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An Aqua Cupboard and Brown Transferware

By now you may have seen most of my farmhouse kitchen reveal. The final thing I would like to show you is in the far corner behind the peninsula.

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This little aqua cupboard is a piece I picked up at an estate sale several years ago. It was this color when I bought it and I didn’t have to do a thing to it other than fill it with treasures.farmhouse_kitchen_reno_after_24

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And fill it I have!

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I previously had a hodge podge of mostly vintage dishes and glassware displayed inside. I have a small but growing collection of brown transferware that was scattered here and there, mostly unnoticed. I wasn’t doing it justice so I decided that the aqua cupboard was the perfect home for it. I love the visual impact that grouping a collection brings.

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One of the amazing things about the cupboard is the way it was made.

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The inside has stair step notches running from top to bottom on each side. The notches allow for every possible shelf adjustment imaginable.They don’t make them like they used to!

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My favorite piece in the collection is this bowl that my mom used next to her kitchen sink to hold her sponge.

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I wouldn’t say I’m on the hunt for more brown transferware, but if I just happen to come across any at a rock bottom price I’ll make room for it in my collection.

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Kitchen Reveal … Almost

Hey! Just popping in to say that I hope you’re having an inspired week! Things always take longer than planned when it comes to DIY. Not surprisingly, I am not quite ready to show the full kitchen reveal. But it really is coming soon! Very soon!

In the meantime, I will show you a very quick peek of one area.

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I told you it was quick!

As soon as I finish stocking my coffee station, tidy up my mail center and make my red amaryllis white, I will start snapping pics. I keep seeing other things I want to do to the kitchen, but I’m holding myself to those 3 things! The other ideas can and will be implemented later after I’ve had a chance to live with it for a while.

Back soon with more!

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Farmhouse Kitchen Hooks and Other Details

I’m soooo cloooose to having the kitchen “reveal worthy”. Along with a fresh paint color I’ve been “farmhouse-izing” by adding in some rustic elements and just changing things up a bit. I’m just finishing up a couple of projects and should be ready to take pictures in a week or so. Yay!

One of the projects I’m working on needs a decision before it can be complete. That’s where you come in! I can’t decide on these two styles of farmhouse kitchen hooks to use for this . . . “thing”. Keeping you in suspense (ha) about what it is going to be, but I love both styles of hooks. Which ones have more of a farmhouse vibe? And more specifically a French farmhouse?

These?…
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Or these?
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I’m having a hard time making a decision, waffling between the two. I am in love with both!
Help a girl out and let me know your thoughts will you?

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What do you think? Hmmmmm?

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