Saturday, October 26, 2013

DIY French Farmhouse Kitchen Makeover

French Farmhouse kitchen-Kitchen Makeover-DIY Kitchen-French Country-French Country Kitchen-From My Front Porch To Yours
Yesterday I shared Part 1 of our kitchen reveal. If you missed it you can click here. Thank you to everybody who stopped by to visit and left comments!

Today I will be sharing our breakfast area and where you can find me blogging away.
French Farmhouse kitchen-Kitchen Makeover-DIY Kitchen-French Country-French Country Kitchen-From My Front Porch To Yours
Though there were no major changes in this area it was the little changes that made such a large impact from changing the paint color to switching out/adding accessories.
French Farmhouse kitchen-Kitchen Makeover-DIY Kitchen-French Country-French Country Kitchen-Autumn Haze Glidden Paint-From My Front Porch To Yours
French Farmhouse kitchen-Kitchen Makeover-DIY Kitchen-French Country-Autumn Haze Glidden Paint-French Country Kitchen-From My Front Porch To Yours
I was planning on changing out the cafe curtains to buffalo check ones but I decided that I really preferred the toile ones I already had up. I did however change out the toppers. You can not see them here because the light from outside was so bright.
French Farmhouse kitchen-Kitchen Makeover-DIY Kitchen-French Country-French Country Kitchen-From My Front Porch To Yours
Here is a picture I took with my phone one morning trying to get you a glimpse of the lace curtain toppers. They truly add to the charm of the entire space and were very simple to make. No sewing involved!
French Farmhouse kitchen-Kitchen Makeover-DIY Kitchen-French Country-French Country Kitchen-From My Front Porch To Yours
French Farmhouse kitchen-Kitchen Makeover-DIY Kitchen-French Country-French Country Kitchen-From My Front Porch To Yours
French Farmhouse kitchen-Kitchen Makeover-DIY Kitchen-French Country-French Country Kitchen-From My Front Porch To Yours
I want to thank Kimberly over at Serendipity Refined for inspiring me to make over my chandy! 
French Farmhouse kitchen-Kitchen Makeover-DIY Kitchen-French Country-French Country Kitchen-From My Front Porch To Yours
French Farmhouse kitchen-Kitchen Makeover-DIY Kitchen-French Country-French Country Kitchen-From My Front Porch To Yours
Cherished pieces like this pie safe my father in law made for us when we got married help make the space warm and inviting. 
French Farmhouse kitchen-Kitchen Makeover-DIY Kitchen-French Country-French Country Kitchen-From My Front Porch To Yours
The rolling pin was The Hubsters grandmothers.
French Farmhouse kitchen-Kitchen Makeover-DIY Kitchen-French Country-French Country Kitchen-From My Front Porch To Yours
Another simple touch was to add some vintage lace and vintage buttons to this lampshade.
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DIY wainscoting. The bull head I purchased back in the spring from Antique Farmhouse.
French Farmhouse kitchen-Kitchen Makeover-DIY Kitchen-French Country-French Country Kitchen-From My Front Porch To Yours
Where you can find me blogging! One day I would LOVE to rip out this built in desk area and replace it with a built in china hutch with some chicken wire but I do not see that happening anytime in the distant future so I did my best to make it look as appealing as possible.
French Farmhouse kitchen-Kitchen Makeover-DIY Kitchen-French Country-French Country Kitchen-From My Front Porch To Yours
French Farmhouse kitchen-Kitchen Makeover-DIY Kitchen-French Country-French Country Kitchen-From My Front Porch To Yours
French Farmhouse kitchen-Kitchen Makeover-DIY Kitchen-French Country-French Country Kitchen-From My Front Porch To Yours
I added bead board wallpaper to the back of the cabinet to match the real bead board we used for our custom stove hood.
French Farmhouse kitchen-Kitchen Makeover-DIY Kitchen-French Country-French Country Kitchen-From My Front Porch To Yours
Lace curtain to help hide the everyday necessities. Yes, I know you can still see a little bit peeking thru but I did not want to put a heavier fabric on here. I think it would have weighed it down too much. I like the light and airy feeling the lace gives it.
French Farmhouse kitchen-Kitchen Makeover-DIY Kitchen-French Country-French Country Kitchen-From My Front Porch To Yours
French Farmhouse kitchen-Kitchen Makeover-DIY Kitchen-French Country-French Country Kitchen-From My Front Porch To Yours
French Farmhouse kitchen-Autumn Haze Glidden Paint-Kitchen Makeover-DIY Kitchen-French Country-French Country Kitchen-From My Front Porch To Yours
Vintage prints found at a local second hand shop. I had purchased one of them and left the other behind to only have my dear friend Brenda surprise me with it! I so glad she did because they are just perfect here. In a world with no money constraints The Hubster and I would love to just demo this section of counter out because it is just wasted space that collects clutter. We would prefer to have the area open and to have a longer island. Again though that will not be happening in this lifetime.
French Farmhouse kitchen-Kitchen Makeover-DIY Kitchen-French Country-French Country Kitchen-From My Front Porch To Yours
House keys from our previous homes.
French Farmhouse kitchen-Kitchen Makeover-DIY Kitchen-French Country-French Country Kitchen-From My Front Porch To Yours
This space is now a space we enjoy spending time in!

Thank you for stopping by to visit. I hope that you have enjoyed the tour of our kitchen.

