My kitchen is way too small for my tastes, dark and UGLY! But my landlord is more than willing to let me fix it up. The wallpaper is nasty and peeling in spots, the cabinets are dark…The other day, out of boredom-I pulled some of the wallpaper away. Well, I just couldn’t leave it like that, so I pulled out a squirt bottle, filled it with hot water and sprayed away. It was amazing how easily the paper came off!
What I found underneath was paneling that had been painted white (well-kinda painted). I think it may have been painted more as a primer for the wallpaper application. The picture below actually makes the existing paint look nice…but it’s really NOT!
So…coming up with a color scheme…had an idea of what I wanted, with pieces I’ve acquired over the years. I love cobalt blue, I love colored glass.
Working with these colors in mind, the walls now having a “country-ish” look after stripping-I found fabric for curtains at Joann Fabrics (that being the only fabric store in area, aside from a couple small quilting shops, and having not found anything online-hard to believe with ALL the fabric websites!). I also found accent/trim fabric in a totally different location in the store-it matches perfectly! I think I want the walls to be an orange-yellow color…something different above the counters, just haven’t gotten quite that far yet…maybe a “tile” effect of some sort.
Now just need to find some hens…roosters…chicken wire-and some yellow or amber colored glass to add to my collection!
