Every season brings it's own influence and impact to my farmhouse kitchen!
Summer means big bouquets of flowers, fresh fruit and produce and lots of visitors to my farmhouse kitchen!
It's a busy time of canning and freezing and making dishes that go from the garden to the table! Summer is the time of year I think my kitchen shines!
Early this morning I picked an armload of Limelight hydrangeas from the garden. Thank goodness for my farmhouse sink! It can hold A LOT!
These big moppy headed hydrangeas start out white and as the summer season rolls along they turn a brilliant citron green!
Don't you love their variegated colors?
My kitchen is very utilitarian, so I don't decorate it very much....except for the big island!
The island is where I do most of my prep work. Thankfully it's nice and big... I can add a few seasonal decorations without them getting in the way of cooking!
This summer I filled two galvanized buckets with white geraniums! I love the impact they make.
A black sheep (HomeGoods) grazes in front of them.
I have wanted to raise sheep for decades! I think this little guy is the closest I'll probably get!
Cherries are in season... yum! I've washed a bowl full. They remind me of little jewels!
In season fruit is scrumptious!
Have you met the other animal in my kitchen? His name is Earl... what a handsome pig!
The shelf above the cook top is lightened up for summer. Plants in concrete pots, white dishes and accent pieces.
The wire basket (Decor Steals) holds two white ironstone pitchers with lots of wooden spoons and utensils.
I love love love wooden utensils!!!!
A small metal cart (HomeGoods) sits at the end of the island. I use it for "overflow" items and dinnerware that is used outdoors.
The little breakfast area just off the kitchen is simply dressed for summer. Another wired basket holds two red geraniums in weathered pots.
I have a love/hate relationship with geraniums. When they area in full bloom they are so showy and bright... but they also can get very leggy and unkempt! They need lots of attention!
This is a little sideboard table in the breakfast area. I keep dog treats in the brown transferware chamber pot.
We use the mason jars for drinks when we dine al fresco. I love to keep them on this bottle rack!
So cheeky and fun!
Aprons in red, white and blue hang from decorative plate hooks. I'll be posting how to make this before the end of summer...
Fall will bring some very fun changes to this farmhouse kitchen. Hopefully we will get several glass front cabinets...and a few other surprises!!!
But for now, I am enjoying summer and all it's bounty in my farmhouse kitchen!
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Very pretty, Yvonne. I love how you change things up seasonally. It always keeps the decor looking fresh.
ReplyDeleteI really like how the black and white of your cabinets and countertops make the perfect backdrop for seasonal changes. Your kitchen not only is beautiful but looks like it functions great. Those hydrangeas are gorgeous!! Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteI adore you kitchen!! Just perfect!!!
ReplyDeleteYour kitchen must be a real pleasure to work in. My kitchen is where I spend most of my time as well as the garden. I love hydrangeas -- I could have a yard full!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Kitchen....just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteLove your beautiful island bench. So much room for cooking and preparing and serving.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to learn how to make the decorative plate hooks!! I love your kitchen!
ReplyDeleteI want Hydrangeas so bad but haven't had a chance to look for them to plant in my garden (home). How ever do you find time to run your blog and can food?? :) -Bev
ReplyDeleteYour kitchen and dining nook are beautiful, Yvonne. Beautiful flowers and useful but decorative accessories everywhere ~ love it!
ReplyDeleteAll just beautiful, but the favorite part for me is still the apron display. It screams farmhouse.
ReplyDeleteYour kitchen is so pretty, has that warm and inviting feeling….love all of the decorative touches!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy seeing pictures of your pretty farmhouse kitchen. I would Love to know how to make your decorative plate hooks...I have always wondered about that...it is so pretty and unique!
ReplyDeleteOkay, is this not just as lovely as can be!!! Of course, with me being in the process of building a new home I am checking everything possible to do with kitchens and working to get mine lined out with granite, style of cabinets, type of ovens and such. Love yours!!!
ReplyDeleteGood morning, Yvonne!
ReplyDeleteI loved stopping by to peak into your kitchen :0) Your hydrangeas are simply beautiful! I adore fresh flowers, and love seeing them throughout your kitchen and dining room! It's so fun to see all the personal touches that make this farmhouse kitchen "yours." Beautiful, as always!
Have a great weekend,
Suzanne
Beautiful Summer kitchen and I like your bottle rack. I am looking for a similar one. I think it can be used for so many display!
