BEFORE AND AFTER OF MY TUSCAN FRENCH KITCHEN OR THE TOSCANA FRANCAIS CUCINA

BEFORE

















BREAK TIME, FINGER LICKIN' GOOD!!







AFTER









THESE ARE PEWTER TWIG PULLS, I'VE HAD THEM FOR AWHILE & DIDN'T WANT TO SWITCH THEM OUT, BECAUSE I JUST LOVE THEM :)



I TOOK 2 LARGE PASTRY BOARDS & PAINTED THEM FOR THE COUNTER TOPS. SINCE I DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A COUNTERTOP IT TOOK ONLY 2 LARGE ONES & I PAINTED THEM CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE ON ONE SIDE & WHITEWASH ON THE OTHER.








THIS IS WHEN I WAS GOING TO KNOCK OUT THE WALL BETWEEN THE DINING ROOM & KITCHEN, I STARTED.... FOUND A PARTIAL BRICK WALL & STOPPED FOR NOW & DECIDED TO TAKE OUT PART OF THE WALL & MAKE A HIDDEN SPICE THING. I DID HAVE A FRENCH MIRROR OVER IT & THEN I WAS DOWN THE BASEMENT LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE & I PICKED UP AN OLD FRAME & AN OLD PIECE OF TIN CEILING (THIS ONE IS COPPER), WHEN I SET THEM DOWN, THE FRAME OVER THE CEILING IT LOOKED PERFECT, SO I CUT THE TIN TO FIT & VOILA, GREAT SURPRISE :)







I ALSO REFACED THE CUPBOARD DOORS WITH BEADBOARD LIKE THE FRIDGE SOMETIME AGO. PROBABLY THE NEXT TIME I REDO THE KITCHEN, IT'S A TOTAL GUT OUT & THE WALL WILL BE GONE LOL









THE FLOORING IS CHERRY VINYL PLANKS THAT ARE NOT THE TRADITIONAL STICKY ONES, THIS IS A FLOATING FLOOR & ONLY HAS STICKY TABS & TOTALLY WATERPROOF. I'LL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT ONE :)













THESE COOL PORCELAIN SIGNS ARE SAMPLES THAT THE COMPANY WASN'T GOING TO MAKE; I HAVE A CONNECTION THAT I CAN GET ONE OF A KIND PIECES THAT WILL NOT BE IN PRODUCTION. I HAVE MORE SIGNS TO PUT THERE; I'M EXPECTING ONE FROM FRANCE AS WE SPEAK.......CAN'T WAIT TO GET IT






OLD GATE HANDLE



OLD GATE HANDLE








I THOUGHT I'D NEVER GET THIS STARTED OR FINISHED, BUT I DID. THIS IS THE PAINT COLOR (CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE) THAT I PAINTED MY SONS ROOM & I REALLY LIKED IT, SO WHEN I WAS GOING TO PAINT THE KITCHEN APPLE GREEN, I CHANGED MY MIND & PAINTED IT THIS COLOR INSTEAD,I CAN ALWAYS CHANGE IT, LATER :)
I PUT BEADBOARD ON THE FRONT & ONE SIDE OF HE FRIDGE TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A CUPBOARD, TOO OFF THE ORIGINAL HANDLES & REPLACED THEM WITH GATE HANDLES.I DID THE FRIDGE SOME TIME AGO BUT DECIDED TO PAINT IT TO MATCH. IT'S A VERY EASY PROCESS &I WOULD LIKE TO DO THE STOVE BUT AM NOT SURE YET; I HAVE TO INVESTIGATE :)