Time to Eat

Day 2: Kitchen/Dining Area

First, excuse the terrible pictures. There's no good way to shoot the kitchen, and the lighting was obviously not wonderful.

Looking from the living room, you can see our dining area. According to the floor plan, this is our sunroom. We mimicked the model and put a nice pedestal table here which fits quite nicely. The study you have previously viewed through the french doors could have been a more open, formal dining room (hence the random chandelier). We decided to go for the option that allowed us to close it in. But back to our sunroom/dining room. Clearly we have a lot of work to do in the way of wall art. Our plan is to buy a bunch of white frames with white mats and frame these awesome pictures of different foods/ingredients one can buy from smittenkitchen.com. The white will really pop from the gray--a color that we are in love with. Not sure what we'll do in the area of window coverings quite yet.

As for the kitchen, we are so thankful for more space! Finally, we can both be in there and not be bumping into each other. This may cause significantly less marital disputes. All stainless-steel appliances were included, except for the fridge. The stove is a gas range, which we're still getting used to. It gets extremely hot and things heat up a lot quicker (except big pots of water it seems like). All you gas-cookers out there, please give us any tips! The countertops are laminate, but have the faux-marble/granite look. We're pleased. The fluorescent lighting is a bit harsh, but rumor is we may be able to replace these with track lighting. The awesome pendant light above the sink was an anniversary gift from my parents. Yay for stylish accents!

The beautiful bi-fold doors you see through the kitchen doorway is where the washer and dryer are located. Unfortunately, during the drain and spin cycle it seriously sounds like a rocket is launching. It's horribly loud.

So that's where you can find us whipping up a tasty meal and congregating to enjoy it. Bon appetit!