After what seemed like an endless heat wave and constant air conditioner use, the grossness finally broke last weekend. As it wasn’t too horribly stifling and we had nothing in particular planned, we decided to paint our kitchen — or as we referred to it, “Let’s just get this freaking over with.”
The kitchen was the last room in our apartment that required a fresh coat and we chose Benjamin Moore Pearl Gray. We repainted the trim a brighter white and covered a depressing maroon on the crumbling fireplace with many coats as well. The exciting part is that, now that we’ve finished painting, we can finally decorate — and you know how much I enjoy that! Our kitchen isn’t really anything to write home about, but I’m determined to make it the best it can be. I’ve got a wish list going on Polyvore: stoneware dishes, vintage school chairs, hanging planters, baskets galore and a giant botanical poster. (And who can forget a giant, homey chandelier?)
More kitchen photos, me in a house dress and some kitties for good measure. Ignore the cat food and ugly garbage can.
More to come as we put up curtains, build a pantry and install a butcher block!
I love your kitchen already, look so homey with a fireplace there. Can’t wait to see the finished kitchen.
xo
Marianna
PS.Love your camera!!! I so want one too, it’s in my wishlist
oh my, I love your kitchen! those floors are amazing. I hate my kitchen so. much.
The floors are so strange! The craziest linoleum I’ve ever seen. I’d rather rip it up and have the wood floors underneath, but I’m sure they’re grimy as hell. The linoleum is definitely growing on me.
And kitchens are the hardest to change. They’re so utilitarian when you rent. Really hard to make it seem not sucky.
lovely alcove alison, and the linoleum looks amazing, who needs wood anyways when you can have wonderful and bizzaro plastic! oh, and is that an etsy bag…what shop is it from?
oh, man. that little pot was for your gray kitchen, i’ll bet. i found another pot today, but it’s not right. i’ll keep my eyes peeled.
Please do! It’s totally for my gray kitchen, on the mantle. I’ve been buying up as many gray pots as I can find!
Did that brick shelf thing used to be a fireplace? It looks really neat.
Yes, it’s an old fireplace!
This is your house!! damn! So jealous of your impossibly high ceilings. xx
love the color you chose!