Room By Room - Kitchen

Moving into the house has been much easier than I expected because the lovely parishioners of Church of the Good Shepherd spent several weeks sprucing up the house for us. They asked me what colors I wanted the rooms painted and then painted them. They also cleaned the house from the bathrooms to the cabinets so that all I had to do when I moved in was put my things away. The day we moved in they had dinner made for us and stayed until all the beds were made. It was such a smooth transition for us and such a blessing to me and Guido personally. This is not just a house, it became a home that very first day.

In that vein of making a house a home, I must tell you that I am decoratively challenged. I have a hard time knowing what things go together. Since most of our belongings are all hodgepodge hand-me-downs and bargain discount stuff, it's hard to know how to put it all together to make it look nice.

The original color of the kitchen was mustard yellow. I took a bold step and had the kitchen painted Spanish red. I thought this color would make the cabinet color pop out more. I also found this rich, beautiful upholstery fabric at a discount sale that I thought would make perfect curtains. It was only a dollar a pound so I bought 2 lbs. and now I have enough for curtains over the sink and the entire bay window by the breakfast nook. I don't think my mother was too fond of the color but I like it. I am still in the process of setting up the kitchen but when I'm finished I'll post a picture.

BEFORE

AFTER

my yummy fabric