My First Kitchen Inspirations

I spent some time on HGTV's Rate My Space and found some photos for inspiration when we start working on the house.

I love the wicker breakfast bar chairs...and how the breakfast bar dips down. I also love pendant lights, just not to sure about the red ones. I think I am going to go all neutral.

I like the lighting and the wall color.

This picture below is actually my kitchen in our house in Virginia. I think I am going to stray from the red, but I love our cabinets, and our backsplash.

Here are some dining areas that I like...

We will have an extra space next to the living room, I would love to see it like this. It has french doors, I think I am going for a study area.

This picture, I love the kitchen, but I mainly wanted to show the stairs...we plan to leave the end of the moved staircase open like this one, all wood, white, airy and open! I love these floors.

My hubby does not agree with all of my inspiration photos, so we will have to meet in the middle or I will just do it the way I want it. He is the carpenter and I am the designer. After two houses already you would think he would get that. ;)

Anyways, hope you have enjoyed my inspiration photos. There are many more to come.

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Love this front door. I have always been in love with dark natural wood. Could you imagine if you were the winner of this home and you walked in the front door for the first time? What would you do?

This kitchen is very nice. I love how the kitchen cabinets look like furniture. The cabinets are Melrose Maple in Honey butter. Sounds yummy. I love the color on the wall. It is like a dark olivy sage Green.

This is a cozy nook. I would love to have breakfast or morning coffee in this space. I love those wicker chairs. It is a Woven side host chair from Ethan Allen.

I really love this color. I am not really agreeing with the rug. But I love the blues with the toupe color. Also the addition of the silver accents add a punch of sparkle.I Love this pillow. The addition of the animal print is fab. I wish I knew where it was from.
I like this room...I dont love it. It seems a bit dark. I do love those lamps and the rug.

I think the only thing I like about this room is the hutch. Other than that I really dont like this color. I dont like the chairs, they look like something from the 90's.

I love how this Laundry room looks unlike a laundry room. Very simple and clean. I would actually enjoy doing laundry room.

I would love to be a guest in this room. I love the bed head and foot board. I also love the pictures the the left above the dresser. I may have to do that somewhere. The rows of three up and three down.

I love this room. I just do not like this color at all. I would like to see any other color besides this one! What color would you like to see in this master bedroom.

Would love to soak in this tub! I love these cabinets.


This is the kids room. I like it as a boys room...But I wish they would have had a girly room as well.



I love this set on the patio. I dont think they did much with this


This is the pet house that comes with the house. I dont think that my dogs would fit in there but the cats would love it.