Good afternoon! I’ve shared some views of these gingerbread houses on our kitchen shelf in our stories on Instagram but also wanted to share some photographs of them here on the blog.

Back in October when we shared the pictures of the little makeover we gave the area above our kitchen sink we explained how when we first saw this house I immediately ruled it out because I really disliked the sink being on a wall without a window. After we struck out on all the other houses we’d been looking at though and time was running out, we came back to this one and I tried to visualize what I could do inexpensively to make this wall seem more appealing. We found out that there actually was supposed to have been a window here but there had been some error when it was being built and although the builder wouldn’t add it back in for us they did agree to swap out the shorter cabinets for slightly taller ones to match the ones on the right and to retile and we got to pick a tile from ones that they had in stock. They wouldn’t tile above the cabinets for us so we requested they just tile part way above the sink and I would add a shelf there once we moved in. This was a “market ready” home so we didn’t get to choose any of the design elements or finishes but it was nice that we were able to swap out the tile at no cost to us (although admittedly I would have preferred a window!)  With that in mind we knew the only cost for us would be swapping out the lighting, hardware and faucet and then adding a shelf so with just those little inexpensive changes we were able to make the kitchen feel a lot more our style!

Here is what it looked  like the first time we saw the house:

And here is what it looked like after we made some changes and added the shelf:

And here it is now all decorated for Christmas:

Well, that’s it for today! Hope you all have a lovely evening!

CHRISTMAS ITEMS:

Tall Gingerbread Church – exact one here (other cute ones here)
Smallest Gingerbread Houses – exact one here (other cute ones here)
Medium Gingerbread House – exact one here (other cute ones here)
Flameless Candles – Amazon
Candle Holders – Here
Trophy Vase – have had for over a decade
Faux Greenery – have had for over a decade, similar can be found here
Battery Operated Twinkle Lights – Amazon
Small Tree in Basket – have had for years, very similar one here
Paperwhites – can be found here, similar ones here and here
Velvet Ornaments – Lulu and Georgia several years ago
Green Christmas Ribbon – Amazon
Christmas Tree in Kitchen – 7.5 foot Grand Canyon Cedar Tree from Balsam Hill
Felt Ball Garland – I made it, tutorial can be found here
Tree Collar on Kitchen Tree – Target 

Wall Color – Pure White by Sherwin Williams in a Matte Finish
Island Color – Evergreen Fog by Sherwin Williams in a Satin Finish
Backsplash – Can be found here (color Santorini) 
Pendants – Visual Comfort
Counter Stools – Ballard Design (got mine on sale at the outlet but they can also be purchase online)
Brackets for Shelf – Amazon (8″)
Brass Railing on Shelf – Etsy
Brass Handles – Can be found here and here
Brass Pulls – Can be found here and here
Round Wood Tray on Island – Target
Vase on Island – Target
Cake Stand – Target
Faucet – IKEA (similar here)
Round Serving Board on Shelf – local find, similar one here and here
Bowls – have had for years – similar here and here
Brass Watering Can – Target
Artwork on Self – Frame Target, Art – Etsy
Wood Vase on Shelf – Here and here
Dish and Hand Soap – Williams-Sonoma
Marble Cutting Board – similar can be found here
Marble Paper Towel Holder – Similar one can be found here
Copper Strainer – Similar one here
Bust Vase – Anthropologie (also available at Amazon)
Faux Flowers – Target
Candlesticks – Walmart
Candles – Walmart
Green Mugs – Target
Wood Salt and Pepper Mills – Amazon
Raised Wood Tray – Amazon
Napkin Holder – Serena and Lily
Wallpaper in Pantry Area – Wayfair 

Warmly, Jenni