I spent lots of time trying to sort through many hundreds of kitchen pictures to show the ones that tell my story the best so I never made it to the comments, but I really enjoyed reading about all the scissors stories…and have about 14 more pair in the rest of my house… but who’s counting? :o)
The day has finally come when I am going to reveal the transformation of my kitchen from its old, tired look to its new and MUCH nicer look. I’m going to show you just one picture now, of the way it turned out, and then show you all the work it took to get it to this point…
I literally have hundreds and hundreds of pictures I’ve taken along the way, but I’ll just give you a snapshot view of what transpired along the way to make this dream kitchen come true.
If you click on any of the pictures they will enlarge.
We bought our 1892 Cottage style house back in 2004 and kept telling ourselves, “It’s never going to be perfect” and I was okay with that because I could see past perfection and we generally called it “charm!” “Oh yes, that looks charming” or “It only adds to the charm of the house.” We worked on replacing all the windows, and just have the 4 in the dining room left to do, my hubby rewired the whole house, replumbed the bathrooms and the kitchen, we put down new vinyl plank flooring in the living room, dining room and kitchen, redid my sewing room from top to bottom and the same with Rebecca’s bedroom. We painted the paneling, and did LOTS of work outside; residing areas that needed it and practically changed the whole landscape of the yard with lots of evergeen bushes and trees.
Here is our house… please excuse the lawn mowers on the back porch… my hubby was servicing them and there was no way I could tell him to move them for a picture… so I used an old one. Maybe soon they will call us about getting that new roof started… That big picture window on the porch is what you’ll see in my kitchen pictures… I have a wonderful view of the outside when doing dishes!
But this is supposed to be a post about my new kitchen, so let me get back on track… I’ll try not to drag this out and bore you, but you have to know what my kitchen looked like in the beginning so you can appreciate what it turned into…
This is what my kitchen looked like the day we bought the house…
It’s no wonder we couldn’t tell anything about the kitchen…she had fairies, a nativity set, angels, gnomes…EVEN a disco ball hanging down… there were 9 pianos and one large kind of pipe organ looking thing in the living room. The house was her music house, and she used it for giving piano lessons.
The day we moved in, we cleaned it up and it looked like this? Yep, that is aqua blue plastic tiles… which came down pretty quickly, and then we had lovely swirled globs of glue on the walls, which we painted creamy white and sometimes pretended it was stucco! :o)
Then we got busy with other more important issues and lived with it like this for quite a few years…we did drywall a few areas and painted them a creamy white… but some areas still had drywall that was unpainted…just mudded.
When the time came that we were finally going to start working on the kitchen… (March 2018) it became an even bigger mess…
The soffits were removed… it was NO easy task… my brother-in-law helped… it revealed 126 year old planks and Cindy said I “HAD” to keep them… and just the way they were… so I did!
There were 2 big window openings that faced into my sewing room that we closed up…
Remember, this is an old 1892 house so the 2 x 4’s are really 3″ thick solid oak boards and as hard as they come… it was hard work getting them cut and shaved off in places. My hubby even burned up a Sawzall. Our house is built like a tank.
Every spare moment my hubby and I had, we were in the kitchen tearing out something or putting something up…
I designed a new ceiling using bead board and loved how it looked so nice and clean… I found my chandelier (Chandi) at a yard sale for $3 and she was the center of my kitchen for a while…
We had to remove all the old cabinets because they were in “TERRIBLE” shape…moldy, split, cracked, splintered and just plain ole nasty!
Then my new cabinets started going up… and I was in love, even with the plain unfinished red oak…
We had 2 VERY special friends who put the cabinets in for us… you see, my hubby had just been diagnosed with bladder cancer during all this and there was no way he and I could put the cabinets up… so Kevin (who is a professional cabinet installer) and Keith (who is a supervisor/maintenance guy) gave several of their evenings and put them up… I am forever in debt to them…
Kevin said he always signed the cabinets some place inconspicuously, so we all did…
My mom even tried helping scrap the glue off some of the boards and Cindy did her fair share of painting…
The old planks on the wall with my big window were too damaged to salvage so we used the boards we could on other walls and put new carside on that wall and painted it Agreeable Gray, by Sherwin Williams..
