1970 kitchen renovation | the pot rail
A few people have asked about my love-it-or-hate-it pot rack. Let me answer that question right now. Yes, the pot rack is making an appearance. I’ve had a pot rack or pot rail in my kitchen for almost 20 years and I just can’t go cold turkey. After a few months without one, I missed […]
1970 kitchen renovation | inexpensive open shelving
Last week I shared that I was sanding, priming, and painting some shelves to install in the kitchen. Open shelving wasn’t in my original plan for the kitchen, but once I started unboxing all of my kitchen stuff and moving in, I realized I wanted more storage/display space as well as a place to put […]
1970 kitchen renovation | custom-built range hood
As I’ve shared throughout the 1970 kitchen renovation series, we hired out the large projects and decided to do the painting and finishing work ourselves in order to make everything fit into our budget. Jeff and I built a custom range hood for our PA kitchen (you can find the plans and tutorial HERE), so […]
furniture follies
A couple of weeks ago, on the high of shopping at the Lucketts Spring Market and finding some great pieces for our kitchen, I spotted a charming pair of chairs on Facebook Marketplace. Right away, I got those butterflies when I find something special. They are unique, and adorable, and would be so perfect for […]
1970 kitchen renovation | this & that
It seems like the kitchen should be done already, but all of the little finishing details take time and that’s what’s been happening in the kitchen for the past few days. It’s a little bit of this and that. Installing trim, caulking, painting, patching, finishing, and starting to get things more organized. So, I thought […]
1970 kitchen renovation | stainless sink & brass faucet review
Now that they are installed and we’ve been using them for a while, let’s talk about the brass faucet and stainless steel sink I selected, why I selected them, and how those decisions are panning out so far. Let’s start with the sink. I decided to go with stainless steel because it is a forgiving […]
1970 kitchen renovation | installing cabinet hardware
Last weekend, Jeff and I took some time to put the hardware on the cabinets We have put a lot of hardware on furniture and cabinets over the years, so we knew this was a task we could manage ourselves. We were also working with two different styles and a few different hardware sizes, so […]
decorating over a tall headboard
When I was shopping for a kingsized bed frame a few years ago, one of the features on the wish list was a high, padded headboard so it would be comfortable to sit up in bed and read. This bed definitely checked that box! The one downside to having a taller headboard, especially one that […]