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.♥
Beautiful kitchen! :) fun touch with the Dalahästarna ;)
Posted by: Sanna Henriksson | December 27, 2011 at 12:48 PM
oh my god LOVE the yellow kitchenaid mixer. my ultimate dream appliance!
Posted by: Liz | December 27, 2011 at 12:51 PM
Love it! I'm going to see the rest of what you already posted after this. :)
Posted by: Alissa | December 27, 2011 at 12:52 PM
I am in love with your kitchen! The chalkboard cabinets are a great idea!
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Posted by: Jennifer | December 27, 2011 at 01:02 PM
Sooooo cute!!!
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Posted by: Stephanie May* | December 27, 2011 at 01:03 PM
Such happy colours!!!
Posted by: Monnah | December 27, 2011 at 01:05 PM
Pretty!
Posted by: leslie | December 27, 2011 at 01:14 PM
Well kitchen is my favourite type of room and your kitchen has such a positive vibe! I could sit in there for hours, cooking and eating and cooking and so on! Love, love love it!!!
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Posted by: call me debbie | December 27, 2011 at 01:17 PM
Blackboards as kitchen cabinets?! GENIUS. I think this is my favourite room so far!
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Posted by: Maria | December 27, 2011 at 01:19 PM
Your kitchen is so different from what I'd pictured! We were planning to paint our cabinet with chalkboard paint, too, but weren't sure; it does look great!
Posted by: Miki | December 27, 2011 at 01:20 PM
The chalkboard cabinets are so fun! xo, rv
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Posted by: Rae Veda | December 27, 2011 at 01:36 PM
The collage is beautiful! And I love all the little figurines and vintage items! It looks like such a wonderful place to hang out with your new hubs.
Posted by: Jennifer | December 27, 2011 at 01:43 PM
In Love with your kitchen!
Posted by: Aracely Campbell | December 27, 2011 at 01:45 PM
Your kitchen is so incredibly beautiful! I love the write-on cupboard doors; gorgeous!
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Posted by: Jo - Lost in the Haze: Fashion Blog | December 27, 2011 at 01:46 PM
i have that same little iron owl potholder. :)
Posted by: Deanna | December 27, 2011 at 01:53 PM
I love this post! Your kitchen is so cute, I love all the little details. Those blackboard cupboards are genius! I love the wall display, you guys are such a cute couple!
Posted by: Jessica | December 27, 2011 at 01:54 PM
Wow, Elsie, you have NO idea how inspirational this post is!!! Both interior design-wise AND living life-wise. :) I just love the way you make everything so YOU and uses everything - even a kitchen, cooking, floral design and memorabilia - to make you HAPPY! It's wonderful how you find so much joy in every little thing. Totally inspiring.
Posted by: fafuna | December 27, 2011 at 01:57 PM
i love your cabinets! that's a great idea, now just wondering how i can convince my bf to allow me to do this to ours... i recently went to a bar & grill and their table tops were of chalk paint. love it!
i love how couples cook together, it's so meaningful <3
your posts inspires me to decorate my home... it's so boring & plain! The home is a hundred yrs old w/ so much character...
Posted by: Jean | December 27, 2011 at 02:00 PM
Your house reeks of LOVE:) I have really enjoyed the little peeks into your personal space. For those of us that have followed you since your start in scrapbooking, it's fun to see you grow and blossom:) Thanks
Posted by: Tanya Williams | December 27, 2011 at 02:01 PM
I am pretty sure your house is the most amazing place I have ever seen! You have the most exquisite details!
Posted by: Chloe | December 27, 2011 at 02:02 PM