Then my mom passed away and we waited even longer with them just “installed” but not painted… It was a busy time for us and though the cabinets were functional, they weren’t finished…
It took me forever to get back to any painting, but in February of 2021, I decided it was TIME to get them finished… it did take me 3 months to do them… but I just did a little bit each day…
and each little bit every day finally helped me get to the finish line… I am all done (except I want to box in that black piece of pipe going up from my range hood and put the white trim around the opening between the kitchen and the dining room. Everything else is done (I think) so here you go… may I present my new and beautiful kitchen, that I am absolutely over the moon with…
(Rebecca’s boyfriend took these very nice pictures for me…) Thank you Karn! Remember to click on them to make them bigger.
Now about that cake I said I’d make when I finished my kitchen… I would like to make it as soon as I get the white boxed in part done above my stove and the trim on… give me a little bit more time and then we’ll celebrate with “virtual” cake!
Thanks everyone,
See you tomorrow,
Blessings, Jeanne
Well done you. Great kitchen. Congratulations
Thank you Alina!
Blessings, Jeanne
Oh wow oh wow oh wow!!
Your kitchen is just GORGEOUS!! Congratulations on all the hard work you and George (and various friends and family) have put in on your kitchen. I’m just a little sad that your mom didn’t get to see it finished, but she could see in which direction it was going, so I’m sure she would have been very happy for you.
And I am a bit jealous, too, with your pretty LIGHT kitchen!! (Anyone want some old brown appliances? LOL actually we got rid of the brown fridge last year and got white, so eventually….)
By the way, yesterday in your post about scissors and shears, you didn’t mention rotary cutters; I have two of those, and use them for cutting when I need straight pieces (binding strips, skirts to gather up, etc.)
Hi Charlotte,
I was a little bit sad that my mom wasn’t able to see the finished kitchen along side me too. I’m sure she would have loved every part of it…
I have wanted a white kitchen for as long as I can remember and I finally got it… I hope it lives up to my expectations!
Thanks Charlotte,
Blessings, Jeanne
Hats off to you and your husband for a job well done. You both are masters of all trades. It was worth the wait to finally see your concept come to completion.
I live in a senior apartment complex and the rules of what you can and can’t do is 3 pages long. I would be happy putting some pretty peel off wallpaper in the kitchen but that is a no-no. Everything is apartment puke which is what I call it.
Sorry that I haven’t be posting except for a short reply to the doll topic.
Missed the scissor question and just went into my studio and counted including kitchen scissors I have 21 which includes 6 decorative paper scissors.
Hi Sandra,
Cape May is beautiful. We took the scenic route home from our trip to Williamsburg one summer. We went to the Barbara Fritchie House in Frederick, MD and then up to Cape May.
Have you considered those wall murals or reusable peel and stick wall clings? They’re like window clings and come right off and leave nothing behind. You can get them off in a moments notice if need be.
Yes, Laura even those are on the banned list though I don’t understand why. I’ve used them in my last apartment and peeled it off and you would never know it was there.
Thank you Sandra,
Thanks for your kind compliments about my new kitchen! It seemed to never be close to being finished…so much so, that I still wake up thinking I need to paint cabinets! :o)
My mom lived in a complex too, that didn’t let her do much decorating stuff. She was always used to painting walls and hanging things up when she wanted… I know how hard that is to abide by the rules… your term “apartment puke” made me laugh…in a sad kind of way..I think I know that color… :o(
Thank you Sandra
Blessings, Jeanne
WOW!! What a dramatic change. And so many memories along the way. Loved seeing your mom involved and helping. I like the black hood vent pipe, especially on the natural wood wall. What are Cindy’s thoughts on the pipe? It was a lot of fun from the sofa. I’ll bet it’s hard to cook in the kitchen, you probably just want to keep looking at it, I know I would. Lol!! Well done, and thanks for sharing. Almost as good as being there. BTW chatter in the sewing room is all about aprons, oven mitts and cookie sheets.
Hi Dorothy
I have to admit, I’m a little bit obsessive about keeping those white cabinets clean. I can spot a crumb or a smudge on them from across the room…
I could have done it without all my sofa sisters cheering me on, but it certainly wouldn’t have been as much fun… :o)
I’ll have to ask for Cindy’s thoughts on the black pipe…
Oooooo….cookies sound good…
Thank you Dorothy,
Blessings, Jeanne
Such wonderful memories seeing the photos of the progress again. I’d forgotten how much work was involved in each step of the process. And now, a wondrous kitchen has emerged from it’s former cocoon. Please thank Karn for his great photos of the end product. I especially like the views into the dining room which give a glimpse of that fabulous flooring. Another accomplishment. Good job on everything Jeanne, George, family, and friends. 🙂 So hope you can send the photos off and have a coffee table book made or even do a scrapbook. What a fun conversation piece it would be. I’m going to show the pictures to other person. Just maybe when he sees them, he too might become motivated to start on a remodel. 🙂
On another note, Wren Feathers is having her yearly sewalong. Looks like this year, the free pattern needs to be downloaded today, Thursday only. A cute 40’s dress for 14″ dolls. Hope my printer cooperates.
