A Perfect Setting for Kitchen Fun

No matter where I serve my guests, it seems they like my kitchen best.  Everyone's heard this little tidbit, and it is so true.  My kitchen has always been the hub of family activity, whether it's a school project or Thanksgiving dinner.  So it seemed appropriate a few years ago that we re-do the most important room in our home according to our taste rather than the original homeowner.  When we first moved in the house in 1998, people would say, "oh, you moved in the so and so house".  Now everyone knows it as our house, and we have made it into a home, a place that our children will always remember as, hopefully, a happy, loving, safe haven. 

We used a two-tone look, cherry for the island and mantle, and painted maple everywhere else.  The cabinets were painted cream with a chocolate glaze.

We used a black granite on the kitchen countertops.

The cabinets along this wall house our pantry, dishes, refrigerator, and other serving and decorative items.

Enkeboll molding, with a grape theme~

Microwave and oven, wish I'd gotten a warming drawer, but instead I use the drawer under the oven for storage of trays.

I enjoy decorating the island...

Backsplash behind cooktop.

This was a desk, but was always cluttered, so we changed it to a wet bar with more storage!!

Thanks for stopping by, come by anytime and we'll hang out in the kitchen!  Have a great day, and leave a note as I strive for a PERFECT SETTING!  Don't forget to visit all the beautiful kitchens at Note Songs!