed two legs and the top of it. I as so disappointed. So, for the time being we are using this smaller table in here and then I am deciding between a couple of different larger tables to go back in this spot including this one and this one.
And then that little rug is temporarily under the table because it’s the only rug we brought with us that isn’t being used somewhere else. With kids I typically prefer not to bother having a rug under the table we eat most of our meals at, however, because our floors are pine, which is a very soft wood, I’d like to have a little protection under the chairs as they get pushed in and out a million times a day. So, once I decide on a table, I will then order a more appropriately sized rug for this space. But until then we are just using what we have.
Here is the progress we made the first couple of weeks in the breakfast nook with just paint, changing the light fixtures and adding draperies. It was already a beautiful space with tons of natural light. We just made it feel a bit more like “us” with very minimal changes. I don’t have any recent before shots because this house wasn’t ever on the market and it felt weird taking pictures when we were in the house looking at it with the owner so these are from the original listing from when they purchased it several years before.
For now the only two things left I will be doing in the kitchen are changing out the hardware and changing out the faucet. However, if we live here long-term (which with my husband’s job, it’s hard to know how likely that will be) I’d like to extend all of the upper cabinets to the ceiling and then over near the stove area probably completely remove those upper cabinets and the current hood and do a large statement hood. If we do go ahead with extending all the upper cabinets then I will paint all the cabinetry a darker color and possibly replacing the counters with marble or soapstone and add a farmhouse sink. We do not plan on doing any of those things for the time being – just swapping hardware and the faucet!
Ruby made her way into quite a few pictures the other day when I was taking them but it was about an hour before she got groomed so she was looking pretty scruffy – haha!
I ordered these soap dispensers last week and am so happy with them! I highly recommend them!
And I’ll be sharing all the photos of our living room in the next post!
KITCHEN SOURCE LIST:
Wall Color – Snowbound by Sherwin Williams in Eggshell Finish
Trim Color – Existing
Floor – Heart Pines stained with Minwax’s Weather Oak
Chandelier – Visual Comfort
Drapery Rods – Amazon
Drapery Rings and Hooks – Amazon
Drapery Panels – Ikea Ritva Panels (similar here)
Table – Home Depot stained with Minwax’s Early American
Black Dining Chairs – World Market
Small Faux Cowhide Rug – World Market
Vase with Gold – Home Depot years ago
Sphere Light Fixture – West Elm
Wingback Chairs – Can be found here, here, and similar one here
Pillows – Minted
Brown Faux Cowhide Rug – Loloi
Brown Throw – HomeGoods years ago
Ottoman – Article – Timpani Ottoman in Charme Tan
Round Side Table – Can be found here
Vase – Serena and Lily
Counter Stools – Serena and Lily
Footed Wood Tray – Heritage Lace
Copper Colander – WalMart
Small Black Vase – World Market
Espresso Machine – can be found here and here
Oversized Cutting Board – World Market
Round Wood and Marble Cutting Board – World Market
Serving Tray by Coffee Station – Serena and Lily
Black and White Squiggle Artwork – Etsy
Vintage Style Artwork – Etsy
Coffee Cups – have had for years similar here
Chemex Coffee Maker – World Market
Sugar Bowl – can be found here
Soap Dispensers – Amazon
Dog Food Container – can be found here
Dog Bowl Stands – Target
Black and White Dishes – Walmart
Small Cake Stand – Casafina
Large Cake Stand – Casafina
Hydrangeas and Other Greenery – Clipped from yard
LIVING ROOM SOURCES:
Wall Color – Pure White by Sherwin Williams in Eggshell Finish
Trim Color – Existing
Bookshelf Color – Black Magic by Sherwin Williams in a Satin Finish
Floor – Heart Pine stained with Minwax’s Weather Oak
Rug – Rugs USA
Chandelier – Serena and Lily
TV – Best Buy
Drapery Rods – Amazon
Drapery Rings and Hooks – Amazon
Drapery Panels – Amazon
Tufted Sofa – Got years ago in a local shop in Williamsburg that is now closed (sort of similar here and here)
Black Cream and Gray Square Pillows on Sofa – Serena and Lily years ago
Black Velvet Pillows – HomeGoods years ago but similar here
Black and White Lumbar Pillow – Serena and Lily years ago
Striped Throw – Serena and Lily years ago
Side Table Next to Sofa – Bassett Furniture
Lamp on Side Table – Serena and Lily
Books – Vintage
Pheasant – Vintage
Small Vase – World Market
Coffee Table – Wayfair years ago, similar here and here
Marble Board on Coffee Table – Sur La Table
Large Gold Vase – Home Depot years ago
Books – Vintage
Dog Bed – World Market a few years ago, similar here and here (recovered in fabric from Hobby Lobby)
Wingback Chairs – Birch Lane years ago, same ones here (Basketweave Talc was our fabric but not sure it comes in that same exact fabric anymore)
Animal Print Lumbar Pillow – Etsy
Black Velvet Pillows – HomeGoods years ago but similar here
X Ottoman – Wayfair a few years ago, similar here
Leather Ottoman – Joss and Main years ago, similar here, here and here
Floor Lamp – Target
Items in Bookshelves – Have had everything in the bookshelves for years and years, small white books are Chatbooks, larger one are Blurb photo books, artwork and books are vintage and other accessories are from a mix of places over the years but no longer available
Have a lovely Wednesday!
Warmly, Jenni