Kitchen Tour

As I promised I am following through with my vow to do a series of home tour blog posts. Let me start this off by saying I am in no way shape or form an interior design expert. We don't live in some massive luxurious home, but we do live in a comfortable townhome that fits our family perfectly! Last post I gave y'all a glimpse into our master bedroom and today I'm exposing quite possibly the hardest room to keep clean...the kitchen.

 

 

 

 

Our apartment complex has been around for decades and has great architecture. We have vaulted ceilings and miraculously we have a large kitchen...score! I'm not used to having such a neutral wall color in a kitchen. Our last home had dark cherry cabinets and charcoal walls so this was a challenge for me honestly. I've had an obsession with shabby chic elements for a while but it is not my usual decor forte' so I always stayed away from it. I found the adorable canvas artwork above out sink at Kirklands and just couldn't resist. It's got 3D burlap flowers and so many fun colors in it which makes matching decor to it sooooo much easier. It also makes our Boon "lawn" drying rack not stick out like a sore thumb.

  

  

  

The stove is absolutely awful to me when it's bare. It's old and blah. Thank goodness I have a candle obsession because it takes the focus off of the age of this beast. I also opted to put a colorful dishtowel over the handle which helps conceal the plain-ness. I'm also an IKEA addict and love finding functional items that I will actually use. I found this paper towel rack that screws to the wall for $5! This bad boy has been in our home for years and it definitely gets put to use.

  

  

One of my all time favorite kitchen finds is from...you guessed it...IKEA. It is actually made for gardening I think but we use it to hold our teas and sugar dispenser. Sometimes we trade out the teas and put my infamous paper straws in this but usually it is filled with my beloved stress relieving tea bags.

  

  

My most recent addition is this wall mounted bottle opener. What really sold this for me is the fact that it has an attached mason jar to hold bottle caps. I may or may not need an intervention for my mason jar obsession. We actually don't even have actual drinking glasses anymore. We use blue glass mason jars for that purpose.

                                                   

  

 

                                              

  

 

I have a firm belief that candles can transform a space. One of my favorite brands is Park Hill. Their scents are intoxicating and the wicker design makes them oh so cute. Right now we are burning "Bee Skep" and let me just say you should go find this exact candle, burn it and fall in love. It's incredible!

  

  

Our kitchen is nothing worthy of Interior Digest but it has personality to it. When we walk in it always has such an inviting feel about it. We never thought we'd ever feel so comfortable in an apartment complex. This little townhouse of ours feels like home sweet home.