Dan and I have been busy doing some simple updates to his house, getting ready to host out of town friends. What better excuse to tackle a few projects that we've had on our minds?
First up: Stools for the large island in the middle of the kitchen.
With the countertop measuring 30 inches high, we knew we had our work cut out for us. Most "bar" stools stand much taller and while we were looking for something to give this area a "bar" feel, we needed short stools. We lucked out (at the Queen of hearts, of course) finding exactly what we needed, two stools standing only 24 inches tall and priced at just $20 for the pair.
We covered the pleather looking cushions with a striped golden yellow fabric on sale from JoAnn Fabrics.
They fit perfectly under the island and will provide that always needed extra seating when friends are over because let's face it, no matter what you plan for everyone always gravitates into the kitchen.
Next up: A tall pedestal to house Dan's displayed liquor decanters.
With the addition of the wine cooler, the new space still just had this feeling of being unfinished. We thought if we could add another piece with some height to it, it might complete the space. After what became quite a long search we found this "fern stand." The height was in the range we were looking for and the diameter of the table top was also measuring up just right. The price tag was a little more than what we wanted to spend but with nothing else promising in sight we paid the 50 bucks and took it home.
I'm still not good at remembering to take "before" pictures but here is the stand during it's facelift. It was white originally and took on an initial coat of light tan paint.
Once dried, I used my trusty Weathered Wood medium to aid the cracked paint look we were wanting. Some left over Sunburst paint from the accent wall added the finishing touch.
So here it is in place and functioning as part of the new Bar area! Now if we can just find a way to hide that cord...
Last but not least: A globe for the kitchen light.
Several months ago Dan and I decided to totally change the look of the light in his kitchen. We first removed the standard looking cloudy-glass globe. Then, we unscrewed the customary lightbulb and replaced it with this Edison bulb that was inspired by the lighting we've seen in some local Atlanta Restaurants lately. We purchased the bulb from C-Lighting and were thrilled with it when we got it home. It hung solo for a while before we thought about looking into some type of cover for it to finish off the look. We found an $8 foldable wire basket that was easily attached to the original fixture. We are loving the industrial look it adds to the rustic lighting.
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