Home Tour: Kitchen

Continuing our home tour... and moving into the kitchen and eating area.  The layout of our square colonial is pretty simple as you can see, which means our kitchen is small.  After we moved in (10 years ago!!) we updated a few things-- painted the cabinets, new sink, appliances, faucet, backsplash, light fixture, etc.  We have made it work for us.

Updating plans:

• I would like to paint all the cabinets and trim a bright white.  Hard to tell in the photos, but right now it is all linen white.
• Change out the farm pulls for something more modern.
• Re-tile the backsplash with white subway tile.  Can I keep it clean?
• I would love granite countertops, but not sure this is in the near-future.  Especially considering we are thinking of a renovation down the road.
• I would like to fix the stove/fridge area - add a hood and downsize the fridge so the stove doesn't stick out!

What is working for me now... to be honest, I like our kitchen and any changes besides easy painting and quick updates is not going to rise to the top of our to-do list.  It is all really working for me right now.  It's small but I like how everything has a place and we only have what we need - we make it work.  I recently painted the eat-in kitchen area charcoal and took out the cabinet doors to create open shelving, which I LOVE.  I also like the sunlight that comes through here and my favorite view is looking into the living room at the desk area, makes me happy.