KJ, get back here already, I miss you and I want you and Matt to make me some cool foodz in the new kitchen!

Miss you so bad!

Do it Cam!

Oh man, my own reply just got deleted while I was typing it, so lame. Now I’m totally going to rush this re-write and probably not do the thoughtfulness of the other justice.

Anyway it went something like this..

Hey Megan! I gotta thank you for cutting right to the chase and being honest about the space with me. You are totally right, that table is just floating out there in no-mans land and needs to be grounded. I don’t know if I am really a valance type of a girl, but yes, I think something on the windows probably has to be done, doesn’t it?

I have two panels of black and white curtains from Ikea, they are the same ones that hang in my music room, link here. I think they would actually look great in the space, I think if I were to use them I’d have to hang them floor length style and hope that messy hands didn’t ruin them, or do something I was trying to step away from, and make cafe curtains. We just had cafe curtains hanging in the kitchen, and I really wanted to try something new. The old curtains were way more cutesy and church basementy, if I did it again I’d have to try out some ring clips and some flat panels to try and make it more modern. I need to look into this option though, and will be dragging my black and white panels as soon as I get done composing this email.

Uh, how did I not see those Ikea stools? I think my mind was just all about the wood stools, because I actually do need them in the kitchen, I’m 5’4″ and I can’t reach much beyond the 2nd level of shelves on the upper cabinet. So to me it was functional and functional. I do think the grey paint makes the current stools look better than when they were bare wood, the lines move to the background more, but I would consider these stools. I will probably grab a pair of the aqua stools next time I’m at Ikea, worse case scenario, I take them back, right?

I know the table top needs something too, I’ll probably try and make it look pretty and styled up for pictures, but realistically, on a daily usage basis, having extra vessels on the table will make it hard to fit all the milk and ketchup containers that we need during any given meal. My kids are ketchup crazy.

Thanks for coming out of the woodwork! I wanna see you around here more often!!!

Those linens and crocheted items are totally beautiful and just increase my already out of control love affair with blue. I actually did bust out a crochet hook last week in attempts to do something, but I think it was an idea fail.

there’s counter top paint out there….

cuttingedgestencils.com

good luck – can’t wait for the reveal ;-)

I actually like the table and I think it works with the overall vintage/mod vibe of your house. Unfortunately, I think one of the things making it feel out of place in your kitchen is that the straight lines of the boys’ stools are totally fighting with the table’s great curves. If you’re headed to Ikea anyway, check out the Marius stool. It’s cute and curvy and metal, and it comes in both turquoise and black (well, white too). Turquoise would relate to the rest of the room, but the black would tie into your gray and to the metal cross-bracey-things on your Eames chairs. Or keep an eye out for Ikea Frosta stools on eBay and paint them gray to match.

Add a vase or a vintage Mason jar (turquoise!) with some pretty flowers to the table (right against the window wall so it’s out of the way) and it will start to feel more like an intentional space and less like something you’re trying to disguise. The table has sentimental value, so embrace its quirks!

You would’ve laughed at me, but I was outside in the little bit of snow we had two weeks ago spray painting. I just threw down some cardboard so I wouldn’t have blue snow and grass, as well as to prevent the legs from getting buried in the snow and ruin the paint job. It was probably okay to spray paint then, the weather was in the mid-30’s. I’m sure it’s not recommended by the manufacturer, but it worked for me!

You should spray paint that lamp today or tomorrow, the weather will be warm enough for it!