Welcome to our kitchen! We've spent a lot of time in this room during our first year of marriage! We painted our cabinets with chalkboard paint for easy message writing and menu updates. I finally found a good place to store my gigantic vintage thermos collection, above the kitchen cabinets. Jeremy uses them all the time to take coffee to work. The menus above are from a recent dinner party!
I love details. Our kitchen is full of personal wedding gifts, vintage collections and as many fresh flowers as possible. I've enjoyed floral design this year, so I try to make a new bouquet or two as often as possible. The fawn cookie jar is a bit of a tease because that's where we store puppy treats!
We have enjoyed cooking together all year. We've been trying new recipes and learning a lot. I'm lucky because Jeremy loves to cook even more than I do! My specialty is fancy grilled cheese, his specialty is spagetti squash with meatballs... yum!
Above our dining room table I created a display to document our first year of marriage. On this display we save little bits like movie tickets, memories from trips, love notes, photos and maps of all the places we've visited. I love the visual reminder of the happy memories we're building. When the year is over I'll probably take it down and turn it into a scrapbook.
I love playing records in the kitchen while we're cooking and cleaning! We collect records (vintage and new) so it's fun to make this one of the focal points of our kitchen. I hope you've enjoyed this little peek into our kitchen. We have a lot of fun in here! xo. elsie
Notes: Photos by Janae Hardy, Kitchen Table/Vintage, Record Player/Crosley from UO, Bearded Men Print + Couple Portrait/Ashley G, Black + White Print/Sherri Dupree Bemis.♥
Love the pops of color with the black cabinets.
Posted by: Purple Deer | December 27, 2011 at 11:29 AM
I've never been more outright jealous of a kitchen than I am of yours. It's stunning; so much personality and love. Thank you for the tour!!
Posted by: Kristin | December 27, 2011 at 11:32 AM
All those vintage thermoses are amazing! I love the yellow and the dark cabinets. You're little wall of photos is so sweet.
Kacie
http://acollectionofpassions.com/
Posted by: Kacie @ A Collection of Passions | December 27, 2011 at 11:32 AM
Gosh! This is so cute! I love the painted cabinets and the colors. Everything matches your personality! :D
Posted by: Stacie | December 27, 2011 at 11:34 AM
SO cute! I love the vintage feel of it and the picture board!
Posted by: Ana F. | December 27, 2011 at 11:36 AM
I love the Dala Horses! What a nice Swedish touch :)
Posted by: Marissa | December 27, 2011 at 11:40 AM
I love the chalkboard paint! And your collage is super cute...that's one of my projects this year, too! xo
Posted by: katie scarlett | December 27, 2011 at 11:43 AM
I love that idea! I might do that to the cabinets in my scrapbooking room maybe. Love it!
Posted by: Katie Scott | December 27, 2011 at 11:49 AM
Behold! The world's most whimsical kitchen! Major kitchen envy. So cool!
Kate :)
http://agreatmanythingsblog.wordpress.com/
Posted by: Kate | December 27, 2011 at 11:51 AM
I love the chalkboard paint! and the collage! Thanks for sharing.
http://sewmuchtosay.blogspot.com
Posted by: Amanda Rose | December 27, 2011 at 11:52 AM
I have been enjoying your home tour so far and the kitchen really tops it all.
I do have a few questions, first about the chalk dust in the kitchen, does it bother you? And also how did you stick the collage on the wall?
Thank you so much for sharing your abode with us :-)
Posted by: shalini | December 27, 2011 at 11:54 AM
I love that your cabinets serve as chalkboards. What a cute idea! Love, love, love your house.
http://shannonhearts.blogspot.com
Posted by: Shannon | December 27, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Such a cute kitchen! I love that you used the chalkboard paint on all of your cabinets! Once my fiance and I finish building our house we are planning on painting our fridge with chalkboard paint!
http://littleladylittlecity.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Amanda | December 27, 2011 at 12:05 PM
OH MY I love your kitchen!! I think I just got a little bit crazy when I saw the pictures, it's so perfect and actually some of the details resemble my dream-kitchen! I specially love the cabinets, it's amazing how you painted them with chalkboard paint, best idea ever! Also, your thermos collection is gorgeous, I love how you displayed it! :)
Posted by: Ester | December 27, 2011 at 12:11 PM
Sighh theres nothing that inspires me to create delicious food more than an absolutely beautiful kitchen! Photos are great as always Elsie!
xxx
-S
http://www.messylittlemonsters.blogspot.com
Posted by: Steph | December 27, 2011 at 12:23 PM
Q: first about the chalk dust in the kitchen, does it bother you?
A: Nope, we use chalk markers. The only time we used real chalk was to trea them when they were first painted! :)
Q: And also how did you stick the collage on the wall?
A: I used painters tape!
Posted by: elsie | December 27, 2011 at 12:29 PM
i absolutely love your kitchen, i think it's my favorite part of your home tour so far (maybe the kitchen is always my favourite part ;) ). I like the colours, the pics and the possibility to write with chalk on the drawers is a great idea!
Posted by: Earendil | December 27, 2011 at 12:31 PM
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your home, I love that you're sentimental like me!
Posted by: Heathers Harmony | December 27, 2011 at 12:33 PM
awww it's the cutest most unique kitchen ever!!
Posted by: Nicole @ Giraffelegs | December 27, 2011 at 12:40 PM
I love your little home tours! your home is so cute!
Have a happy new year!
Brigitte
http://ohhemgeeboutique.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Brigitte | December 27, 2011 at 12:42 PM