Kitchen Inspiration
Late at night, when I’m in bed {and really should be sleeping}, I often find myself browsing through pictures on Pinterest. My favourites to look at our home interiors and decorating pins. When I was little, my friend and I would spend rainy afternoons, Argos catalogue in hand, planning all the rooms in the houses we were going to own when we were grown ups. We had budgets to stick to, and would list all the things we would buy for each room :) I guess Pinterest is my 21st Century version of that game!
As we only rent, I can’t do all the things that I would like to our house. I’ve redecorated every single room {so long magnolia}, but I have to live with the fixtures and fittings. The one room that I dislike the most is our kitchen. It’s a tiny little room, not much storage and the cupboards are so old and dated. I actually painted the cupboard doors last year which helped, but I still dream of the day I can create a kitchen I truly love. Until then, I’ll have to be satisfied with pinning ideas!
I would love a big farmhouse style kitchen, aga, open fire. Huge wood table we can sit around all day, working, creating, eating. A dresser full of vintage plates and cups, a belfast sink under the window so I have a pretty view whilst washing up, and lots of colour. One day!
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Fiona
April 8, 2014 at 10:33Beautiful. I have a whole pinterest board of kitchens to perv on in the early hours. And I also spent many a rainy afternoon planning my dream home with the argos catalogue! x
Fritha
April 8, 2014 at 20:11that last one is so familiar to me! I think I actually even printed it off and stuck it in our scrapbook when we were buying this house and OH MY GOSH that wallpaper in the third picture down!! x
Lori
April 8, 2014 at 20:40Lovely! I am a total nut when it comes to kitchens, it would be the first place to get decorated if we owned our own home. x
Jess @ Along Came Cherry
April 8, 2014 at 21:07I love that first one! The floral tiles (are they tiles?!) are the most amazing things I’ve ever seen! And the wallpaper in the 3rd one too, wow! x
Kahler
April 9, 2014 at 04:48Love all of those kitchens :), and you pretty much described my dream kitchen too lol…maybe one day, least we can dream on pinterest!
Laura
April 9, 2014 at 09:25I love al of these images – would also like a large farmhouse kitchen with a Smeg fridge! I lose so many hours to Pinterest :)
Laura x
laura redburn
April 9, 2014 at 10:00we totally did that with argos (and other) catalogues too! that bought back the nostalgia for sure. loved going through every single page and we ‘had’ to pick an item from each one.
Molly
April 17, 2014 at 14:14I feel your renting pain! I too live vicariously by Pinterest – gorgeous pins you’ve shared. One day eh? ;)
Claire @ Style Arch
April 17, 2014 at 22:22I could have written this post myself! I rent. I spend too long on Pinterest and I swear my kitchen will be worse than yours! LOL :)
One day we shall have our fabulous kitchens and live happy ever after!
karen jones
April 18, 2014 at 16:58Wonderful blog. I am loving finding all these new people via #loveyourhome. I am a Pinterest nut too.
Eleanor (thebristolparent)
April 22, 2014 at 19:47Funnily enough I used to want this open style of shelves and funky holders for everything…until we bought a house with barely any cabinets and I am now forced to put stuff on shelves. Like packets of cereal. And baby snacks. Now I long for cupboards. But I do like the cheerful colour schemes!