The wall behind the cabinet was in decent shape, but needed a bit of prep work before we could hang our shelves. Some spackling, sanding and two coats of paint brought it up par.
We picked up a few succulents while we were out and they are hanging out on the top shelf along with their future homes: those putty-colored pots. As for the framed quote, “What I love most about my home is who I share it with” it is temporary until we find a cool clock to go up there. I love the height the frame adds, but I don’t love how you can’t read the whole thing. Temporary.
Our plates, bowls and glasses fit so well on the shelves and we can easily get to them. So in addition to looking good and opening things up, it is worlds more functional.
Our wood grain Shaker cabinet fronts were designed for busy, high-traffic homes like ours. Clad with durable textured thermofoils, this line is compatible with Sektion, Akurum, Godmorgon, and Besta cabinets from IKEA. It's the perfect, practical way to add the warmth of wood to all the rooms of your home.
We have teamed up with Loloi to create a line of rugs that are as affordable as they are beautiful. This collection houses a great mix of traditional and modern rugs, in cottage-y colorways, as well as vintage-inspired beauties that you’ll want to roll out in every room.
We partnered with Stuga on a line of hardwood floors — The Ingrid is really livable, and the color is very neutral. It doesn’t lean warm or cool, it’s that just right in-between. We have really loved putting it everywhere in our house. It’s the best jumping-off point for design, no matter your interior style. In addition to being beautiful, Ingrid is really durable — we have three kids, and we always have a home construction project going on. Ingrid stands up to it all.
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We were patting ourselves on the back yesterday because we moved a bunch of stuff from one dark brown cupboard to a big dark brown pantry.
As you should!
Whoa! What a difference!!! It looks fabulous!!!
(loving the new blog layout too!!)
Wow, awesome work done by you, I like the pics.
http://www.gecanderson.co.uk/product/decimetric/index.html
I love it! The kitchen looks bigger and more open now.
You are such visionaries! wow!
i love open shelving! it looks great! the couter tops look great too!
Looks great! I love the shelves- nice work.
Looks great!! Nice work!
i love this change! it looks so good! i’d leave that art piece up there, i think it looks cool. the nice thing is you can always change up the display.
Cool! I would’ve never thought of that idea but I think it looks so classy. Great idea
Love the open shelves!
So beautiful! You really have transformed your kitchen! I love every change you have made :)