So...pinterest*. Who's with me? How many home renos and redecorating stories can be blamed on pinterest, really? TONS, I'm sure. Having just bought a house and being in the "making it our own" stage, I have been stalking pinterest faithfully, looking for ideas for each room of the house. Last night it was kitchen pictures that were catching my eye. Now, I would LOVE to have a brand new kitchen with custom cabinets and... ... ... drool. But that said, I am positive that I can make these cabinets last for a few years yet and even be happy with them. All it'll take is some re-organization and beautifying. As I combed through the pictures, a picture of a fridge stuck out to me. My first thought was, "why would someone pin a picture of a fridge?" And then I looked closer. And then I went to the website behind the picture. And before I knew it, I had explored the kitchen of a perfect stranger. And right then and there, I was inspired to revamp my poor kitchen into a thing a beauty. A work of art, per se. Ok, maybe not that far, but indeed, it could be much more functional and organized than it is right now. Everything has merely been brought out of boxes and thrown into the nearest available cupboard. Time for an organizational overhaul! And since I was inspired online by someone doing this very thing, I thought I would share what I hope will be a transformational moment right here on my blog. So today is part 1. BEFORE pictures! I am slightly embarrassed, but as with every messy spot in my home right now, I just push the embarrassment aside and explain to myself and others that a month ago we weren't even living here yet. So there. Messes aside, this is what my kitchen looks like now:
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| "back" of kitchen, opposite sink |
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| right side of u-shaped kitchen |
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| left side of u-shaped kitchen |
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| pantry |
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| fridge (yes, I hope to organize this as well!) |
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| below microwave |
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| below microwave, right side |
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| below microwave, left side |
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| above microwave |
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| above fridge |
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| oop! Levi! How did you get in here? |
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| above stove |
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| double door cabinet on left side of kitchen |
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| corner cabinet - pretty useless design if you ask me...tiny opening but great depths of cabinet space beyond! Any suggestions??? |
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| single door cabinet on right side of kitchen |
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| drawer on right side of kitchen, right side of dishwasher |
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| drawer on right side of kitchen, left side of dishwasher |
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| drawer on left side of kitchen, beside stove |
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| left side of kitchen, beside stove |
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| lazy susan on left side of kitchen sink |
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| under sink |
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| right side of kitchen, right side of dishwasher |
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| right side of kitchen, left side of dishwasher |
There. Now that I've posted these pictures, I'd better get to work! I hope to have some "after" pictures for you all by the end of the week. Is it terrible that the thought of this makes me giddy?? Wish me luck!
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Pinterest is a
vision board-styled
social photo sharing website where users can create and manage theme-based image collections. - Wikipedia
2 comments:
I'm interested to see what you're going to do! My kitchen cupboards and drawers look very much like your "before" pictures...
I may have to check out pinterest some day. Seems lots are into it.
Looks like you have lots of Kitchen things to fill your kitchen with. That is the most daunting rooms for me I think.
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