Kitchen makeover

I read blogs all the time where women are getting a kitchen redo. So today I thought I would rearrange a few things in my kitchen to try and make it look like a make over
I started by putting some of my cookbooks on my counter I keep them in a closet in my office and always looking at them so decided to bring them out.
I also love before and after pictures posted so thought I would try some before and after.

So  my  counter before, not very attractive

really this looks better than it usually does but nothing to show off

Like I said this looks pretty plain except for that potato laying there waiting on me to cook it LOL

Before I finish the kitchen wanted to tell you I went back to Kansas City Sunday and we went to this place. named Ju Ju. We both had heard about it and had to check it out. a lot of 60's things lots of painted furniture and odds and ends a retro place for sure.
                                                                                        

                                                                                                                                                       
    Then we went to the Plaza shopped till 4pm then had a late lunch at The Cheesecake  Factory. We just had a 10 minute wait the place was packed of course it being Mother's day.
We set outside by the fountain and it was so nice

The sisters and I have a trip planned to stay at the Plaza and shop.

       

                                                                                       

 OK  back to the kitchen make over. I wanted to show these refrigerator dishes that was my grandmothers and my Mom had them so now I have them and I am starting to use them for things I put in the refrigerator. Back when I was  a kid this sounds pitiful but there never was left overs at our house there was 6 of us around the table and we licked the platter clean every meal. LOL really

 I remember sitting around my grandmother's 42 inch oak round table eating fried chicken every Sunday along with mashed potatoes and usually green beans. I always wanted dessert and some Sundays Grandma had a pie made, loved it .My favorite was her chicken and dumplings
She always made a white coconut cake on Easter. That is the only holiday I remember the white coconut cake being make. But I don't remember everything when I was a kid LOL

          I wanted to arrange my cook books so I could see some of what I have  too many to stack this way

           I separated them down to two stacks sit my pug book ends on top                                                                                                                      

                              
I put my bottles of vitamins in my silver covered casserole.
                                                                     

                                                                            

I thought I would put some of my old sterling silver in some of my silver tea and coffee pots

My ladle's need cleaned up with silver polish but didn't  get it done. Now some things have to be perfect for me but not these.

                                                               Large tablespoons

                                                                     
                                                           Tomato servers

                                                            
           Now I don't have a newer house with the $50,000 dollar kitchen but love my little kitchen

I love this large silver dome the little hobnail bottle has a fresh picked iris 

     Standing back looking what I did after I put tables in the garage and filled them with yard sale stuff then mowed the front and back yard . Now it time to rest

Another before and after my new yard shed 

AFter I painted it all white

I still have to get a ramp made to drive my mower into it.  then there is the flower beds around it. also a cute iron  bench but I have that already need to get it out there it's in the kitchen now. I would love to have an old weather vane on top.

             

 I joined A stroll Thru Life today for tabletop Tuesday                                                                             
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Love White Wednesday at Faded Charm                                        
 Outdoor Wednesday at A Southern Daydreamer
It's A Very Cherry World also REDnesday
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 It's Friday and show and tell at My Romantic Home                                                                
            
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