The Most Popular Yellow Kitchen in the World*

*According to Betsy

As promised....

Here's Connie and Chris's Vermont Kitchen

Traditional Home Magazine 2004
When Chris and Connie bought their home in Vermont,
the kitchen was just a small room in the back.
There were lots of small rooms in the back.
And....lots of hallways.
Sooooo.....
Les Brown (the architect with whom I collaborated) reworked the whole back into the kitchen, a den and a back entry.
I wish I had before shots, because it is an amazing transformation.
But I didn't have my digital camera back then.
I don't even know if they had been invented yet. 
Traditional Home Magazine 2004
Connie didn't want wall cabinets, so the storage for all her plates and pots was in the drawers.
Then I drew the shelving unit for next to the stove and had it built.

I found a wonderful yellow and white damask pattern wallpaper

 (don't ask me the manufacturer, I can't remember.....)

and I matched the yellow of the  pattern to the paint for the cabinets.

We were able to fit in a wine fridge, a trash compacter, a dishwasher and a regular fridge, along with the range, so Connie got all the modern conveniences in her country kitchen.

I continued the use of wide plank pine floors into the space, loving the way the golden tone worked with the yellow.

We hunted for the whitest granite we could find, and paired it with a cherry countertop for the island.

The amazing thing about Connie, is that she is one of the few clients I worked for

 that wanted a big kitchen, and actually uses it.

The woman loves to cook.

And she ain't bad at it.

Over the next few posts, I will delve into greater detail and show more of what I did.

Today I am in the middle of a family reunion.

We are celebrating my parents (wait for it.....) 70th anniversary!!!!!

They've been married longer than I've been alive!!!!!

I pointed that out to my big brother, and he laughed at me.

So, I hope everyone has a great weekend.

It's going to rain.

Sheesh.

On that note....

Latah, Gatah