oak-trimmed laminate kitchens that for some inexplicable reason were so popular in the 1980s. When I finally bit the bullet and decided to re-do the kitchen, I wanted to create something that was appropriate to the house and found my inspiration in a 1959 ad for a Hotpoint kitchen. It was both practical (tiled walls) and handsome, with a great punch of color from a tiled accent wall containing the turquoise (!) wall oven. While I ultimately decided a wall oven wouldn't work for me, and I went for the durability of stainless (the salt in the air is tough on things here at the beach), I think I've ended up the with a kitchen that honors the inspiration, and my home's history.

perfect. After a lot of lining up and driving in small nail tacks, the cards were in place. I used some metal came from my stained glass supplies to frame things up. I used some vintage cloth ribbon measuring tape to continue the number theme. I used some metallic silver paint and some distressing to finalize things. The hinges on top are from an antique sewing machine. I finished everything in a few coats of polyurethane.

paint my backsplash. I received a lot of help and advice but ultimately decided that I didn't want to stencil the backsplash, I wanted to paint the cabinets. I started painting the cabinets but didn't finish until now due to some health problems. I'm finally finished now and ready to move on to other projects. I wanted to thank everyone for all your help and well wishes. Love the Hometalk community!

everything from muffin pans, to remnant wood, to tray lids, and a few accessories. I used jack chain for the suspension. These were all created for less than $20 each.

began. Junky relics were added to create a fun focal point which now houses firewood.

This shed is part of a 4 part series showing the entire build. Lots more to see!

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favorites, and links back to the sources. This is going to be a huge challenge for me, I do not sew!

favorites have to be the beautiful, unique, and colorful doors and entry ways on all of the buildings. See more photos on my blog Elegant Nest here http://elegantnest.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-...

it in the shower. That way everything is ready to go. When you get in, wet the sponge, and scrub away. Next, well, take a shower. That's it. I do a little section of the shower each day and work my way around the whole area about twice a week.

If the mixture gets thick, just add a little water. Also, I would caution that it is important to rinse well, and keep out of eyes as you would any cleanser.

things that we love. The pub was purchased on ebay. We did the diy tin ceiling ourselves..#Mancave