The Parsonage. Part Four.

The Kitchen.

When I read those articles on how to make the most of a small kitchen, I laugh right out loud. Because, every time, their "small kitchen" looks so very spacious when compared to this one. If you look up the word "compact" in the dictionary you'd see a picture of this room. 

Very compact. 

But it rocks at efficiency! 

Here's the before...

It wasn't *bad* necessarily, it just wasn't *me*. 

Oak schmoak. Makes me croak. 

And so does mismatched appliances, just for the record. 

And wallpaper. 

And REMOVING wallpaper... bleh

Let's get on to the "after"... 

Lots of white paint, some aqua paint, "new" appliances, and some trusty oil rubbed bronze spray paint on the hardware really made a huge difference for very little moolah. I took off the cabinet doors under the sink and added the curtain just for a little extra color and texture. But I can see them going right back on as soon as the new little man gets mobile! We've added a new vintage looking faucet since this piccy was taken. Forgive me for being too lazy to take a new photo...

Here's the before pic of the other side:

 And where there's a before, there must be an after! 

Actually these are more like "during" photos. We still have to put the new floors in. 

Maybe then I'll take a new photo for ya.