How’s this for an intro picture? First, I wanted to show you the new outdoor light fixture that I put up last week. Remember the one I found at the yardsale a few weeks ago? Well, I got it hung up & WOW, does it look great. See the first pic? Have you ever in your life seen a butt-uglier light fixture for the front porch? Yeah, me neither!
I climbed up the ladder(well, actually the neighbor’s ladder) & got this baby hung last week & I couldn’t be happier with it. I think I mentioned that my hubby is not handy…well, he’s not, so I have to try these things myself. I could probably talk him into helping more, but then I’d have to wait & wait & I’m just not too patient, so I just do it myself. I’ve changed out about 10 light fixtures in the whole house & don’t have too many left to do.
Need some ideas for the tops of your kitchen cabinets? Keep reading….
We’re always looking for inspirations on how to display things, so I thought I’d share the top of my kitchen cabinets. I’ve gone through different phases with the tops of my cabinets & in my old house had things all across there, but when we moved here, these cabinets just seemed to call out for individual vignettes, so I’ve spaced out things & had fun putting things together in each little area. The above area is just a combination of things that I’ve collected. The large bowl in the back was a birthday present one year, the green candle holders I picked up on clearance, the banana shaped pottery piece was my mom’s (she got it for a wedding present) & she gave it to me. I always thought it was the ugliest thing, but as I got older I appreciated it for the nice pottery it is & we discovered it’s collectible. I think it’s by Hull (can’t remember now). The large pear was a gift from a friend from another decorating board that I frequent (thanks Sally, see I painted it!). And that’s a faux ceramic cantalope on the left (I think I got that at Tues. AM).
This is another metal container that I decoupaged years ago. It has some cute feet too that you can’t see here. I used napkins and wallpaper (bunnies, of course!).
Some blue & white pieces that I’ve had for a long time, grouped together they make a nice collection. One thing I love to pick up is small columns like the one here. I have used them so many places & they really come in handy for displaying things. You can’t have enough of these types of things.
More bunnies & a cabbage platter that was on clearance from TJ Maxx. The bunny planter came from Big Lots.
More pottery pieces that I have had for years. There was plenty of room for them up here & I love how they look. The dried hydrangeas came from my garden last year.
A little oil painting of bunnies I picked up years ago too, with another blue/white bunny. Blue & white is not the predominant color in here, but I like just a little bit of it since some of the artwork in the kitchen has a touch of blue.
And, the new tole tray that I just found on the left, joins the one on the right that I found years ago at another yardsale. I don’t find these often, but when I do, I snatch them up!
Iron rooster that a dear friend gave me for a wedding present sits up on one corner with a blue/white plate behind him.
Thank you for sharing photos of your beautiful kitchen. I’m trying to talk my husband into leaving the tops of the cabinets open like yours when we re-do them. Wish me luck!
Lana
A guided home tour…nothing better than that on a summer Friday morning…unfortunately my cupboards go all the way to the ceiling….booohoo
Beautiful taste
Wow! Thanks for showing your kitchen. First of all, we are seriously thinking of redoing our kitchen early next year. I’ve been poring over magazine and have been oddly drawn to white cabinets. I say oddly because I generally like the stained wood look and white kitchen cabinets made me think of yucky apartment kitchens I’ve had in the past. Your gorgeous kitchen again confirms my new found love for white cabinets. Now what material is on your counter tops? I am thinking of going with a butcher block. Also a bead board back splash (originally wanted tiles). I’ve seen the bead board idea in two photos now. And your kitchen wall color would be perfect to paint the bead board! Amazing. Anyway, I think a deep colored butcher block counter and wood floors will bring in the warmth I want.
Secondly, thanks for the vignettes. Right now we have soffits above our kitchen cabinets, and we will probably have them removed and bring the cabinets to the ceiling, but I need all kinds of ideas for the top of my china cabinet and a book case in the living room.
Finally, love the new light! Sounds like our husbands are similar in the fix-it department. Except mine is just now slowly starting to admit he’s not so handy. Between he and I, I definitely excel at the electrical projects!