Haven’t had a moment to count my scissors yet. But, at least now, I know the use for some of them. I had no idea about the hair scissors or the applique pair.
Hi Joy
Well, I hope my kitchen remodel pictures help spur some progress in your kitchen… I have plenty of demolition pictures I could send…bathrooms, windows, siding, etc…if you need more…
Our master bath was an incredible redo…there were Norman Rockwell pictures from Saturday Evening Post magazines decoupaged on the upper walls in there…and blue plastic tiles highlighted with gold at the bottom…it was awful!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ll have to check out the pattern for Wren Feathers sew along…
Thanks Joy…and thanks for always “inquiring” about the progress on the cabinets…you always spurred me on!!!
Blessings, Jeanne
Very busy weekend coming up but I had to give the Big Reveal a quick look. Well worth the wait for your charming Victorian! I love the scriptures hidden behind the work – renovated and protected. Your house and the setting are just lovely!
Thank you Debbie,
Thank you for your sweet comments… it was so much work the last few years, but when I look at it all finished, I have to agree, it was worth the wait… I never dreamed it would look this nice in the end…
Thanks Debbie,
Blessings, Jeanne
I just had to go back for a second look and I am just in awe at the transformation! Well done!
Thank you Debbie!
I’m a bit awe struck too! :o)
What an accomplishment! It’s beautiful! I’ve been involved in a lot of “remakes” over the years but I don’t believe I’ve ever experienced anything so drastic as the remake of your kitchen. But what a gem you have now. I love all your drawers. When we redid our kitchen we made sure we had a lot of drawers. We don’t have the amount of wall space you do so I can’t have those lovely wide drawers like yours.
I always love seeing before, after and during pictures. We’ve often done remodeling and realized we forgot to take pictures along the way. We did remember to do that when we remodeled the kitchen – almost. We forgot to take a picture before they started destroying the yellow/white ceramic tile counter tops. What a mess that was. But I do have pictures taken in the kitchen over the years so I have something to remember it by.
I’ve finished a project also, although definitely not as involved as yours. I finished my baby quilt and it looks very nice, especially for my first try. Having to hand sew the binding to the back has caused me a lot of neck problems for a few days. I really don’t have a good place to do hand sewing anymore. My recliner used to be perfect but we gave it away when David needed his power lift chair and I took over his previous recliner. When he gets finished needing his current chair, I’m taking that one and giving him his recliner back. It’s really too big for me to do anything but watch TV in. There is no good position for doing needlework but his power lift chair is perfect and my feet actually touch the floor when the chair is upright.
Charlotte mentioned rotary cutters. I didn’t think of them yesterday. I have three. As I noticed when I was cutting strips for the binding on my quilt, all of them are really dull. I have a sharpener and gave David the job of sharpening the one I use most often but I’m not sure how well it worked. I haven’t tried cutting with it since the blade has been sharpened.
It seems to me I’ve never lived in a home that wasn’t in constant flux. My stepfather was a carpenter and always saw potential for a redo even in the 1950s tract home we lived in. He was always enlarging or redesigning closets and fortunately had an unfinished basement to work on to occupy his time.
I had a few years of living without drywall dust and sawdust, but then I married David who never saw a wall he didn’t think needed to be removed if at all possible. I must confess that when we moved into our current home it was like a rabbit warren. It had so many short hallways that made the house seem chopped up. Removing some of those walls opened things up considerably but we could not open up the kitchen to the dining and living rooms as we’d hoped so it’s not the best house for entertaining unless everyone is in the kitchen.
The one thing I inherited from my grandmother was a plaque she had in her kitchen while I was growing up. It said “No matter where I serve my guests it seems they like my kitchen best”. Unfortunately after eating my guests retire to the living room leaving me by my lonesome in the kitchen. I guess the only perfect home is one you design and build yourself. My daughter-in-law once gave me a picture of what she deemed to be the perfect home for me. It had a tiny kitchen, tiny bathroom and the rest of the house was craft room. I could live with that.
