Springtime in Our Kitchen

Oh for sure the happiest place in our home is the kitchen. Scott and I both do a lot of cooking, baking, everything making! And I love changing things up. 

I recently took a few pictures and thought I'd post them here! 

I found this area rug at an antique store and I should have taken an up close of it... it's lovely, fun, and adds a bit of comfort and cozy to this space.  

I have a teapot shelf up there above the sink which Scott built for my Mother's Day present last May. 

I love these new cafe curtains with a green stripe! I love most of the all the pleats in them rather than always clipping up dishtowels as curtains. These have so much more a polished look! 

Favorite cookbooks are a must for me. Just seeing them inspires me to plan our meals, bake, and just look forward to special mealtimes. 

A 'new to me' favorite teacup I found thrifting. I drink my tea using this every weekend! 

My jam jar full of jellies! 

This open shelving was another Mother's Day gift built by Scott a few years back. I love changing it up for the seasons! 

And finally this antique basket is a perfect spot for dishtowels and a favorite cozy book! 

Springtime Kitchen Views

I had the chance to decorate for spring this past weekend. I really wanted to wait until the end of March so I could feel like it was really spring starting. I got everything all cleaned up and then 'played house', ya know, moved things around and got out my dish towels, dishes, and things and played until I got it just right. I still have to take a few more pictures but just not done yet... here is what I can show you for now... 

Let's start with the General Store which is so fun to change throughout the seasons. It's tucked in the corner of the kitchen and is delightful to look at when the lights are on inside. 

In this picture you can see the teapot shelf that Scott built me last Mother's Day. 

Cookbooks all my favorites are just as comforting to see there as food from them. 

Some vintage egg cups 

I have a 'thing' for dish towels that are charming... the easiest way to decorate a kitchen. 

In this little corner you can see my laundry/mudroom in that open door... and that tiny jelly cupboard that I love so much! 

A view to the baking center

I have some open shelving on the wall near our kitchen table. 

Strawberries in the Kitchen

Well, I packed up all of the red, white, and blue! Most of the kitchen as already summery but I changed around the table and shelves area where I keep tea, mugs and such. Here's a peek: 

I decided to take out our Strawberry china (Wedgwood) to enjoy for a while and I love it so much I had to stop and pick up some flowers! 

I adore Victoria Magazine and I'm often marking pages that inspire me so this photo shoot with my strawberry china feels like a page out of the magazine. 

I had to have this Emma Bridgewater mug -- it's perfect! 

Scott had a work meeting last week and it was near the Harney and Sons store... oh this Berry Cobbler tea! 

 

Summer Kitchen Tour

Gingham blue and pops of red strawberries make it a vintage, fourth of July, festive, summer kitchen. 

I love these old vintage tea towels that I cut and sewed for the little curtains. 

The baskets have been up all year and give it a homey, country look... and of course the sink skirt I still just love a sink skirt. 

That blue plate I found for a steal at a thrift store along with the Burleigh Asia Pheasants that were first made in England in 1862!  (link here) I dreaming of the matching teapot... 

Basket on the wall with a Susan Branch coookbook: Summer! 

I always adore a small lamp in the kitchen for a bit of cozy (even in the summer). I found this one at a tiny church thrift store. I was at first thinking of the autumn with it's navy but decided to give it a try for the summer and love it so much! 

The strawberry creamer and dish were a Laura Ashely find and lot's of milk glass tiny creamers. 

You'll have to click (here) to see the General Store up close! 

 These strawberry dishes make me so happy in the summer. Sometimes I'd see them on a shelf in the winter and keep thinking, it's coming! Summer is coming! 

Blue and white gingham and vintage strawberry dishes... such a joy to me! 

You can click (here) to see a few reels and some posts that are fun to look at with our summer kitchen.