Painting the Kitchen

I mentioned that our decor is somewhat Nordic inspired this holiday season. 

It prompted an impulsive urge to paint the living room on Monday of last week. 

I ran out of paint otherwise I would have started on the kitchen that day. 

A quick trip to Sherwin Williams on Saturday and I was back in the game. 

I haven't been wild about the yellowish walls with the white cabinets for a while.

Our new shelves on the yellow just were not quite right.

This photo sort of cinched it for me. The color had to go.

Gray is all the rage right now but it just looks green in my house and we didn't want a green kitchen. 

Nordic interiors are predominantly white to reflect what little winter light there is.  

That seems counter to what you might think but it fits in with the direction my house is headed. 

I keep adding more white all the time. 

This kitchen has always been dark. More light reflection will be appreciated especially if this winter is as dark and gloomy as last winter.

We opted for a tone on tone look to go with the cabinets.

The color is Natural Choice by Sherwin Williams. 

The cabinets are Dover White.

The long buffet wall is the one that bugged me the most.

It may be boring to some but now it feels just right. 

Before:

After:

I just love the black transferware and the black chandelier. 

The corner is cute with the white banister although that was the only corner that looked good yellow.

Before:

After:

It took almost all day. There was so much cutting out to do. 

This time I did the hard stuff first. 

I'd be fooling myself if I told you that this will stay this way and the kitchen will never be painted again. 

That is what I told myself after I painted last time. 

Haha.

It's taken almost a week to get this place decorated for Christmas. Why? 

Four trees, that's why. 

Katie 


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