I'm so excited to be able to share our finished kitchen with you today!! We've faced a lot of hurdles with this particular space over the last few months, so it feels so good for it to finally be DONE. As you may remember from my "" post, here's how the kitchen looked when we moved in: And here's how it looks now! ^You can find our DIY shelf post (and shop these shelves) here ^the cheese board/cutting board wall is back! We used the same boards we had hung in our apartment. We've been through a lot to get to this point, but our kitchen makes me  happy now. The big bay window over the sink and the french doors that lead out to our patio let in so much sun, so this room is constantly flooded with light. It's just such a bright and cheery space! Here are the steps we took to get it here: Of anything, I think this made the largest impact in the space. Choosing the perfect hardwoods was a tough choice and a big expense (I wrote more about that ), but they took our kitchen from being somewhat stark and cold to a warm + inviting space.

If you are on the North Shore and are looking for a hardwood installation or refinishing, I'd highly recommend . After we had major water issues, Steve jumped in to save the day, made our floors look beautiful again, and is an overall just a really stand up guy. Our kitchen is extremely open, so this really helped to break up the space and sight lines. We ordered two of pendants from Wayfair and I love them! I love the farmhouse touch that this has added to our kitchen. Josh built these shelves from reclaimed wood floor boards we had in our attic, and I wrote more about that process if you are interested. Interestingly enough, all the other hardware in the house when we moved in was brass, aside from the kitchen! Which was of course the one place I really wanted it. All brass everything is a trend right now, and I'm definitely on that bandwagon. We ordered , , and to swap all the kitchen hardware from nickel to brass. I'm a firm believer that the best color for kitchen walls (and cabinets) is white!

Painting the walls white (they were a yellow/cream color before) has really brightened up our kitchen and made it feel so much cleaner and more modern. The paint color we went with is called "" by Benjamin Moore. We sold the counter stools left by the previous owners on Craigslist and put the money towards. My vision from the beginning has been to create a coastal meets country kitchen, and these light wicker/rattan counter stool really bring that coastal vibe in. So all our "to dos" for the kitchen is officially and we've created the country meets coastal kitchen that I've always dreamed about. I love spending time in here, and am so excited to be able to open all the kitchen doors and windows soon and make this space just an extension of the outdoors. Shop this post below and stay tuned for our dining room "after" photos, coming soon! ^ Pendant light, brass knobs, brass faucet, round cutting board, counter stool, vintage rugLamps, Rugs, Pillows and Throws to Warm Up Any Room

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