White Kitchen Accents

I love the look of an all white kitchen, but my kitchen is just three years old so there's no changing it now.

The cupboards are dark cherry and my chairs, stools and counter tops are black.

Even with two skylights and three big windows it still seems dark, so I've made all my accents white to brighten things up a bit.

This table and little cabinet were a chippy green.

I painted them last week with a fresh coat of white.

This shelf was made by a friend years ago and was also green.

The display box was found in a barn a long time ago and had been green as well.

There are white ironstone dishes here and there.

A pretty white apron.

There are many more white accents throughout the kitchen and it is a much brighter room now.

I think when I paint the walls next time they will be white too.

That should be all it needs to really brighten things up.

See ya soon.

Karen



"I Can Make That Myself"

If you're a crafter like me, perhaps you think like I do.

When I'm shopping and see something I want, I look at the price and say to myself, "I can make that myself for a lot less".

Then I purchase the materials to make the item and never get around to actually making it.

Well, I finally did.

I made ruffles. Ruffled pillows and ruffled sheets.

The one on top is a thrifted find and is made of cotton and is embroidered in the corner.

I made the white linen ones.

There are two with ruffles around the edges and one with ruffles covering the entire front of the pillow.

I also made two for my chairs.

They are beige with blue flowers.

I added a big ruffle to the top of the sheet too.

I repurposed a tattered old tablecloth to make these lavender sachets to hang from the bed post.

You can never have too many pillows or lavender sachets.

I think it's time for me to nap now.

See ya soon.

Karen

Unfinished Space

My master bath is one of the spaces that we haven't gotten around to finishing yet.

It's a room that I rarely enter, but it has the best tub ever for having a relaxing soak, so I took some time to spruce it up a bit today.

Some fresh flowers from my garden.

A basket of fluffy white towels.

Some pretty white linens here and there.

Some fragrance and fancy soap.

A few other odds and ends.

After spending all day dusting and scrubbing and sprucing up, there was no time left for a leisure soak in the tub. Maybe tomorrow.

Karen

Paper Roses

I just love things made from vintage sheet music.

A few months ago I was lucky enough to find some for next to nothing at a garage sale.

I followed the instructions from a tutorial I found HERE and made these sweet paper roses.

I dry brushed some seed starter pots with white paint and filled them with styrofoam and moss.

I tore strips of cotton gauze fabric and glued them around the pots.

I added a torn bit of gauze,

a bow,

a flower cut from some old lace,

and a pearl.

This vintage wire basket seemed like the perfect place for them.

Thanks for stopping by.

Karen