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It's no wonder you are a good cook, Yvonne. The creative juices must flow freely in such lovely surroundings! I am updating my small kitchen and would like to know if your walls are the same color as your cabinets? Also, is the color a cream or white? Thanks for inviting us in to see where you work.
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Hi Amy! You must be so excited to update your kitchen!!!! My cabinets are Benjamin Moore Atrium White and my walls are Benjamin Moore Sonnet. These colors work so well together! Hope this helps!
DeleteI so look forward to photos of your luvly kitchen Yvonne.
ReplyDeleteGood Afternoon Yvonne, Your kitchen is beautiful and it is such a pleasure to peek inside. I love hydrangeas and aren't they amazing as they last such a long time when cut and placed into vases.
ReplyDeleteI had never drank out of a mason jar, until I visited my daughter who used to live in Atlanta. At first it felt the strangest thing to do, but the longer we stayed, the more comfortable it became.
Have a lovely weekend.
Best Wishes
Daphne
Good morning Yvonne, haven't posted a comment here in awhile. I read your blog everyday and reading some of my other favorites this morning. I'm envious of the beautiful fresh flowers and veggies. Made my morning cool and refreshing from this blasted heat in Az. Love hydrangeas and the closest I get to have them is nice "fake" ones on my table. "sign" Kathleen in Az
ReplyDeleteOh your kitchen looks beautiful, Yvonne! Your hydrangeas are so petty too! You must have a huge bush to pick so many.
ReplyDeleteBe a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Love your pretty summer kitchen, Yvonne. So many fun and lovely things to see!
ReplyDeleteJeanette
I'm smitten with the pig! Can you share where you bought it-please.
ReplyDeleteI adore your house and kitchen, wish I could go and visit for a cup of coffee...oh well!
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely weekend.
FABBY
Your kitchen is always lovely, Yvonne! I'm jealous of all your gorgeous hydrangeas...I just can't get them to look like that here in the hot Texas heat. I have to get mine from the grocery store. :) I'll take them any way I can get them!! Have a wonderful weekend, friend!
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Yvonne,
ReplyDeleteLove your hydrangeas and your HG sheep! What is about sheep that is so mesmerizing? Have you noticed that in almost every photo of sheep, at least will be looking directly at the camera? Even your sheep has his head turned toward the camera (by your design I'm sure, nonetheless...)
I am looking forward to your post about how to make the plate hanging rack that holds your aprons.
Judith
~Yvonne~
ReplyDeleteLove your kitchen ! I hope I haven't missed the post on the plate / apron rack .
Paula
IN
Yvonne, I have been admiring your aprons and the hooks for quite some time now and I am so glad to see that you will be giving us a lesson. I have kept my eye open for something like it in shops but have never seen anything close. Your kitchen is so beautiful any time of year..Happy Weekend..Judy
ReplyDeleteGORGEOUS Yvonne...I love everything about your farmhouse kitchen!!
ReplyDeleteVery nice Yvonne! Your bathroom is both functional and beautiful! Thanks for sharing all the great details.
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You have such a pretty kitchen, Yvonne! I can see that it is functional but it is also pleasing to the eye. I would enjoy spending time here {cooking even!}.
ReplyDeleteI love your pretty kitchen, always fun to see what you are doing next.
ReplyDeleteYvonne, your kitchen is eye candy and practical all in one - I like that your decorative touches are useful accessories and you are so organized. Beautiful! Now should I be putting aside and collecting vintage plates for the coming tutorial?
ReplyDeleteYou have a lovely kitchen. I love the colors and the beautiful flowers.I also love the island, Just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love your kitchen! It's very much like what I'm aiming for in my own, but I have black & white tile on the diagonal instead of wood like your's. What material is your counter-top? It looks so nice and crisp with the white cabinets!
ReplyDeleteYvonne, Your kitchen is so warm and welcoming, I have sink envy, especially filled with Limelight hydrangeas! I love your bottle rack with the mason jars for easy access, so fun and functional too :)
ReplyDeleteI so love your kitchen...I love how it looks for every season...how beautiful are those hydrangeas spilling over the sink and the many "farmhouse details" that you have so wonderfully created...I cannot wait to see the glass doors in your kitchen...My hubby and I have discussed doing the same....a great alternative and compromise for changing out the cherry cabinetry...
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