Martha Kitchen 1

OHH!  Look what I found...a Martha blog.  I know she is not a role model by any stretch of the imagination, this based on all the things that you hear about her in court, and such.  But this lady sure knows style!  I love her colors and this kitchen hits all the marks for me...except the countertop.  I want black, but I guess since I am painting it, I can just change my mind if I want!  I may change it each season!

the martha blog















I like the light grey cabinets, and lighter grey walls...but may look somewhat monotonous.  Like the idea on the fridge...wood panels painted to match....liquidnails?  And the corbels...gotta have those.  And I love the dark metal door knobs....would match my black countertop?
I believe the Eddie Bauer paint color travertine eb36-4 is the paint color match for these cabinets.

Back to the beginning - kitchens

And back to where this all started - kitchen ideas.  Our now kitchen is very, very bad.  I won't bore you with the details and photos now, but just know it is bad.  And I spend a lot of time in the kitchen.  That is where I feel most connected with my inner Martha.  And since we are doing the cheap thing, we do not eat out.  I mean nevah!  Unless Mom and Dad take us out, or we get gift cards, we don't go out.  So I cook a lot.  And I look at this bad kitchen - a lot.  DH wants to gut it down to the studs and rewire, replumb, reconfigure - you get the idea.  Man demolition.  And my 3 boys are eager to help.  They loved whacking away at the hall bathroom walls with hammers. 
While I appreciate that he wants it all new and shiny and pretty, I also want to make sure we don't jump back into the big black hole of debt.  We have promised the boys that when this is over we would go to Disney, and our finances do not afford both a new kitchen and a trip to see Mickey.  So I am thinking that we could just paint the entire room and buy us some time to redo the kitchen.  And I mean paint the ENTIRE thing.  Yep, the cabinets, the walls, the countertop?, the fridge!  Oh my!
Now I have 3 boys, a very slobbery boxer dog, and a very hungry DH so I know that white will not work for me.  But I love how they look, so clean and pretty.  When we redo the room, I will get nice wood cabinets and cupboards, so I know that now is my chance to experiment with some color.  Here are some of my favs...with links!


Isn't that pretty..and I love that no fingerprints will show!  Also love the farmhouse sink.
And another pretty grey kitchen...



Or this one from a blogger who is good at redesigning old ranch houses.  This was her advice to one  of her design clients.  Beautiful.  from Young House Love.
grey kitchen younghouselove



But Ithink the lighter grey is nicer, especially with black countertops.  Love black countertops.
grey kitchen calfinder.com



I like this grey color, not too dark, not too light...and it tells you the paint color
Providence News Grey Kitchen



Look at this pretty light green grey kitchen...Martha of course...
grey kitchen martha via decorpad




I guess that is enough for now...but I really think grey needs a punch of color, how about turquoise!

Kitchen Inspiration

Looking for some inspiration photos for my dinky kitchen. Finally talked DH into painting the cabinets, but will need new stove, dishwasher, countertop, floorplan, and floors. Did I leave anything out? How about a chef while we are at it! Take a look at some of these and tell me what you think





I think this one is very cheery, but I think I would get tired of yellow all the time. That was the color of my childhood bedroom!

And I really like this pale robins egg blue kitchen....maybe paint my buffet black? Since I don't have an island.

And check this out, she is on a budget, too, and found formica in marble look alike! I am liking this one more and more!

Or how about this beauty...we all know I like green!

And here is a cross between yellow and green. My fear is that this is too trendy and it won't hold out as long as white (No way I am going white with 3 boys, a messy DH, and a slobbery boxer)

I like this creamy color on the cabinets, but it is just about the same color as my kitchen floor, appliances, countertops, walls, etc are now!

And this I really, really like. But could I pull red off? And what about the top cabinets?

And I saved the best for last....the black kitchen that I just absolutely love, love, love. But I am too chicken to do it!

Color Ideas for my Cabinets?

I really want to get rid of the cabinets in our kitchen. Well there are lots of things I want to get rid of in there, but we will start with the cabinets. Talked Husband into painting the darn things, putting on new knobs, and a new countertop for starters. But to do the new countertops, I need to reconfigure my dishwasher, and to do that I will have to redo the floors, etc.etc. So for now, I am just trying to come up with some good kitchen ideas. Tell me what you think.