Hi Barbara
I read lots of reviews on kitchen cabinets and decided early on I wanted LOTS of drawers and just a few cabinets…I’ve never regretted that decision!!
My hubby probably would say I took WAY too many pictures. But I liked being able to capture all I could in the “during” process…
Congratulations on finishing the baby quilt! That is quite an accomplishment too…I know!
We have lived with sawdust, plywood floors, paint cans visible, drywall splotches, missing baseboard trim and much much more for YEARS!! Maybe someday it will “mostly” all be done…
I like the way your daughter-in-law thinks!!
Thanks Barbara,
Blessings, Jeanne
That last bit is so funny Barbara, that would be Sam’s dream home too lol.
And mine!! LOL
When we bought our house 45 years ago, you walked right into the living room and had to wander around to find the swinging door to the kitchen. Now, you still walk into the living room, but at least there are direct doors to the kitchen and bedrooms with an area for the living room without major walkways going through it. When we remodeled, I added a peek hole from the kitchen to the dining room/living room. Best thing ever. From the kitchen, I can hear and see what’s going on elsewhere. 🙂 Nosy me.
You must be so happy to see the results of all your hard work! You, George, your Moms, Sisters and BIL, and the church fellows resulted in a great kitchen. Hope my daughters will turn out half as well. The way the grain still shows when the light is just right is a great finish. I can’t believe that was all done with a brush. Your talents keep on going☺️. Having spent 20 years in a similar farm house I can totally appreciate it. There were no cabinets at all in the kitchen when we moved in, just the drain boards built into the sink on each side and I put up a card table for a counter🥴
Congratulations to all of you!
HI Kathie,
Yep, I’m PRETTY HAPPY! I hope your daughter’s turns out well too… it’s a lot of work, but I have solid wood cabinets and they look just like I wanted them too! Yay!
I used a 1 1/2″ angled Linzer paint brush from Walmart… in the “best” model… Best paintbrush EVER! It was $7.94 and looked almost as good at the end of my painting as it did when I started…
Thank you Kathie… appreciate all your kind words!
Blessings, Jeanne
Thanks for the brush info…I was going to ask but I had already bugged you about how you did them 🙂
Job well done! That was quite a project! It is so hard to live in the project specially when it is the kitchen. I would like to do over our kitchen but a few years ago we did the bathroom over and it took 51 days and for a while we had the motorhome parked out back. You would have to give yourself a little more time cause you had to go through 3 doors to get to the John!!!!!
Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend.
We have just hit a milestone here in NH, when shopping for groceries they have taken up the arrows on the floor. Much easier to shop!
Thank you Sylvia,
It IS hard to live in the middle of a mess…that’s why I broke down my painting in sections… I couldn’t have done it if I had had to paint it all in just a few days… it would have disrupted our lives too much… so I just little sections at a time and when they were done, I moved onto the next section… It worked very well that way… of course it took me 3 months, but my hubby was very patient and we always had water and a stove! :o)
Congrats on the arrows being taken up at your grocery store… I just noticed at our Hobby Lobby, masks are no longer required and at Goodwill, they have taken down the sign that says Masks Required and replaced it with Masks Recommended… so things are looking up!
Thanks Sylvia,
Blessings to you this Holiday Weekend!
~ Jeanne
It’s beautiful! It’s an amazing transformation from what you started with. You two are on a scale with Dick and Angel of the “Escape to the Chateau “ TV show. It can be the “Jeanne and George Show.” It’s been so much fun to watch but not have to do the work or the extensive planning. I like the black pipe for contrast too but can’t see it close up, so maybe white will be better. I don’t recall seeing that beautiful table against the wall in the dining room. You and George work so well together. It’s wonderful to see pictures of family and friends who helped along the way included in the reveal. It’s exciting for all of us to see what you’ve accomplished on a house that was overrun with so much “stuff” that you couldn’t see the hidden flaws. Every room is so special now. Great pictures. Congratulations!
I did design a renovation to my house that was done by a contractor in six weeks in 2009. It was complicated but amazing to see the changes in such a short time. It involved the kitchen, three bathrooms, staircase, loft and windows. Easier to say what wasn’t done. It was after I retired so I could be there to stupid-vise! I actually found the tiny clipping of the design I wanted for the loft railing from a 1968 Family Circle Magazine in a desk drawer and had it duplicated. The cabinets were imported from China and a Vietnamese carpenter installed them in three days!
