It’s been awhile since I’ve shared some home decor images, and I was just thinking about how I never did share any of the images I took a few months ago for Creatively Made Home here on the blog…
So if you’ll indulge me – I’d love to share… these were taken in August/September.
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I haven’t changed much in this kitchen over the last few years but I am trying to add some rustic warmth with baskets and bread boards. My kitchen is in the middle of our home, so it doesn’t have any windows, but we do have two skylights that let the sun pour in. It’s hot and uncomfortable during the summer heat but most of the year I love the flood of light.
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^ I made that pitcher myself in ceramics class in high school. It holds our most used kitchen utensils. Josh and I cook almost everything in that beat up old toaster oven. It’s so much easier than using the large wall oven which heats up our house and always seems to be off in temperature (even after we have it serviced).
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^ I plan to add some rustic wood shelves in place of this chalkboard soon. I will display some old ironstone or pretty trinkets and cook books there on the shelves. I’ve been eyeing some at West Elm, but haven’t wanted to splurge just yet.
I grew tired of the “Paris” sign so I retired it from our decor and added it to the shop for someone else to enjoy.
I also hope to retire this rug and change the seagrass carpeting out with some tile – but that is a future project that will take many, many months of coaxing Josh to get on board. For now, it remains on my “someday” list. ;)
by Sadie Olive
Sara,
Your kitchen is beautiful! I love the texture of the walls and ceiling. I wanted to ask if they’re plaster or if you applied a special treatment to them to achieve that look?
Hey Sarah!
I’m on Creatively Made but don’t recall seeing these lovely photos! Your photography is soooo beautiful. I love the rustic accents, it just offsets the white in the house and warms everything up. I also love your wall texture, reminds me of the plaster walls in my house that drive husband crazy when he tries to level up something, lol!!! Hope all is well with you and little Finn!!
Thanks Jody! We hired a painter to help us achieve this look. The walls are textured and were done by the previous owner. We used “Lancaster White” as the base color and then a watered down glaze applied with a damp rag to achieve the aged look.
Thank you Candace! I only added a few to my profile page in Creative Made Home, but wanted to share more of them here on the blog. :)
just gorgeous. love all your vintage elements! Do you use the toaster oven with the wicker basket on top of it ?
We do. But if we are cooking for long periods of time I will move it off. ;)
I love your home and style Sara!! Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful kitchen with us!!
Have a lovely night.
Sincerely,
Melinda
Thank you Melinda!
Love reading your posts Sadie; I gasped when I saw your cot bumpers in the store the other day after coveting them for soooooo long. My wee boy is six months old so I have moved past my bumper fascination now but I held your nursery as an ideal long before he was born – I was wondering about the ruler on your kitchen wall, is it a height chart? Is it vintage or are they available to purchase somewhere? Thank you, Hayley
Beautiful. Luv the textured faux finish, and the harlequins. Thanks for allowing us a peek :-)
Here’s to a wonderful week.
Cheers, Gee
Thank you! I purchased that on Etsy. It was a gal in Canada who makes them. Can’t think of her shop name but if I think of it I will email you. You can probably do a search on Etsy though. :)
Sara,
I love your kitchen. It looks bright and cheery. I love your style.
Kris
LOVE this so much!! I wouldn’t change a thing!!!
Have a great day and thanks for sharing this. Off to stare at my kitchen and think of some changes:)
~ Cheryl
LOVE your kitchen! And while I suppose it can get too hot and uncomfortable in the summer, I think the sky lights are my favorite part – that, and the fact that the kitchen (presumably) is at the center of your house, truly the hub of your home ;)
Thank you Alex.
Thank you Cheryl!
Thanks Kris!
Sara,
Your kitchen is truly inspiring! I’ve been contemplating the same treatment on some of our walls but haven’t taken the plunge because I remember how long it took the last time I did it. I noticed you have canned lights… were they in the home when you bought it? Or did you have them installed? Our kitchen is more or less in the middle of the house but still has one window which gets some muted mid morning light. It needs much more light especially in the evenings!
Thank you so very much for sharing with us! Your kitchen is truly beautiful!
Thank you Peggy. The canned lighting was added by the prior owner. :)
It’s a beautiful kitchen but seriously how do you stand having a seagrass carpet in the kitchen it’s just like having a wall to wall carpet in the bathroom – gross! I mean urine can’t be vacuumed up just like food spills can’t…nothing like being able to mop a kitchen or bathroom. Crazy how you still have to get Josh on board with that one!!
It’s actually been easy to keep clean. We very rarely have spills but when we do some water and salt have been able to remove odors or stains from spills. The salt soaks up the spill and can be vacuumed up once dry.
It also doesn’t absorb as quickly as something like carpet would, so most spills sit right on top and we use a Clorox wipe (or a baby wipe) to simply wipe it right up.
Love the black and white theme in your kitchen… and the paint technique especially… is it plaster…with paint over it?
Hugs
Victoria Silva
Thank you. Yes the drywall texture was done by the previous owner and we did paint it to highlight the texture.
I love your beautiful backsplash,can you please share where you purchased your tile :)
Thank you Terri. Unfortunately I don’t know the answer to that as the previous owners installed the backsplash.