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January 8, 2014

Home Tour: Welcome To My Kitchen

IMG_0842Welcome to my Kitchen! If you have been following along for the past few months, you have probably seen that Kev and I moved into our 1st home together. I posted various updates as our house was being built, but I haven’t posted any updates since we have moved in.
IMG_0843We pretty much had everything organized after the first weekend, but we are still in the process of putting our home together. We went from a 2 bedroom apartment to a 2 story house, so lets just say, we have a few bare walls and empty rooms! This is probably the most exciting part, because I know that the house will fill up as we continue our lives together. But, for now, we have an empty dining room.
IMG_0841So, this process of a “home tour” will probably be slow. But for now, my kitchen is pretty much complete so I decided to share it with you. I am so in love with our granite color and dark cabinets. I have always been drawn to dark cabinets and they have not disappointed. But, i’m not going to lie, I may or may not, be able to reach the top of the cabinets. Hey, thats why I have a tall husband, right?!
IMG_0845Also, my aunt and uncle got us these adorable kitchen towels for Christmas. She knows me well, I love a good initial/monogram gift. By far, we get the most compliments on our sink. Its crazy I know, but people just love it! Kev takes all the credit for making the decision to put in the granite, deep sink & let me tell you, it was a great decision. It makes doing dishes slightly fun and way easier.
IMG_0832& to add a little personalization. I always keep my ring holder next to the sink for when I am doing dishes. Don’t want that baby to fall down the drain.
IMG_0833Anyway, hope you enjoyed a little look around my kitchen and I can’t wait to be able to show you more in future!

 

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  • Marquis Clarke
    January 8, 2014

    Love it! It is sooo pretty!!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 8, 2014

    oh man. this is gorgeous..and so spacious (key!).

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 8, 2014

    OMG I’m in LOVE!!! Such a beautiful house! I can’t wait to be back in a house again and have complete control over the decor. Can’t wait to see the rest of it!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 8, 2014

    Lovely.

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 8, 2014

    Looks gorgeous! We just bought our first home…it was built a few years ago and so I am now in the process of gel staining our cabinets to dark espresso. So far it’s looking AMAZING! 🙂

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 8, 2014

    This is gorgeous! Love your sink! And the whole look! Can’t wait for the rest of the tour, girl! 🙂

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 8, 2014

    Our kitchens are very similar…backsplash is similar, tile is similar, dark cabinets, stainless steel; the only difference is our granite…ours is black. wasn’t it fun building?! how long did it take y’all to build?

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 8, 2014

    Your kitchen looks like a dream! I love the dark cabinets and love all the cute little touches throughout!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 8, 2014

    ADORE! This kitchen is amazing. I love the personal touches, the dark cabinets and the granite counter tops.

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 8, 2014

    Love it! Super simple & clutter free! Makes me want to run through my kitchen with a trash bag & throw everything away! lol.

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 8, 2014

    Beautiful kitchen! Absolutely perfect.

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 8, 2014

    Your kitchen is absolutely gorgeous! I love it!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 8, 2014

    OH MY GOODNESS I love your kitchen sooo much its so pretty! Perfect. I’m jealous!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 8, 2014

    This is gorgeous! We have a ring holder too, except it’s in the bathroom for safe keeping overnight. Maybe I need a second one for the kitchen… 😉

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 8, 2014

    I want your kitchen! Mine is so small!

    Jamie @
    The Growing Up Diaries

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 8, 2014

    Love your kitchen so much 🙂

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 8, 2014

    I love your kitchen! It is beautiful! The sink really is amazing and I am totally jealous. You never really think about things like doing the dishes when you are looking at houses, but I can see why your sink makes them a little easier and fun!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 8, 2014

    GORGEOUS! Love your ring holder!! 🙂

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 8, 2014

    Love love your kitchen! Dying over the dark sink. 🙂

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 8, 2014

    Love the dark cabinets! Such a bold decision and they turned out beautifully! From my experience more than not people are afraid of a little color or going against the norm, and I love your decision to go with them!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 9, 2014

    Beautiful!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 9, 2014

    Beautiful kitchen! Love the dark cabinets and that sink is gorgeous 🙂 Would LOVE for you to join in my design in your home link up. You could be featured!!

    http://designerinteal.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-best-of-design-in-your-home.html

    XO Samantha

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 9, 2014

    Love your kitchen!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 9, 2014

    Wow what a beautiful kitchen. I am in fact a bit jealous!! Enjoy it!!

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 9, 2014

    It’s so beautiful pretty lady! I’m sure you can cook some fabulous meals in there or entertain some great parties too. I LOVE it! YAY for it being y’alls and no more walking up a bunch of stairs.

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 9, 2014

    Love your kitchen and especially your ring holder! So beautiful.

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 9, 2014

    The kitchen looks so pretty!! I love the darker woods.

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 10, 2014

    thanks for a great reminder and practical examples of how to show respect. I needed those particulars to give me a better idea of how to and I see how I’m really doing more harm than
    I realized with my words.

    Reply
  • Marquis Clarke
    January 20, 2014

    Beautiful kitchen!

    Reply
  • Krystal Lynne Chism
    July 14, 2015

    What color are your cabinets? Are they brushed with stain, gel stain, paint or what? What was your process to doing them?

    Reply
    • Marquis Clarke
      Krystal Lynne Chism
      July 15, 2015

      I’m not sure, they came like that already from our builder.

      Reply
  • Rhonda Hurst Lange
    October 1, 2017

    What are your kitchen dimensions ? The island fits perfectly. Our kitchen is similar in size. Want an island , but want to make sure we have enough room.

    Reply
    • Marquis Clarke
      Rhonda Hurst Lange
      October 1, 2017

      It was 12×10!

      Reply

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