HI Susette,
Thanks for your compliments on our new kitchen… If we had a show, it would surely have to be called “The Slow Work of Jeanne and George” or maybe “The Antics of Jeanne and George” or maybe “The Blunders and Fixes of Jeanne and George!” We’ve had them all… and we ARE them all… we have laughed and cried on just about all of our projects… :o)
We have NEVER EVER completed a project in 3 days I don’t think… we are SLOW…it’s a good thing we work well together… and for FREE! :o)
Thanks Susette,
blessings, Jeanne
Yay! Reveal Day!!!!
Absolutely beautiful, Jeanne!! The pictures from all angles really show the beauty of your sparkly white kitchen. Nice and spacious! I too love white based kitchens. It always looks so clean. Then you can add color here and there.
Thank you Jeanne for showing the changes over time. It has been exciting to see what all you, George and family members and friends have done. It is truly beautiful. Your whole home is beautiful. You can dance a happy jig now in your picture perfect kitchen! Thank you Carn for the wonderful pictures too.
Thank you Paula,
I’m glad it’s all finished… (well “almost” totally finished) but I still have had a few mornings when I woke up and thought I needed to get my painting clothes on… guess not, for now, at least…
I’m glad you enjoyed the journey of this project and thanks so much for the kind compliments. I really do love how light things look in here now!
Thanks Paula,
Blessings, Jeanne
Your new kitchen looks just beautiful, Jeanne. Everything is so crisp and clean. It was nice to see the before and after start to finish photos.
You have lots of cabinets and wonderful counter space. I could cook and bake up a storm in there. 🙂
I was thinking the same thing that Paula wrote. Your kitchen is nice and neutral which makes it ideal to add little bits of color to change it with the seasons. I like rooms that can do that.
Hi Laura,
Thanks so much for liking my kitchen as much as I do.. .I have done a little bit of cooking in here, and it is TRULY a joy to do so! I am so glad I pushed myself and finished this project up… now to get that trim up… and decide on the pipe…
I love the neutral-ness of the room too… I can change my hand towels and it changes the whole feel of the kitchen…
Thanks Laura,
Blessings, Jeanne
Beautiful, Jeanne! I am amazed at how very “in” your kitchen is, yet is has the farmhouse vibe going on at the same time!I love, love, love it, and the pictures are wonderful! They look like a spread for Better Homes&Gardens! Great photography, thanks to Rebecca’s boyfriend! Be sure he gets a slice of that cake too!
All those memories of the three years you had putting it together, and all the people along the way who helped out! That would make a good coffee table book! Even Reuben got into the action!
I am another one who likes the black pipe. It echos the black metal handles and knobs, and gives contrast. But I don’t live there and it’s not my kitchen, so whatever YOU like best should be the thing you do. I’m not about to tell anybody how to decorate their kitchen!
Such a clean, fresh, gleaming kitchen compared to the first picture, which always makes me laugh! What an improvement, which could be the understatement of the day! You certainly are a lucky lady, Jeanne!
Thank you Linda,
When I look back at those beginning pictures of the kitchen, I am AMAZED at just how pretty it turned out… I wouldn’t change a thing… I love my sink, my faucet, my backsplash, the chandelier, the light Cindy gave me over my sink, my hardware on the doors and drawers, the flooring, my paint color, all my drawers, and the list goes on and on… I guess you can tell I’m pretty happy!
Well, I might not have to do a thing with that pipe… leaving it black would be the easiest thing of all… just need to finish the trim at the top… hmmm…
Thanks so much Linda,
I feel very blessed today, and everyday I walk through my kitchen,
Blessings, Jeanne
Your kitchen is lovely Jeanne you have worked so hard and not just on the kitchen. I am completely in awe of how much energy you and George have. You never seem to stop.
