Refresh your kitchen with these easy updates.
It’s been a year of refreshing, updating and finishing projects throughout Snowberry.
The kitchen was top on my list.
These are a few simple updates I made recently.
They aren’t monumental.
But they make me happy.
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Can you spot Miss Maggie?
ROLLING ISLAND
We have a wide, galley-style kitchen. I grew up with a galley kitchen so it feels very comfortable. It’s also very efficient if you love to cook. One of the things I do miss is an island and for several years I’ve been eyeing this rolling cart/island with butcher block top. Last year I finally pulled the trigger and it’s been a great addition. I love that its on wheels so I can move it around. And gives me more prep space and a little extra storage. Oh, and I also love that it has a towel bar.
Kitchen Cart w/Butcher Block Top
COOKBOOK HOLDER
Pretty basic, right? And I’ve had a cookbook holder in my kitchen forever. But it had a portrait orientation which is great for displaying an unopened cookbook, or a printed recipe or page torn from a magazine. But it’s not ideal to hold an open cookbook. When I saw this walnut cookbook holder, with a landscape orientation, I jumped at it. Not only because it nicely holds my cookbooks open to the recipe I’m making, but because it’s walnut. And we have a walnut countertop at the far end of the kitchen, and other walnut accents, like our under sink drip ledge and large cutting board where I do all our meal prep. Too matchy matchy? Well, it works for me.
LAZY SUSAN
I ordered a walnut lazy Susan at the same time I ordered my new cookbook stand. It was backordered and didn’t get here in time for Jessica Brydson’s arrival to photograph our kitchen. Sigh.
The lazy Susan got here last week. When I took it out of the box I thought, uh oh, it’s too small. But nope, it holds 4 bottles of vinegars and olive oils, pepper grinder, salt cellar and timer just perfectly.
TEA KETTLE
I bid farewell to our old, beat up tea kettle and replaced it with this one. It was love at first sight.
LARGE BISCOTTI JAR & GOLD SCOOP
Ok, don’t laugh. Remember it’s often the little things that provide the greatest satisfaction. And in this case that would be granola. Yes, granola. I’ve had this biscotti jar forever. Since unpacking it at Snowberry it’s held our supply of favorite Ocho candies. They come in bright blue and white wrappers and always stood out like a sore thumb in our muted green kitchen. When our Ocho supply ran out and I forget to reorder we sort of got over our Ocho addiction. I’m not saying we’ll never have them again, but for now a tablespoon of chocolate chips is satisfying my sweet tooth after dinner. But what to put in the jar? Biscotti? No. I’m not a fan. Pasta’s an obvious answer. And I considered packets of instant oatmeal that I keep in the pantry to tide me over between meals now and then. Then Alli Bentz, who’s been helping me with a few of my unfinished projects, suggested granola. Brilliant. Jim loves granola and we’re always running out. Of course, I needed a scoop.
By the way, my lemon print is by artist Krista Kim who I met at a retreat in Sonoma several years ago. My print is sold out, but Krista has many wonderful paintings and prints on her Etsy site here. These are a few of my favorites …
MARBLE ACCESSORY TRAY
This isn’t new, but I love my little marble tray that holds dish soap and a scrub brush. My older nieces noticed my little set up so I gave them each the three components for Christmas. I found the amber glass, labeled soap dispenser at this Etsy shop. And I have plastic versions for shampoo, conditioner and body wash in our guest bathroom.
Marble Tray | Soap Dispenser | Scrub Brush
COFFEE & COCOA BAR TRAY
I refreshed our kitchen coffee and cocoa bar area with this pretty hammered brass tray. You can find that post here.
Breville Espresso Machine | Brass Tray
I forced myself to winnow down my cookbook collection so the shelves look less cluttered.
A few more much loved (and used) kitchen accessories ~
Recent cookbook favorites ~
So there you have it.
A few simple updates I made to Snowberry’s kitchen.
You can find all our kitchen finishes and sources here.
I’ve surprised myself with how many projects I’ve ticked off the list so far this year.
I plan to keep the momentum going.
Brace yourselves for more to come.
As always, I appreciate your visit and welcome your thoughts in the comments below.
I have a question for you …
Do you keep a knife block on your kitchen countertop?
Or do you keep knives in a drawer … or elsewhere?
Let me know.
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