Category Archives: Kitchen
Inspiration for Colors
Posted by LIz
The kitchen in our 100 year old house is mostly white with gray and pale yellow with aged maple floors. That’s why when I found some vintage oak stools, they just weren’t doing the trick. I needed to find some inspiration for colors from something and here’s what it was…
The Pot Rack in Our 100 Year Old House
Posted by LIz
Finally!! I am going to show you the pot rack in our 100 year old house today! This was a DIY project that we accomplished with minimal tools and skills. Here’s what we did:
Kitchen Stairs
Posted by LIz
In the kitchen of our 100 year old house, the family that lived there in the 1960’s closed off and removed part of the kitchen stairs to make room for more counter space. When we recently renovated the kitchen we were thrilled to bring back the original stairway. Here’s the before, during and after of our kitchen stairs project…
Kitchen Before and After
Posted by LIz
Reading about kitchen transformations are always so much fun, especially when you get to see a kitchen before and after! So I’m going to revisit, in a manner of speaking that is, the kitchen in our former house. So get your hard hats out! I’ll be showing some of the things we did to transform this kitchen. Even though we kept the cabinets, and basic floor plan, we revamped or altered in one form or another, basically every surface of this space. We added new cabinets and built in a couple of pantries, added a 2nd sink, and opened up a few walls or doors, replaced all the appliances and plumbing fixtures and light fixtures. In other words, by the time we sold this house last year, the kitchen looked very different from what it was when we originally purchased it back in the mid 1990’s.
Using an Antique Cookstove in the Kitchen
Posted by LIz
I found this antique cookstove, with it’s tile exterior, on Craigslist, but it was a battle. A battle talking my husband into getting it and a battle getting it cleaned up enough to ever think about bringing it into our house. But now that the battles are over with a victory win, we BOTH are loving this antique addition to the kitchen in our new 100 year old house.
Here’s what happened, and how I found room for it…
Antique Brick Cottage Farmhouse Style Kitchen Before and After
Posted by LIz
A few years ago, we invested in an antique brick cottage in the town we live in. It was in need of some love and care, and I took on the challenge to revive it into something that was once again lovely and more functional for today. Here is the before and after project of this farmhouse style kitchen… Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in Color, Decorating, DIY and Other Neighborhoods, Floors, Kitchen, Light Fixtures, Little Brick Cottage, Re-purposing, Someone Else's House, Style and Theme, Uncategorized, Wall Treatments
Tags: beadboard, before and after, brick cottage, farmhouse, farmhouse style, home to cottage, hometocottage, kitchen, mason jar, renovation, skip rental
Ceiling Treatments: The 5th Wall
Posted by LIz
Designers frequently refer to the ceiling as ‘the 5th wall’, meaning it is as important to consider when decorating a room as the actual wall colors and treatments are.
So… have you? Have you considered your ceiling treatment? I’m going to show you some ceiling treatments that hopefully will inspire you to start thinking about your own ceilings and consider what they need to finish the room. Read the rest of this entry →
Breakfast Room: Before & After Part 2
Posted by LIz
Last week I showed you this:
If you missed part 1, click here to see the demo!
This week I’m going to share with you the 2nd half of our newly renovated breakfast room. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in Breakfast Room, Dining Room, Furniture, Kitchen, Our 100 Yr Old House, Sunroom, Uncategorized, Windows
Tags: breakfast room, HomeToCottage.com, kitchen, laminate, Pottery Barn, renovate, table, trestle, window
Breakfast Room Before and After, Part 1
Posted by LIz
We recently sold our former house, and moved into a 100 year old home.
Parts of this antique house ‘looked’ pretty decent when we bought it, (did your mother ever tell you ‘looks can be deceiving’?) Read the rest of this entry →
Christmas Message on Chalkboard
Posted by LIz
In our kitchen, we have a large chalkboard I bought from Ballard Designs 8 or 10 years ago, at least. I’ve always had it in the kitchen or hanging close to the kitchen, even in our former house, and always have a Bible verse on it.
I used to just try to neatly print a verse out, but with all the super cute and amazing chalkboard designs, I’ve been inspired to do the chalkboard verse more like art. (I even started a chalkboard design pinterest board) If you have any chalkboard designs on Pinterest you’d like to share, send them to me and I’ll pin them on my board too!
Here’s the Christmas verse that spoke to me this year.
Although I love to Read the rest of this entry →