When we moved into our house in 2011 it was completely renovated but not really my taste. However it was my Dad’s house then and in 2011 in Christchurch after half the city was deemed to unsuitable for building on and Red Zoned we were lucky to find anything. My kitchen is really dark with only one small window that is south facing (southern hemisphere remember, think north facing) and looks out to a 6ft fence about 2m away. The only other light is from the double door at the very end. I have had a light tube put in but really it needs a skylight but all the cabinets are a mushroom brown and the benches are dark brown. There is almost no working space. The cupboard that was meant to be my pantry is floor to ceiling but only about 15 inches wide. The shelf that is supposed to be the microwave shelf is above the fridge freezer! I would need a stepstool every time I used it if I had my microwave there. The other major issue was that they didn’t replace the very old oven. That gave us two problems. The first was that it had two plugs either side of the top (these were on the oven itself not on the wall) and they were the only electrical plugs in the kitchen area, go figure!!! The other issue was that it was only 57cms wide instead of the standard 60cms. I had to buy a new pantry but where it went immediately took some of the light from the door to the rest of the kitchen, also had to have a cabinet moved (which has left a small hole in the floor as the boards were put in around it) so I could replace the stove. Modern stoves don’t have plugs attached so I also had to get an electrician in to add some wall plugs. Unfortunately the cupboards aren’t quality wood ones they are mass produced ones from the hardware store so no chance of painting them even if I had the ability.
I am in agreement with some of the others, I think you should have all your renovations put into a photobook. You could end the book with the virtual cake you have promised us. Lol
HI Anne,
It’s too bad your kitchen is set the way it is… kind of hard to do anything with it, I’m guessing. It’s too bad it’s not an open space where you can move things around, but it seems like it is just something you have to make do with, but don’t really like the way it is set up… That’s too bad… I’m so sorry for you… to have ideas but can’t do anything about them…
Fortunately, for me, I’ve had 3 years to figure out what I wanted and didn’t want… By the time we got going on things, I pretty well knew what I wanted and where I wanted it…
I really should gather up all my pictures for each of our projects and put them in a book…at least have them grouped together instead of searching like this… yard, outdoor, house, kitchen, windows, siding, bathrooms, painting, landscaping, etc… it would be much easier to find things that way…
Thanks Anne,
Blessings, Jeanne
Your kitchen looks so pretty!! Thank you for sharing its story with us! Chandi looks very nice, too. That is very neat that you guys wrote messages! Can you share what the… oh! I thought you said “126 year old pranks” haha. I was wondering what the old pranks were that were saved haha. Your dog is cute. 🙂 Hope you enjoy your beautiful kitchen!!! I love Cake! =D
HI Karen,
I love cake too and will be making that soon… I do love my kitchen now…and hardly believe it’s done… it’s been on a project list for so long it’s hard to think there isn’t much left to do…
Reuben thanks you for thinking he’s cute! ;o)
Thanks Karen,
Blessings, Jeanne
Charlotte I just read your post from yesterday. Your Creation Station sounds exactly like Creative Junk. They have parties as well I think. I’m sorry that it has closed. Here you can be a member and you then pay a little less for your bags.
Jeanne, what an extraordinary odyssey this has been! When I saw the first picture, my jaw dropped and my eyes popped in disbelief. What you have accomplished is exceptional, and I couldn’t be happier for you. Your fabulous new kitchen of your dreams through your hard work, patience, and careful planning. You and George have every reason to be super proud of how far you have brought your home and yard since 2004. What satisfaction. Congratulations and thank you for sharing this.
I, also, like the black stove hood pipe very much. It will be interesting to see what happens in the end. This is, however, a truly beautiful and highly functional kitchen. Well done, Jeanne!
(How many scissors will be in the kitchen?? ) 😊🍾🎈👏❤️
Thank you Sally,
My hubby and I are thrilled how the kitchen ended up looking…this house has so many quirks and things that were done the wrong way, we sometimes wondered what it would all look like in the end…
I’ve been working on something this evening and haven’t counted how many scissors are in the kitchen…
Thank you for your kind compliments on the kitchen, Sally…
Blessings, Jeanne
Well, after reading about the stove pipe, I had to go back and find and enlarge the photo. I actually hadn’t noticed it at all. I believe it is the fan vent pipe, and I’m also of the opinion that black looks good especially against the natural wood as well as matching the cabinet handles. I don’t think you need any more white and it adds nice contrast as it is. 🙂
Hi again Joy,
Well maybe I need to rethink the whole black look…my hubby painted it black one day while I was gone and I wasn’t sure it worked,but maybe it does…he just painted it with flat black paint… maybe I just need some different paint and then I need to fix it up by the ceiling…
Thanks Joy,
Blessings, Jeanne
Dear Jeanne, I am so late in commenting that it’s already the next morning (laugh). Your kitchen is so lovely. I like that it looks crisp and white.
My favorite photo is of Reuben, supervising.
I am sure we are all excited for the cake you will make, well several cakes because the sofa is pretty crowded and , of course, folks will want seconds (laugh).
I think someone should volunteer to bring ice cream, too, Dorothy! (laugh)