New/Old Farmhouse Table

I can't let stuff just "be" around here.

I told you about my new to me vanity. 

I put it in my room but then I needed a place for the secretary. 

I put the secretary in the dining room but I thought it looked too crowded. 

So what is a girl to do?

I decided to drag (yes, drag) my kitchen table into the living room and drag my dining room table into the kitchen. 

Why I haven't done this before? 
The orange of the old oak cabinets would have been too orange with the tone of this medium color pine or I just never thought it would fit. 

It fits just fine. 

In fact it's more than fine. 

It coordinates with the pine chairs even though the chairs are darker.

It gives the kitchen a perfect farmhouse feel. 
I have already enjoyed a comfy chat with two of my children, dinners with my husband and some craft time. 

There is ample room to walk around the table. 
There is more room to walk around it in here than when it was in the dining room. 

It looks so pretty with the white cabinets.

I decided to measure the kitchen and the dining room because I'm shocked this worked.

The kitchen is only 6 inches shorter than the dining room. 

The table has some issues.

It has seen better days so 
we're debating what to do.

This piece was made using antique plans out of old barn wood. 
This trestle table was built by my dad in the 50s. 
It was refinished once in the 70s or 80s.
The value primarily is in the charm and sentiment to me. 
Do we try to take off the bread board ends and fix it?
I don't want food to get in all those cracks. 

I love how it looks and feels in the room. 

It will provide a tad more seating when we have company but the room may feel a tad cramped.

My parents went on to have the six of us, so it was really too small almost from the start.  

My siblings and our spouses have never been able to sit here all together. 

Hopefully the "cousins" will feel comfortable here at the new "kid" table even though the kids are all grown.   

Easter is our first gathering with this in the kitchen so 
we'll see how it goes.

I am working on leaves for the other table.

 I'll show it soon. 

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Bright Pastels in the Kitchen

I love the bright pastels I have used as accents in the newly painted kitchen.

Before:

I thought I could put the same accessories back in the kitchen once the paint dried.
My intent was decorate it very farmhouse and even add a pop of red.

Instead I choose turquiose

and 

pink.

I have to say the inspiration for the accessories in the kitchen came from this painting done by my great grandmother.
I just love it and was thrilled to find it among my grandmother's things. To be honest I didn't truly appreciate it until I read Rachel Ashwell's books. 

I was in love with two crayons in my box of 64 crayolas as a child.
I loved the "sky blue" and "blue green" crayons.  
It isn't a shock then that I have come back to these tones often throughout the years.

 I read the other day that pink was a big color in the fifties because of Mamie Eisenhower. It was her favorite color and the nation went wild for it. 
Pink and turquoise were the "it" colors for kitchens for a while.
While I have no desire to have a pink fridge or a turquoise  stove, 
I love adding a pop of these two colors.   

 Finding something vintage from that era is a hoot. 
It brings cute and kitsch to a space.

 Turquoise transferware is very hard to find. These are the only pieces I have ever found at a price I was willing to pay. 

I found these tea cups at an antique store.

This canister is a recent find. 

I found this majolica platter at a garage sale for $4.00. I was thrilled to find it.

The ball jar is a find from Canton, Texas. I found it last summer at First Monday Trade Days. 
If you ever get to North Texas you have to go.
Read about it here.

I shopped the house to decorate the space.
Here is what it looked like before:

 After:

I love, love the white cabinets. 
It is a great backdrop for wonderful color.
Sprinkled with brights
Katie 
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