This is our little farmhouse style kitchen. This was the very first thing we did when we bought our house. But by we, of course I really mean my husband!
He would say I had all the ideas.
Sadly, I do not have a Before picture. The only before pictures I have of our house are from the real estate brochure. To give you some idea of how bad the previous kitchen was, it wasn't even included on the brochure. I would have loved to have been able to paint the existing cabinets but they were beyond saving. And there were only six of them in total. The floor was crumbling.
We had a very tiny budget. All of the cabinets and the sink are Ikea. For a few months before we got our house we literally spent every Friday night at Ikea, in the kitchen planning department. It was actually quite a fun date, and I love their frozen yogurt!
We made our actual purchase during the kitchen sale event.
We got our faucet off of Ebay for $80. I just love the Ikea sink, it can fit big pots and is also the perfect place to bathe the baby!
All of our appliances were from Kijiji except the gas stove left by the previous owners. They were all brand new, being sold by new home owners who wanted to upgrade to stainless steel.
The flooring is 100 year old barnboard. My husband and I drove to a town a few hours away (Coburg, Ontario) and picked up the barnboard at a salvage shop. We managed to get all the boards into our tiny Matrix, hanging out of the trunk of course! The drive home was a little scary!
All of our appliances were from Kijiji except the gas stove left by the previous owners. They were all brand new, being sold by new home owners who wanted to upgrade to stainless steel.
The flooring is 100 year old barnboard. My husband and I drove to a town a few hours away (Coburg, Ontario) and picked up the barnboard at a salvage shop. We managed to get all the boards into our tiny Matrix, hanging out of the trunk of course! The drive home was a little scary!
I love this floor so much. It feels warm even on cold mornings, and has a beautiful glow in the sunshine. I love looking at it knowing my husband built it all by himself, for me, just because I asked him to. It is incredibly durable even with a dog and baby.
I sewed the roll up linen blind and sink skirt.
You may notice our little dog thought almost every picture would look much better with her in it!
I hope you enjoyed our little kitchen tour!
I am still working on accessories. Last week I found a beautiful old chippy shelf at my favourite flea market. It would look perfect next to the sink cabinets. The only problem was the owner said it wasn't for sale! I'm going to go back this weekend and try to convince him to let me buy it!
You may notice our little dog thought almost every picture would look much better with her in it!
I hope you enjoyed our little kitchen tour!