We recently repainted our kitchen and I was delighted with the change. I wanted to lighten it up and have a breezy, airy, farmhouse feel. We loved the color of our bedroom so much, we decided to go with the same color, Urban Mist (Behr), in the kitchen. See my new barstools? Yard sale: $10 each. Woot, woot!!
Before:
After:
I found the shutters at a flea market a while ago, and recently scored the giant porcelain metal bowl at a yardsale for $5.
The wooden lantern was a yardsale find, $3. The white candlestick was a Goodwill spray paint transformation and the glass was clearance at Pier One.
I also painted my "A" because you know I love a monogram. It was a gift from a special friend, so I didn't want to get rid of it; but it was a dark red to match my previous walls. A few coats of acrylic craft paint did the job.
Can you see those Ball mason jars with the original zinc lids? $3 each at an estate sale. Antique stores sell them for $30 a piece. Score!
Cream and sugar pictures swapped with a dear friend. A new rug for the back door from Walmart. Their new Better Homes and Garden line is really nice.
One unexpected benefit from leaving the red behind is that I get to introduce a little splash of orange to liven things up.
Even though I loved my red kitchen for a season, it is so refreshing to have a light color on the walls. It's at whole new look and feel.
Even though I loved my red kitchen for a season, it is so refreshing to have a light color on the walls. It's at whole new look and feel.
Want to come over for an iced chai latte?
24 comments:
Your kitchen turned out soooo cute! I dream about having a white kitchen some day and I am ready to paint all of our oak!
Great yard sale finds too! You go girl!
I'll be over sometime this summer. lol LOVE it... really nice and airy. :)
Oh I love your new color and the lighter look is so fresh and inviting. I had a red room once, but it is so nice to have something more neutral that you can really change your colors and accessories at a whim. Gorgeous room. I love all of your accessories too. Hugs, Marty
what an amazing transformation! i love the kitchen both ways... but the light & bright is really beautiful :) i'll be right over for that chai!
Your kitchen is so, so beautiful. It looks like a kitchen from the PB catalog!
I like the look! It's amazing how even some of the things you had displayed before take on a whole new look with a different background color.
Beautiful...
Love all your bargain treasures too.
Happy Monday!
Ooh! I love the new color! And I would love an iced latte. ;)
I love blue. Three rooms in my house are painted blue! Your kitchen looks great! I'm all about the light bright and airy too! Nice job!
Very quaint! I think I need your help with our nursery walls!
love, LOVE, the new kitchen color! You definitely achieved your goal!!
I love it! So fresh & light. Yes, I'll be right over.... oh wait, I can't leave the children alone.
We also just painted our kitchen! I know what you mean by refreshing! Yours looks terrific, and those stools, what a great find, and I really love the orange! I was carrying an orange purse in a sheeshy poo store the other day, and the lady remarked "OH, did you know that orange is the new pink?"....soooo funny!
Your kitchen looks so fresh and nice. I am thinking next year I will have to paint again, the hard part...what color? I might go light like you did!
I seldom comment but love your blog. And I absolutely love the color transformation. Looks great!
Love it, love it, love it!!!! How pretty. Im covering up my red too!
Oh my goodness that is AMAZING!!!
Seriously, off the charts gorgeous!!! I love how your lights reflect off your sparkly clean wood floors.
I am LOVING your new color. So, is it is tranquil and peaceful as it looks?!!!
Beautiful kitchen! Love the Urban Mist color. You are a true decorator.
Hope
It looks fabulous, love it!
This really makes me want to paint my whole house this color. I love it.
I'd love to come over, it looks beautiful and relaxing. What is your recipe for the iced chai latte. I just pulled a recipe out of the cabinet myself this AM.~Tara
I would have never imagined that color in a kitchen. You have such a creative eye, GOTE. It's a marvelous change. Love all of your treasures and the unique way you display them. Truly inspired.
That is an amazing transformation. The power of color!
This looks so fresh and fantastic.
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