


A friend from church, Shannon, is an architect and a phenomenal organizer. She offered to help one person re-organize any one room in their home and give them lots of pointers on how to make it a better workable space. So we all put our names in a hat, and mine.....wasn't picked. Not what you were expecting, right?! But I just KNEW that I was the person meant for this mini-makeover, so I wasn't surprised at all (OK so I was totally surprised!) when Shannon called me to say that the original person drawn couldn't do it, so they pulled another name was drawn and it was me! Woo Hoo!!
So Shannon came over, took lots of before photos, then we got to work. (I will get her to send me some before photos and add them here when I get them)
I chose my kitchen to be re-done. She took everything out of my cupboards and re-organized them in ways that I had never even thought of, but which make so much more sense.



I bought the shelves and brackets ($44 for everything at Home Depot), and really got into the spirit of it all and made curtains and the bag bag which you saw in a previous post. I already had a bolt of white muslin, so I just bought 2 yards of the orange polka dot at Joann's and made some simple but cherry curtains.


Well when Shannon came back to install the shelf and take 'after' photos, she was so excited to see that I had made the curtains etc. She said not everyone does their 'homework'! I will admit that I didn't do one thing on the list - I was supposed to clean out my fridge. I just ran out of time, BUT Shannon, if you are reading this, it's all done now!
Shannon and I installed the shelves, and when we put all my stuff on them, it was like magic - I fell in love with my kitchen!



And as usual, it all looks so much better in person...so you are all invited to come on over and check it out - I'll even make cinnamon rolls for the occassion ;)
And now you know the story of how I fell in love....with my kitchen:)
22 comments:
I'll be there next Tuesday at 4pm. ;-)
Looks great, I wish someone would come and do mine!!
It looks so cheerful and fun! I think that your lovely table is calling out to you to make a long runner with a little of that orange polka dot fabric. :-)
Fantastic! So cheery and now so organized, too! What's the point of having pretty things if you can't look at them?
Lucky gal!
Oh, I'm in love with your kitchen, too!! I wish Shannon would travel to Seattle to help me!!! :-)
I actually have a NH question for you. If you wouldn't mind emailing me?? Please, I'd appreciate it. Thanks! ~Jessica mauk.jessica (at) gmail.com
oops...that makes my email address look funny. lets try this: mauk.jessica (at) gmail.com
You kitchen looks so cute! So nice that you were able to have someone help you. The shelves were a great idea and the curtains are adorable!
What a great idea. It shows you can do anything with paint, ideas, organization and refreshing your perspective to make new curtains and pull things together. Congrats! What a good example.
I love it! I love it! I'm glad you love it too! It was a ton of fun, and you were a great guiniea pig. :)
I looks great! I am so happy for you. A kitchen you hate is such a drag.
OH you have become an episode of some HGTV show! LOL
Very nicely done and it's sort of like when I do a "big clean" in my bedroom. I just love to spend time in there when I am done!
Hurrah for you!
What a fun project! I think you must be the only person I "know" that has an orange kitchen. It looks great. I have seen some really cute things lately at Hobby Lobby that have lots of orange and red in them - I guess that is the new color.
Everything looks great!! Thanks for the tour.
Your kitchen looks great. I also have a collection of jelly moulds waiting for somewhere to hang. they look so cool on the wall.
I can tell you did a ton of work to get it looking that great. Next time the bolt muslin is on sale I need to pick up one so I can make some super cute curtains like yours.
Wow Joanna.. that's a lovely kitchen.. cinnamon rolls... yum.. post some pictures after you make them...
its like the old saying goes, When Life Gives you lemons, make Lemonade. In your case its, When Life gives you oranges... it works. I would pop in for a cuppa if I wasn't in NZ!!!!
i love the power to transform that lives in a can of paint! great story of falling in love with your kitchen. looks wonderful!! i'd love to join in for those cinnamon rolls!
orange is one of my favorite colors. Love you orange. You ought to paint the faux brick white. It would probably lighten / brighten it up in there even more.
Your kitchen looks great! I love the idea of a shelf to show off your pretties. I organized my junk drawers last summer and I'm happy to say they are still clean. Your curtains are cute! Nice touch.
Looks absolutely fantastic !
Joanna, wish Shannon could come see my kitchen. I have a 1970s kitchen too with the original brown fridge, dark brown cabinets, peeling wallpaper and no faux brick for us... we got the real thing!!! Brick divides the work area from the seating area! Your kitchen looks great!!!
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