Kitchen- In the Wee Small Hours of the morning

Not long ago I posted about an inspiratoin picture that led me to decorate by my kitchen window area  "here"

 There was a lamp on the counter in that same picture that inspired me to 

bring a lamp into my kitchen area.

 This was the only area a lamp could go because of my small tv just to the left. Wish I could hide the cord better but it's just not possible.

I'm a big fan of accent mood lighting (I'm using a 25 watt bulb) and I love how it makes the pears look.  In the evening when it's it provides just enough light to come out to the kitchen without needing much more. 

This cast iron urn was black when I got it.  I used a bronze spray paint with whisps of antique gold because the black wasn't doing it for me.

This lamp was another find at a store going out of business back around 2010.  I loved the lemons immediately and the faux finish makes it look like marble.  It's been in storage for a bit but I really wanted to bring it back so I'm glad that picture gave me some inspiration to try this.

I have a tiny kitchen 12 x 8 

We remodeled in 1996.  I drew up the layout for the kitchen.  I had lived with this kitchen long enough to know the changes I wanted.  The sink used to be in the corner but I never liked it there and the dishwasher was at the end just to the right of the corner sink which I never liked.  It made me feel trapped when it was open.  I wanted some glass doors so I put them at the end to be a focal point- almost like a china hutch.  I chose water glass to diffuse the view.  Later on we added under cabinet lighting.

I showed you my window vignette at the beginning of the month.  I did

add some wooden spoons to the green pitcher which I like better now.

I don't have appliance garages nor the room to hide them so these evryday items are all on my counter.  I grind my coffee every morning. 

A little bit of Tuscany

Found this at Home Goods a few years ago

I got the idea to leave a stack of dishes on the counter from that inspiration photo too.

The frame was from T.J. Maxx and I ordered the print from

one of those on line poster companies. 

There's only 4 ft. between the counters.  I always say it's a one butt kitchen!  

I chose to make my corners square vs angled to keep it feeling as large as possible.  10 years after the new kitchen installation we changed the laminate countertops to corian.  At the time the granite had risen to an all time high and we couldn't justify it.  We replaced the appliances with stainless steel ones and I picked out the stove because it had a nice flat front, no handles sticking out to eat up any space- same with the micorowave.  I finally got a counter depth refrigerator to help with space.

The basket is my catch-all for mail etc.

So that's my kitchen, in the Wee Small Hours of the Morning 

Yes I am an early riser!

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