Welcome to the second installment of my Holiday Home! My kitchen is dressed in a bit of Christmas flair, ready for friends and family to drop by! You can enjoy another week of home tours by following the links at the end of this post. Thanks to Krista at The Happy Housie for organizing…
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Everyone loves a beautiful kitchen and here you'll find oodles of kitchen ideas to help you improve your cooking space. Whether you prefer a farmhouse kitchen or a contemporary one, you're sure to find kitchen decor to suit your taste and needs.
9 Earthy Kitchen Ideas to Warm Your Heart
Remember when earth tones were popular back in the seventies? They’re making a come back and you’ll find them in every room. Here’s a collection of earthy kitchen ideas to celebrate all of you who are cooking Thanksgiving dinner this week! Photo by Robert Granoff Unpainted bead board hugs a small vintage kitchen with…
Charming Cottage Style Kitchen Tour
While I was scrolling through Houzz, my favorite site for home design inspiration, I stumbled across a cute and cheery cottage style kitchen that I thought you might enjoy. Photo by Paul Lopa Designs The back splash might be the first thing to catch your eye. I think most people are probably hesitant to…
Small City Kitchen That Has Everything!
Custom kitchens always pack a powerful design punch, and this small city kitchen in Chicago seems to have everything despite its diminutive size. Dark gray and gold pair up to create an elegant, classic vibe with a custom range hood and matching pendant lights. Photo by KitchenLab | Rebekah Zaveloff Interiors My dream is…
13 Colorful Kitchens That Are Filled with Charm
Decorating styles come and go and I imagine at some point in the future, people will begin to crave colorful kitchens after white kitchens start to fade in popularity. Here are 13 beautiful examples of charming kitchens with pretty colors! Photo by Fireclay Tile Adding color to a mostly white kitchen is easy to…
9 Kitchen Peninsula Ideas to Enhance Your Cooking Space
Remember when most new homes in the 70’s came complete with a kitchen peninsula? Today they’re being replaced with kitchen islands, but the peninsula has features and benefits that might make you think twice before tearing it out and replacing it with an island. Photo by Elizabeth Lawson Design Kitchen peninsulas are connected to a…
Cozy Kitchen for the Summer Season
No doubt about it – summer is my favorite season. The earth is bursting with life and all its goodness. My favorite room in the house this time of year is my cozy kitchen. Welcome to another installment of our Cozy Living series. My blogging friends and I are sharing how we make life…
Small Kitchen: How to Make It Work
A small kitchen can be a beautiful space for cooking and enjoying great food. Here’s a few examples on how to make its small size work for you and your family! Photo by Signature Kitchens To give the illusion of more space, keep your cabinets lighter in color. White paint brightens rooms, making them…
Country Inspired Summer Kitchen
Create a country inspired summer kitchen with simple farmhouse decorating details. Open shelves and free standing pieces recall days of a simpler time in the heart of the home. (This post contains affiliate links.) Today I’m joining a talented group of bloggers for the Seasonal Simplicity summer home tour. A special thanks goes out…
12 Earth Tone Kitchen Ideas
White kitchens have been riding the popularity wave for years now (my own kitchen is white), but wood finishes and neutral tones add warmth and cozy appeal to the heart of the home. Enjoy these earth tone kitchen ideas to add an organic element to your own cooking space. Photo by Crisp Architects Natural…
Coastal Kitchen in Blue and White
Our temperatures here in Illinois are cresting over 80 degrees for the next full week. That means it’s beach time! That’s what it feels like anyway, but it could return back to cooler breezes in early June. Since I’m in a summer frame of mind, I’m sharing a pretty coastal kitchen that’s bright and fresh!…
Is This the Most Beautiful Kitchen Ever?
First let me say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. We all have our unique tastes which is why there’s a wide variety of clothing styles, furniture designs, and so on. I find today’s kitchen to be the most beautiful kitchen ever and understand if some of you disagree. But for me,…
Tour a Colorful Bespoke Kitchen
Some people struggle with the amount of color to add to a room. How much is too much? And how much is enough to keep a room from looking sterile or boring? Today I’ve found a colorful bespoke kitchen that enjoys a pleasing balance of various hues. Wood floors, white walls, and light gray kitchen…
Fresh Farmhouse Kitchen in Gray and White
Lately I’ve been a bit obsessed with kitchens and I don’t really know why. Maybe it’s just the combination of the functionality and aesthetics of a kitchen that draws me in. Or maybe it’s simply because the kitchen is the heart of the home. Today’s farmhouse kitchen is beautifully decorated in gray and white. The…
Farmhouse Kitchen in the U.K.
Today we’re touring one of my favorite kitchens on Houzz. It has country charm and practicality throughout. This truly appealing farmhouse kitchen is located in the U.K. (as are most of my fave kitchens). Crafted by Hill Farm Furniture, Ltd., every nook and cranny of the bespoke kitchen tugs at my heart strings. I would…
Beautiful Blue and White Kitchen
One of the reasons that I’m a huge fan of older homes is because they generally tend to have more architectural details than their newer counterparts. When planning a new-home build, it can get costly quite quickly when adding some of these architectural upgrades. But boy, they sure are pretty – like this beautiful blue…
