Monday, November 14, 2011

home :: kitchen so far

Hi!

Last week I finished painting the kitchen. Actually, I finished repainting the kitchen. Ivan and I made our first bad colour choice with the original colour we chose for the kitchen. We really wanted yellow but the colour we picked ended up looking neon! We picked a new colour, started over and now I love the colour!  It is a really pretty golden colour that matches the yellow in the wall tiles.
I thought it would be fun to share a few peeks from our kitchen so far. It is not completely perfect by any means but I like showing in progress shots.
My favourite thing about the kitchen at the moment is the built in cabinet with our Pyrex display. I love looking at it! Oh and I like our silly little calendar too. I am having so much fun decorating bit by bit.

Today I am off to look at getting a pretty little Christmas tree. I can't wait to show you guys once it is all up and decorated! Usually I am a bit lazy about decorating for holidays but I am so excited to do it this year. Having a house is fun!

♥elycia

48 comments:

  1. Your Pyrex display is amazing. My fiance's Christmas list is made up for several different vintage Pyrex goodies. The "Forest Fancies" is one of them! :)
    That calender is simple adorable, by the way. Have a good day!

    xo, Samantha
    http://theadventuresoftwosams.blogspot.com/

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  2. I love your kitchen! The yellow is so quaint and pretty, and that cabinet is AMAZING! I pretty much love any kind of display that's recessed into the wall :) I need to find a calendar like that!

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  3. Great choice in wall color! I love your pyrex as well..so awesome that you have a cabinet like that!
    What do you put in between the bowls when stacking them..I like that you can see each of them!

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  4. Your kitchen is looking gorgeous. I LOVE the pyrex and the calendar, not to mention how cute and colorful those pots are. I look forward to see how it looks when you finish it. Have an awesome week.

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  5. The kitchen looks so good! I love the calendar! :)
    I can't wait to see the decorations!

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  6. Oh...get a white christmas tree. I got this adorable white christmas tree from a store in Toronto.

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  7. Elycia, it's sooooo pretty! That colour is perfect, I don't think I would choose it from a paint chip but it's so nice on the walls. Good work, lady! I don't think I can comment on the Pyrex display without being overcome by jealousy ;)

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  8. I looove the wall color + that sweet little cabinet!! You have a swell little pryex collection!! And that little calender is just adorable!!!

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  9. Your kitchen is gorgeous!! Love everything, the pyrex, color, pots, and especially that calendar! AWESOME! Totally jealous :)

    :)Sarah
    theweavingcat.blogspot.com

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  10. I love the wall color :) You have a beautiful kitchen. That built in is awesome!

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  11. I'm so jealous of your kitchen! I love the wall colors, and the floor! So so cute. And your pyrex collection is pretty amazing, too.

    xo,
    jessie

    http://sweetlilsomethings.blogspot.com/

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  12. So retro. I love it!

    -Arielle
    www.humblepievintage.com

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  13. Your pyrex display is lovely and I am so in love with your kitchen floor! It's fantastic!

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  14. love the colors!!!!

    ~em
    talesforkairna.blogspot.com

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  15. I love it all! Did make the towels that are, presumably, hanging on your stove?

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  16. How lovely! I totally fell in love with your wood calendar!

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  17. I love your kitchen! My favorite part is definitely your owl knick knacks!

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  18. That built-in is great! I have a couple pieces of that olive green pyrex. I've been on the hunt for the pink and light blue pieces (they're my fav!). And what a unique calendar -- I've never seen anything like that!
    - Mandi @ http://www.lifeinbeta.com

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  19. i can't wait to own a house and paint it all of the colours i want to! it looks great so far. i am in LOVE with that wall calendar, SO cute!! can't wait to see more photos. your house looks like it's going to be a colourful one! not that i'd expect anything less ;)

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  20. How lovely! Your kitchen looks so cool, can I have it? :)

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  21. Ahhh so many neat little touches. I reeeally love the pyrex cabinet though. COLOURS <3

    Jackson & I really love our new apartment, but I long for the day where we have a full house to decorate.

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  22. WOW!! I'm completely in love with that built-in!! It's so mid-century and fits in perfectly with your painted Pyrex I might add! <3

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  24. You kitchen looks so lovely! I love how you've styled it! I wouldn't mind to have a kitchen like yours!

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  25. that yellow wall color is sooooo yummy! i want to paint my kitchen that color! i think though we are gonna paint our art wall instead, we just need to decide on a fun color! we are thinking a nice soft robin's egg color!
    xo,
    cb

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  26. I love all the Pyrex and owls! You're doing such a great job decorating, I can't wait to see your holiday stuff!

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  27. Looks great! I love the golden color! Can't wait to see more. :)

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  28. So colorful! My mom has those mushroom bowls :)

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  29. Your kitchen looks amazing!!! I really want to be able to decorate a whole house by myself, but for now I guess I'll just have to stick to the dollhouse in my closet ;) I love the yellow color! It's so warm and lovely =) I actually saw one of those mushroom pyrex in a second hand store the other day, and thought of you!
    -charlotte

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  30. So pretty! It's turning out amazing!
    Xo Sarai
    lovedovesnest.blogspot.com

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  31. silly questions- what did you put in the pyrex dishes to make them stand up like that? where on earth did you find that fondue set? share your secrets please!

    xxoo
    www.paperplanesandmaryjanes.com

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  32. your lovely pyrex and hutch is amazing, I am so jealous! :)

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  33. AH! I have that same type of owl napkin holder....but he's blue and green!! LOVE!! I posted about it here:
    http://tinyurl.com/6qu4ggu
    I can't believe you have an orange and yellow one. so pretty!

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  34. I love love love your pyrex collection :)

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  35. thanks everyone!

    I am going to put together a little "how I did it" post on stacking pyrex. As for the "fondue set" I think they are just two different pots that happen to look like a set when I stack them. They have different handles so they definitely don't match. My mom thought they were a double boiler thing when she saw them. I got both of them at a thrift shop.

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  36. I love it!! The colours remind me so much of my "childhood" kitchen!! awesome! I just want to curl up and have a coffee in there :)! Good work!

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  37. i wish i could live in your kitchen sorrounded by all your lovely vintage treasures.

    xoxo
    http://tinylittlehappies.blogspot.com/

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  38. la petite pomme verte, i didn't make those but i'm thinking of making some more that are similar! Those were actually an adorable shower gift!

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  39. Your kitchen looks great! I admire you repainting- I chose a green that ended up a tad more neon then I wanted but was way too lazy to redo it for now. (cough, cough... 3 years...)

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  40. Cute! The built in displays your collection nicely.

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  41. The color is lovely! The owls are so cute :)

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  42. Is that a double-boiler?? I had no idea that those things existed pre-made...I usually just put a large bowl over a small pot. Awesome!

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  43. It looks lovely!! :) Yellow is such a tough color to choose...we painted our living room yellow once, and it took *so* many coats, too! Yours is a lovely mustard shade...I've been looking for one - do you mind sharing what brand/shade it is?

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  44. Michelle, it is Behr 'Solar Fusion'. We got a paint and primer in one type of paint and it covered well in 2 coats :)

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  45. i love those white flowers. those are just the kind i need as i seem to kill every plant that comes my way. thanks for sharing! <3

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  46. That yellow is very cheerful :) Love all the pretty little details too. The handtowels are adorable, the pyrex is great! Great work all around.

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