Kitchen Tour

When we walked through my house for the first time with the realtor, I gasped when I walked into the kitchen.

In fact, the kitchen was probably one of the main reasons we bought the house.

Big, spacious, and yet cozy at the same time.

Lots of cabinets, plenty of counter space, and a fabulous breakfast bar for chatting.

Our kitchen is, like many, the heart of our home.

We can have 80 people over for a party…and inevitably 60 of them will be in the kitchen.

I love to cook, I love to bake, I love to entertain.

Kitchens are *really* important to me.

BUT.

Yes, there is a but. (Isn’t there always?)

If you could play video of the first time I walked into what would eventually be my kitchen, it would go something like this:

“OH! WOW! It’s huge! I love it! Buuuuut…we need to start saving for new countertops…and a clean coat of white paint and some hardware would make this AMAZING…”

Through the years, I’ve tried to do small manageable projects that would give the space a little more character…a little more appeal…a little less “tract home” feel.

Now, I know what you are thinking…

You get HUNDREDS of entries for remodels.

Avocado and mustard kitchens that haven’t been updated since 1968.

I get it.

They are hideous.

My kitchen?

Not hideous.

Or so it seems.

But let’s take a closer look, shall we?

Poor craftsmanship.

A friend was visiting.

This giant chunk of tile came right off in his hand.

Which is perfect because, you know, it’s the *first* thing you see when you walk in.

Love it.

Apparently a similar thing happened to the previous homeowner…who proceeded to super glue it back together.

Classy.

Grout coming apart anywhere that there are “seams” in the countertop.

In case you were wondering, this is happening ANYWHERE you find tile throughout my house.

Good to see some folks really value their work.

And can we just talk for a second about the material choices?

WHITE TILE WITH WHITE GROUT???!!!

I would put money down that the designer didn’t have kids.

No one in their right minds would EVER suggest white on white if they had kids.

Gross, right?

Would you be shocked to know that I JUST scrubbed every square inch of grout with a bottle of full strength bleach and a toothbrush…

ONE MONTH ago???

My husband spilled an entire glass of blueberry breakfast shake three days later. Lovely.

Would you be shocked to know that I do this arduous task about every 6 weeks?

Vile.

Disgusting and vile.

Not only visually…but try considering rolling out cookie dough for sugar cookies…or make your own pizzas…

Who wants to roll out sticky dough on a) tile…and b) dirty nasty tile???

No one.

That’s who.

Guess who’s kids *rarely* get sugar cookies or homemade pizza?

My kids.

That’s who.

(They’re a little bigger than this now, but this is my favorite picture of all time.)

Coffee Station + White Grout = Worst. Idea. Ever.

The cabinets?

Good bones.

Solid.

Simple.

Orange.

Like a weird, orangey/reddish/brown.

Now before you say to yourself “…but we get hundreds of entries from people who have tragically horrific outdated kitchens who would be great candidates.”

I get it.

Those kitchens are obvious examples of being in dire need of an update.

BUT…

remember the MILLIONS of new homes built in the last 6 years?

Sure, lots of people paid extra for the upgraded options like counters and cabinetry.

BUT…lots of people didn’t.

And lots of people have fairly new, but very un-functional kitchens.

Kitchens that lack in character.

Vanilla.

Tract Home stamped right across them.

Really great bones…but cumbersome and a huge energy suck.

The amount of energy I expend…physical energy actually cleaning everything…emotional energy thinking about cleaning it…again…is exhausting.

And my guess is that millions of moms have a similar problem:

A newish kitchen that drives them BATTY, but they don’t know how to take their kitchens from “meh” to OUTSTANDING.

My kitchen has incredible potential.

Right now, it’s “okay”.

It isn’t horrific…

But my kitchen can be so easily spruced up to a WOW factor.

Can you imagine new countertops, white paint and funky hardware?

How simply it can go from “okay” to AMAZING?!

And so can millions of kitchens in America.

Don’t focus solely on the outdated avocado kitchens…or you’ll be missing out on a whole separate demographic that could also benefit from your products!

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jeannett

I'm a mom to four. A wife to one. I believe in story. I love telling you about mine and would love to hear yours. There's really no sense in wasting our suffering and not sharing in each other's joy. We're all in this together...even if it doesn't always feel like it.