Fun Monday - Our Kitchen

Joy of A Spot of T is hosting this week's Fun Monday. Joy has asked us to show our kitchens. If you want to see kitchens from around the world, hurry over to Joy's to see the list of participants. I think you might have the chance to see at least 30 kitchens.

My kitchen is nothing special with no special appliances, but you know that it is part of our home. Daddy D and I have lived in this house for 35 years in a large town in northern Indiana. When we moved in, the house was a one story home with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. This home that was built in 1950 had a kitchen with 2 orange walls and 2 kitchen-themed wallpapered walls. The floor was some kind of sprayed flooring that looked like splattered paint. Of course, in those 30 some years, there have been many changes in our kitchen. At one time, the walls of the kitchen were yellow. Yellow may be my favorite kitchen color. Yellow like sunshine is so cheery. Currently, the kitchen walls are blue, a very bright sky blue.

One summer Daddy D and I replaced the kitchen flooring with ceramic tile. Although this picture was taken recently, the taupe-colored tile is shown here. A few years after installing the ceramic tile, we did another renovation including replacing a big window with a smaller window and a back door. The original back door lead directly to the basement stairs, which was somewhat hazardous. Now, the back door to our home opens into the kitchen.

This picture shows the previous book door entrance. The small back porch is now a pantry.The next picture features the newly installed window and kitchen door that replaced the 16-paned window.

outside view before renovation

inside view after renovation

outside view after renovation

Other changes in our kitchen included a new sink, faucet, and counter top. The counter-top is reminiscent of decaying leaves. I realize that decaying leaves in your kitchen may not seem aesthetic to you. But this stuff is appealing to two science teachers.

One thing that we did not replace is the old white-painted metal cabinets. Daddy D, who is a rather talented homeowner, has renewed the old cabinets with Rustoleum spray paint and new door handles.

Essentially, our kitchen is rather simple. We do not have a dishwasher or a utility island. In earlier days, the kitchen was center of activity in our home. In addition to cooking and eating, our children would play in the kitchen. When friends came to visit, the children spend hours at the kitchen table coloring, playing with Play-doh, or creating other projects. Thus, although kitchen is not streamlined and modern, our kitchen is place of fond memories.

I have the distinct honor for hosting Fun Monday for next week on June 18th. For the next Fun Monday challenge, show us something that hangs on your wall that is fun, interesting, endearing, sentimental, or otherwise enticing. Select the picture of Uncle Horace, Grandma Galt's needlepoint, or little Susie's first fingerpainting to show the blogging community. If you wish to participate in Fun Monday on June the 18th, leave me a note in your comment.

Thanks,

MJD (Molly)