With that… off to the yard sales for me. I made sure to put “antiques” in my search for the website that lists our local yard sales! 😉
I love your new light fixture, and how impressive that you switched it out yourself!
Love all of your top-of-the-cabinets vignettes. Our cabs go all the way up to the ceiling, and I sometimes miss having that space to decorate, but we desperately needed the storage space instead.
I have just found your blog recently and have enjoyed your decorating skills. I love the vignettes on top of your cabinets. I wish mine were open so I could decorate them.
Rhoda~ the tops of my kitchen cabinets are in need of a “redo”! Thanks for all the inspiration…I especially love that pear! 🙂
Dang, I miss having cabinets that allow me to have displays on top! Love how it draws the eye up!
Sooo pretty Rhoda! Thanks for sharing!
I’m glad I got to see your kitchen. I guess this is the week for sharing kitchens. I love TJ Maxx!!
Your new light fixture is really pretty. The old one, not so good.
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Have a wonderful weekend!
Rosemary
Good job with that light fixture Rhoda…makes all the difference in the world!
Enjoyed your show & tell.
Have a great weekend…Pat
Rhoda,
Thanks for show and tell. I really enjoyed. Also loved how you phrased your ugly light. I was LOL for sure. 😉 My cabinets go all the way to the ceiling, so no display space up there for me. 🙁 Have a great weekend.
Wow, Rhoda, the displays are charming and so appealing to the eye….I like all your accessories…..Happy Hunting tomorrow….you don’t need any luck…..Betty
Actually, I got some great ideas! I never thought to use the space up there for decoration. I’ve been using it for storage and it’s “butt ugly” to be honest. LOL!!!
Thank you!
Enjoy the weekend!
You are really quite talented! Thanks for sharing the pictures!
And I am totally impressed that you switch out your lights by yourself! Maybe I will have to start doing that instead of waiting for hubby!
Rhoda, you’ve given me some great ideas for the tops of the kitchen cabinets. Yours look great. I really need to do something with mine.
I love the little groupings you have on top of your cabinets. Unfortunately, my soffits go to the ceiling and I’m not up for tearing them down and replacing them with molding. Not any time soon, at least. But I think the groupins work well!
I love the pop of the blue and white pottery against the green walls. And speaking of…I’m glad you posted the paint color. I was going to ask. 🙂
Everything looks so pretty, Rhoda! I wish I could find trays like that at yard sales. Did you go this morning? I had to work today, so no goodies this morning….
I am so impressed that you hung your light fixture yourself. I will try a lot of things, but wiring makes me antsy. Your new fixture looks very pretty.
BTW, I love your counter and backsplash. I’ve been exploring some ideas for mine…did you do that, or have a tile contractor do it for you? It’s very pretty.
xo, Andrea
Very nice……now I wish I had left the tops open when we put in our new cabinets….but I so love my crown molding and longer cabinets.
And nice job with the light fixture.
Happy hunting over the week-end.
Kathy =)
Thank you all for stopping by this Friday! I’m so happy to hear your comments. Several of you asked about my kitchen counters. Well, they were done by the previous owner & while I love the tumbled marble backsplash that he did, I’m not so happy with it on the countertops. I’d love to replace it with something smooth (hopefully granite of some form) one of these days. The texture is just too rough & pitted to work well for a countertop. But, It looks pretty for now. I would not recommend tumbled marble for countertops, too much grout to deal with also. Nothing will happen anytime soon though, so they will be staying as is for awhile.
Hope y’all have a great weekend!
Rhoda
I’m very impressed that you hung your light fixture yourself! That’s one thing I’m afraid to tackle. Lovely vignettes on top of your kitchen cabinets – luv all the bunny stuff!
Manuela
Rho, Rho, Rho your boat..give me back that pear! Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily…
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It all looks GOOD…well, except for those Tole trays. Those really don’t do your house any justice…I’ll give you $100 for the pair? 🙂
You must have checked out all the good library books…I was there last night and nadda. Nothin’. Bummer.
Which sales are you heading to tomorrow…I’m going to try and get there first!! I bet it will be a good day for deals with the expected rain…good luck to ya!