Now let the planning begin for our next project!;)

To see Part 1 of the kitchen reveal click here.
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Friday, October 25, 2013

French Farmhouse DIY Kitchen Makeover

French Farmhouse Kitchen - French Country Kitchen- Autumn Haze Glidden Paint- Annie Sloan Chalk Paint-Old Ochre Chalk Paint
Well the time has come, I am finally revealing our French Farmhouse kitchen that we started making over back in the spring. I know, I know it took me awhile and I apologize but there were a lot of little projects that I wanted completed before I shared. I hope that you find it was worth the wait.
Before Pictures of builder grade kitchen makeover
We started off with a very dark builder grade kitchen. The dark granite, dark cabinets, and the dark paint color made me feel like I was in a cave because the space is not very large. Our kitchen was my least favorite room in the house! I dreamed of a lighter and brighter kitchen. We thought that maybe changing out the granite would be the answer but after pricing it out we realized we needed to come up with a more budget friendly plan. That is when The Hubster finally gave in to the idea of me painting the cabinets and then that led to changing out the back splash which led to...well you get the idea. In the end we are both in love with how it turned out!
French Farmhouse Kitchen- French Country-Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Old Ochre- From My Front Porch To Yours
The original plan was to paint the top and the bottom cabinets but I decided to keep the bottom half as is. It is a happy medium because I love light colored cabinets and The Hubster loves wood. 
French Farmhouse Kitchen Makeover-French Country Kitchen-Travertine Backsplash- From My Front Porch To Yours
We choose a travertine subway tile as well as a travertine/glass tile for the accent. It was very easy to install.
French Farmhouse Kitchen- French Country Roosters- Kitchen Accessories
Farmhouse Kitchen Makeover-Rustic Corbels-Custom Stove Hood-French Country Kitchen-From My Front Porch To Yours
French Farmhouse Kicthen-French Country Kitchen-Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Old Ochre- Custom DIY Stove Hood-From My Front Porch To Yours
We do NOT regret for one minute taking our huge microwave down from above the range. We knew as soon as we took it down it was not going back up. 
French Farmhouse Kitchen-French Country Kitchen-Two tone Kitchen Cabinets- Old Ochre Annie Sloan Chalk Paint
French Farmhouse Kitchen- French Country Kitchen-Annie SLoan Old Ochre Chalk Paint-Two Tone Kitchen Cabinets
The corner here was always wasted space but makes the perfect spot for our new microwave. 
French Farmhouse Kitchen-Kitchen vignette-French Country Kitchen- Two tone kitchen cabinets-Annie Sloan Old Ochre Chalk Paint
French Farmhouse Kitchen- DIY Kitchen-French Country Kitchen- Annie Sloan Old Ochre Chalk Paint-French Bottle Drying Rack
French Farmhouse Kitchen-French Country Kitchen-Kitchen Vignette- French Bottle Drying Rack-Annie Sloan Old Ochre Chalk Paint
French Farmhouse Kitchen Makeover- French Country Kitchen-Annie Sloan Chalk Paint- Old Ochre- Before and After Pictures
French Farmhouse Kitchen- Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Old Ochre- Glass Cabinet Knobs
I added beautiful glass knobs to our top cabinets.
French Farmhouse- Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Old Ochre- From My Front Porch To Yours
I also changed out our drawer pulls to ones that have similar coloring as the cabinets.
French Farmhouse Kitchen- Annie Sloan Chalk Painted Cabinets- Old Ochre- DIY Kitchen Island- French Country Kitchen
The island was my inspiration piece in the room. The Hubster and I transformed it a few years back and I was not wanting to paint over it nor was I wanting to get rid of it. 
French Farmhouse Kitchen- French Country Kitchen- Hand painted Kitchen Island- From My Front Porch To Yours
If you wanna see what this island looked like beforehand click here.
French Farmhouse Kitchen-French Country Kitchen- Autumn Haze Glidden Paint
Autumn Haze Glidden Paint
Click Here to view Part 2. 
Thank you for stopping by to visit!


Sources:

Kitchen Cabinet Color- Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old Ochre

Wall Color- Autumn Haze by Glidden

Glass Knobs- Hobby Lobby

 Drawer Pulls- Lowes

Travertine Tile- Floor & Decor 

Round Clock- HomeGoods

Bottle Drying Rack- Decor Steals

Corbels- Local Antique Shop


If you missed how I achieved my kitchen cabinet finish click here. To see Part 2 click here.

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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Treasure Hunt Thursday #129 & Highlights

Welcome to Treasure Hunt Thursday, a linky party where you can share home decor, treasures, and more. Last weeks party was amazing with so many fabulous places to visit.

Here are my top picks from last weeks THT.

Happy At Home- Fall Home Tour
Beachwood Place- Fall Wreath Tutorial
The Moon & Me- La Tour de Fall
Simply Suzannes- Fall Inspired Dinner 
This Girlies Life- Halloween treat
Thank you ladies and thank you to everybody who came to party last week! If you see something you would like to Pin please be sure to stop by the bloggers page whose pic it is you want to Pin!:)
Let's get this party started shall we!?

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2. Please link up only 3 times. If you have more you would like to share save the share till the next THT so it will be just as awesome.

 

3. Please do not link up items you are trying to sell or other linky parties.

 

4. Please be sure to link back to THT. Hint hint I will only feature those who have the link back. 

 

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Can't wait to see what you have to share this week.