Friday, October 12, 2012

scenes from my whiter kitchen


While the kids spent the week tearing up the basement, I worked on our backsplash. I've always wanted to add something there, and had always planned on tile. But tile is expensive. And I'm not totally confident in my tiling abilities, so I went with bead board instead. Guess what? It was easy. And cheap. And quick! And that makes it a winner in my book.


It really brightens the space, which is always my goal. Our house was not built with many windows, and the previous owners enclosed the back patio to be an Arizona room, so the kitchen doesn't get as much light as I'd like. Painting the cabinets, and now adding the backsplash has helped.

It's still cloudy and gorgeous here today. Our forecasted high is in the 70s! Pinch me. To celebrate, we are baking lots and lots of cookies. And probably going to the park. Or at least out back. Hooray!
posted by stephanie at 9:16 AM

15 comments:

  1. ellen9:22 AM

    Lovely kitchen. Oh, and I made that chocolate zucchini cake AGAIN last night!

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    1. stephanie9:24 AM

      oh good! one can never have enough chocolate cake. so glad you liked that recipe.

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  2. Pa10:06 AM

    You never cease to amaze us - it looks great!

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  3. Barbara11:46 AM

    You are utterly amazing-love it!!!!

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  4. Grace in my Heart12:12 PM

    I accidentally misread your title as "Scenes from my WINTER Kitchen" haha...although I guess you would prefer that weather! :) Beautiful backsplash...love it! Enjoy your weekend!

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  5. Melissa12:21 PM

    Looks great, Stephanie!! I totally would love to do this in my kitchen, but I'm so afraid because James and I aren't the handiest of people. I love it!

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  6. Heather1:55 PM

    it does look really good! What color is that on your kitchen walls?

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  7. Courtney10:54 PM

    Great idea! It looks fantastic!

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  8. Kendra2:33 PM

    Your kitchen looks great! I too have a dark kitchen. I don't have a kitchen window and our windows are tinted. I wish instead of tinting our windows we went with shade, but that is another comment.

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  9. Kara8:25 AM

    Your kitchen is beautiful! Can I ask how you removed the 4 inch counter backsplash without destroying the main countertops?

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    1. stephanie9:30 AM

      thank you kara! the 4 inch granite backsplash was only glued to the wall, not to the countertop. so i carefully scored the caulking between the two with a utility knife, as well as the caulking between the backsplash and the wall. then i wedged my crowbar between the wall and the backsplash by hitting it with a hammer and slowly inched it out of place. the wall suffered a bit, but i knew i would be covering it up with bead board, so i wasn't really concerned.

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  10. Cortney3:53 PM

    Maybe you've answered this somewhere else- but what color are your green kitchen walls? Love them!

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    1. stephanie10:27 AM

      im sorry, cortney, but i don't remember the name of that green! i know it was a behr color from the home depot, but that's as much help as i can give you.

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  11. Melodee6:16 PM

    I love the beadboard...I have been wanting to paint my cabinets white, and I just read your how-to post on what you did...ok, going to tackle them over the holidays...thanks for the inspiration!

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  12. Annie Leavitt4:13 AM

    What kind of beadboard did you use Stephanie? The real wood kind or the fake kind? We did the fake on our ceiling and it was a bear to trim to fit. Did you paint before installing or after? Just curious : )

    OH, and what's your instagram account again? Thanks!

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