Sunday, January 10, 2010

Cork Cottage Kitchen

The kitchen in the cottage, luckily, did not need a major renovation- just a little charm. But what started out as, "Honey, can we just change the drawer pulls?" turned into... changing the faucet, the countertop and the floors. You know how it goes, no need to bore you with the messy negotiation details. So straight to the pics.

First, the before: green laminate countertop and backsplash, silver hardware on the cabinets and silver faucet.


The Update:



New countertop is cherry butcher block- a little high-maintance, but... soooo worth it. For the backsplash, we installed white bead-board. It is classic cottage, I couldn't resist.






I needed extra storage space for the cookbook collection; this cabinet I was lucky enough to grab when my grandmother moved.



Finally, my love- my new cork floor. When we were researching all of our options for flooring, cork kept coming up as one of the new "eco-friendly" options. So my interest was a little peeked. But once I saw the graining in one of the samples, I feel in love. I didn't even realize at the time that one of the best things about it is how it feels. If you stand in kitchen for any length of time cooking or baking, your feet will adore this floor just as much I as mine do. Compared to the old ceramic floor, you can feel such a difference. My happy, little feet thank me every day. And for anyone wondering, it is also very easy to clean. They put this stuff on the walls in the new HGTV Dream House!


Close-ups of my two cork crushes...

..hehe,  the Wino in me couldn't resist!

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17 comments:

  1. Oh I love your new kitchen! It's amazing what a few changes can do.

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  2. Love what you did to the kitchen -- it was nice before but it is super now!

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  3. What a beautiful redo. Everything looks just gorgeous. The beadboard is just perfect and the counter tops are just fabulous. The floors are wonderful. Great job. Hugs, Marty

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  4. The counter top added instant warmth to the room. The floor is absolutely fabulous...character and warmth.
    Susan

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  5. This is beautiful!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE those countertops!! Color me jealous! And that cork floor looks amazing!

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  6. I love your kitchen! And totally envy you for that little cookbook cupboard and the space to put it in your kitchen. Looks lovely!

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  7. Your new kitchen looks fabulous. I never realized that cork flooring had so much detail in it. It's gorgeous.

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  8. What a wonderful life, even if you get hung up in traffic, knowing that you are going to be arriving at your little piece of heaven makes it all worth it. I love the cork floor. It is really unique and I would not have imagined it would look like that. Great job- can I come and stay awhile?

    Diane at InMyOwnStyle

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  9. I'm in love.....with your kitchen....

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  10. Oh, I have wanted to do a cork floor in my kitchen for so long! It looks great as does your whole kitchen. Love it!

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  11. This is the first time I have seen a cork floor and I love it! I also love your backsplash- I am a huge fan of beadboard!

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  12. We put a cork floor in our family room and I love it - my only problem with it is the new dog we got a few months ago like to dig it so we have several areas that need re-urathaned. But it is warmer and softer than the laminate we have in our kitchen - wish I had the cork there too!

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  13. Wow! Your "new" kitchen is beautiful ... love your countertops and the beadboard looks perfect. Enjoy !! Becca (Adventures in Decorating)

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  14. Beautiful kitchen and I love the cork...could you tell me where you got the flooring or the manufacturer...please!!!

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  15. I agree with everyone. YOur kitchen is just beautiful. That beadboard is just gorgeous. I love how it looks. That cabinet is great too. What a wonderful find. It will be fun to change things out for the different seasons if you want to.
    Great post.
    Blessings,
    Debbie

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  16. Hi everyone! Thanks for all the great feedback on the kitchen. We purchased the cork floor and the countertop too at Lumber Liquidators. The cork floor is manufactured by Libson and it is the Dali pattern.

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  17. Okay, that countertop is TO DIE FOR! The floor, too. I am envious! Great job on the makeover.

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