Kitchen Makeover

When we first moved into our house, I decided that I wanted a bright yellow kitchen. I thought that yellow would always make us feel cheery, remind us of sunshine on gloomy days, and welcome guests. Ignoring everyone else's comments ("Are you sure?"), I bought the brightest yellow paint that I could and turned our kitchen into a giant legal pad. At least that's the feeling you'd get when you were in there. Literally, your eyes would get sore. I loved retro food signs and plastered many of them on the walls. My mom and I found yellow and red printed fabric and made our own curtains. At first, I was proud of our little yellow kitchen. Soon though, I grew tired of it. However, I wouldn't admit this to anyone else for a long, long time (I'm kinda prideful). When I couldn't stand the glow coming from the west end of the house any longer, I admitted to my husband that I was ready for a change. Saint that he is, he never commented on the fact that he thought the yellow was a little much as well and happily went along with my new "project". Here's a view of our old yellow kitchen:

I wanted a simpler, earthy color scheme. So, I went with sage and brown. The first thing we did was replace the counter tops.  Next was a fresh coat of paint (or should I say three coats to cover the yellow!). We put in a new sink and faucet and I found the perfect solid brown curtains for contrast. I kept with the white cabinets leftover from the yellow kitchen because I just love them! I also think that white gives a very crisp and clean feeling. I'm still not crazy about the gray-checkered floor. But, that just wasn't in the budget this time. It's on my list to replace, though!

Here's a tour of our kitchen now:

 Lucy's station:

Our family is big on having a "message" board. So, I turned our old HAMBURGERS sign over and spray painted it brown. Hanging back where it was, it's the perfect magnetic 

central message station!

 I love having a lamp in the kitchen. I think it provides the perfect amount of soft light 

and makes the room feel more homey. 

Thanks for looking!

Countertops: Home Depot