Kitchen Hutch in Her Winter Glory

Old man winter finally arrived and has been keeping us pretty dang cold up here in the northeast corridor. Temps for the week are predicted to be in the teens to low twenties at night, and maybe just getting up into the low to mid 30's during the day. We currently have about an 1/2 an inch of snow on the ground with a little more on tap for the rest of this week. With that being said it is certainly time to get cozy inside and settle into the winter. 

As you may remember, our kitchen now has a big beautiful hutch which I had painted black just before the holidays. She was a Restore score last spring for only $40. 

Here is her "Before" shot...

I had filled her with lots of white ironstone and pretty pops of red and green for the Christmas season. But now it is time to edit out the bright colors and give her a much less vibrant more serene look for winter.

I decided to switch out some of the plain white dishes with my black and white rooster dishes to create more visual interest.

The berry filled Christmas wreaths which hung from the black and white checked ribbon were replaced with simple winter green wreaths.

My pretty measuring spoons purchased in New Orleans a couple years ago remain hanging from the chicken wire door. (I think it is the perfect spot to display them)

A few items are added to the top of the hutch to give her a little more height.

Then the other day while in my local grocery store I was excited to find tulips in the floral section. Tulips are my absolute favorite flower and I just couldn't resist buying a bunch! They add a pretty touch of color to the kitchen island.

 So all in all I am absolutely thrilled with how my lovely hutch looks against the long wall in our kitchen. She has added tons of warmth and farmhouse charm to this rather large space. And moving some of my favorite seasonal things around her beautiful shelves has been a lot of fun as well. Ahhh to me she is a true stunner!

How about you? Have you done any post Christmas "Winter" decorating yet?

Wishing you a happy and warm week!

XO

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This year in my kitchen I went with the softer side of autumn by using browns, neutrals and my white ironstone. I also noticed that I had a little theme going here...I seem to have animals of the avian nature as the common thread in my display.



 

How about that big plump ceramic bird sitting on my plate stand...she was a clearance item from Pier One Imports.
 

 



 

Check out this darling sugar bowl I picked up yesterday at Home Goods. You may notice that I also have the matching creamer...each piece was only $5.00! The plates on the wall are from The Christmas Tree Shoppe...they were only $1.99 each and the runner I purchased last winter from William Sonoma for a cool $7!

The brown glass rooster above was a gift from my aunt. She knows how much I like roosters in the kitchen so she purchased this at a yard sale for me.

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Rosemary Lane asked me not to move the kitchen clock so this is my solution to his request. I simply wired the clock at the top to the wreath.

 

 

I'm almost ready for fall...all that's left is to start on my front porch.

 

Are you ready for this glorious season???



 

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