Hey All!
Hope you had a wonderful and safe Labor Day weekend! I didn’t do too much this weekend – grocery shopping, laundry and a quick trip to Hobby Lobby. Not too bad – well the grocery and laundry stinks – but who doesn’t love Hobby Lobby?
I am so excited to show you the final changes made to my kitchen banquette area. Nothing like having friends for dinner to get you motivated to finish up projects that have been haunting you for months.
Let’s start from the beginning. For those of you who are new followers, here is a little back story on this space. We purchased a foreclosure that had been sitting empty for about 3 1/2 years. It was quite a project and a huge mess! We “gutted” the entire first floor. Here is the BEFORE of the kitchen eating area:
Can you see the little screened-in porch that is out the door? That becomes the breakfast area. The wall comes down … take a look:
The wall came down and the floor came up. We had to build the floor up on the porch to meet up with the kitchen floor in the house. The screens were replaced by windows and the screen door replaced by a real door.
This picture was taken right after the banquette bench was built and the floor was matched up with the kitchen floor. The room is completed but not homey. It needs a little “happiness”!
Blah! This room needs some COLOR!
This is better! We added a chocolate brown cushion on the bench and lots of fun pillows. The window treatment really changed the look of the wall of windows. I think my favorite part is the stripe I painted on the back wall. It is SW Copper Mountain and made such a big difference in the way the pictures looked on the wall. The paintings were getting lost on the beige and I really wanted them to stand out. The letters are just MDF from Hobby Lobby that I painted chocolate brown. TA-DA … Happiness!
Here is a closer look. The paintings were done by Roz from Drunken Cows. She is offering all my readers a 10% discount at her website until the 17th of September. Just enter the promo code H2H when you check out. She has the most unique and super fun art work. Be sure to check out her website!
This is a close up of the window treatment. The fabric is so busy, that I wanted the treatment to be simple. The colors are fabulous – all my favorites – orange, turquoise, chocolate, citrus green and sage!
Lots of pillows really make this area so comfortable. I wanted it to feel like you could just hang out around the table for hours. The kids do their homework here, have their friends around the table for snacks and we have a blast at dinner with each other.
More pillows!
This is my favorite pillow! Who couldn’t love a fat, orange chicken? Oh and the back is orange velvet – awesome!
I couldn’t be happier with the final results. I hope you enjoyed seeing it all come together. I put together a centerpiece for the table that I will share with you soon. You will just have to keep coming back!
Hope your life is more colorful pillow heaven than boring beige havoc!
Missi
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I love your kitchen area banquette area, Missi! With all the pillows it looks so perfect and cozy! I love the pictures in the background as well. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much Erin! I am so happy with how it turned out. As you can tell, I am not afraid of color.
Hi, I’m enjoying your site. This reminded me of when i installed verticals over my sliding patio door, it was quite satisfying that i did it myself and it looks great. Anyway, I’m nominating you for my Illuminating Blogger Award for informative, illuminating blog content. Even if you don’t participate in blog awards I hope you’ll still check it out because it’s a great way to discover new blogs and make new web friends. Please feel free to see the details at my website … foodstoriesblog dot com …& go to the “Illuminating Blogger Award” at the top of the page … Thank you and I hope you’re having a great day! CJ
Thanks so much for the great comments CJ. I am so appreciative of you awarding me the Illuminating Blogger Award. I am headed over to you blog to check it out now. Hope to see you again!
I love it! You did an awesome job!
Btw .. I went to hobby Lobby twice this weekend!
Oh and I got this post in my email. I feel so lucky to be part of the club now!
Woo Hoo! You are back in the “popular” crowd!
it looks awesome! i love the colorful collection of pillows- so warm and inviting!
Thanks so much Cassie! Color makes me happy!
I love the before and after shots! This looks like a great space and the photos on the wall are so cool!
Hey Missy-Darlin’…GREAT job! You continue to amaze me. Can you tell me a little more about how those curtains are constructed and hung? I tried zooming on the pic, but couldn’t quite tell. THANKS! Love getting your blog! KB
Hey Karen – Thanks for the nice comment! The curtains are simple “handkerchief” style – they are hung with a tab on a knob (finial). There is a “bell” at each tab. I will try to get a better pic for you and send it over.
The pillows and the valence are so beautiful, cozy and colorful. I would love to have a cup of tea and read Real Simple at that table
Thanks so much Erin! I have to fight my kids for the bench seat … I gotta take advantage of my “bench time” when they are at school.
I want to come over for dinner now…your kitchen looks amazing (and SO comfy)!
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Missi,
This is so cute. Love the fun colors. This will be one of the features at Wow tonight.
Thanks so much Kim! I am thrilled to be featured! Yay!
WHAT a transition….now it is so cheerful and bright! Love it!
Thanks so much Debra! I am so glad you like it! I am thrilled you stopped by! Hope to see you again.
This is GORGEOUS!!!!
LBDH
Thanks Bitty! I am so glad you stopped by to take a look. Hope to see you again!