I admit it; I am a ‘wannabe’ domestic goddess! I love nothing more than hosting guests in my
home, pouring drinks, laying out nibbles, and making everywhere look
pretty. This is why the kitchen is such
an important room in my home, like it is for many other like-minded, homely
folk.
The kitchen is definitely the hub of our home, the domestic centre,
the place where we entertain guests, socialise, eat, drink and be merry. It’s the room in my home that is always buzzing
with life and energy. Cooking, laughing,
eating and drinking, it is by far the most used of my rooms. Well I say ‘cooking’, I have only just learnt
how to whip up a successful meal on my Aga.
It no longer fills me with total dread come dinnertime! In fact I have become somewhat fond of the
old thing, and they do make a stunning feature after all.
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| Gorgeous Aga |
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| The black Aga looks great against the light kitchen |
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| Country Chic |
As you know by now I am currently renovating my Georgian home in the
English countryside and in my opinion I am on my most exciting part of the renovation
so far, the overhaul of the kitchen! We
have dreams of creating a fabulous farmhouse, yet elegant style kitchen. I particularly
love the two-tone options at the moment, with cream cabinets and a light grey
island. Muted, calm and subtly elegant,
perfection!
I have recently been spotting many a kitchen without the standard
tile splash back and instead have a beautiful flush piece of marble, I really
love this idea, it looks so chic. Here
are some images that are fuelling my kitchen inspiration at the moment…
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| Stunning Neptune Kitchen |
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| Beautiful Neptune Kitchen |
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| Country Kitchen |
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| Duck Egg Kitchen |
Here at Butterfly Lane we are completely in love with this pantry,
it is so chic and coordinated! A larder
or pantry is such a great idea to store and organise your kitchen essentials,
and one like this is simply to die for…
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| Beautiful and Organised Pantry |
Sparkling glassware is a pre-requisite in any room in my opinion,
and no less in the kitchen. These
incredible glass pineapples (very on trend at the moment) are sure to give your
kitchen the wow factor.
I love glass jars to fill with pasta, seeds and nuts, they make such
a gorgeous feature for your worktop or dresser and Butterfly Lane has a large
variety available on the up and coming online boutique. We have just taken delivery of these amazing ‘Stackers’,
you can fill them with anything you like, tea and coffee, chocolates, the
options are endless! They were
definitely a ‘one for me, one for Butterfly Lane’ moment when the delivery
arrived!
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| Little Stacker, £19.95 from Butterfly Lane |
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| Large Stacker, £44.95 from Butterfly Lane |
(Email us on info@butterflylane.co.uk with any enquiries).
I love dining rooms, however the formality can sometimes be off
putting, as it’s usually a room that you use on special occasions a handful of
times a year, to me this is such a waste of space. Therefore, I like the idea of creating a
kitchen come dining room in my home, however I still want it to have the elegant
edge that a formal dining room exudes. How do you do this, I hear you ask? Well this can be done by filling the dining
area of the kitchen with less ‘kitchen like’ accessories, and by dressing the
table in a more formal manner. Also
lighting is very important, I like to incorporate lamps in to rooms to give a
more subtle, relaxed lighting scheme, and a sparkling chandelier can look fabulous
hanging over the table to give it that decadent, elegant feel.
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| Dining Chic |
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| Bring Dining Room Charm in to your Kitchen |
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| Pretty Blue Accents |
Wish me luck with my kitchen quest, and in
the meantime, fill your kitchen with beauty!
