This is our new kitchen. It no longer looks like this, this open and empty, there are quite a few boxes in here now.
When I first walked in to this kitchen it was the light that I loved the most. And the view from the sink (sheep), and the fact that I could imagine hosting at least forty Christmases here, and the fact that I know it will look dreamy in the heat of the Summer and cosy when lit by fairy lights in the Winter, and also because it just may be big enough to host events and classes here but that may be a long way off. Some dreams you just have to wait for.
Of course I also see a makeover in my future, but it’s not urgent, it’ll be an organic process and one that I want Robert and I to enjoy not get super pressured by. We need to focus on making memories and putting strong roots down and if the whole process takes place in the shadow of stress and timing issues then that won’t happen.
These doors remind me, in a very small scaled down version, of ……
..these doors. Except not as huge, and not in the Hamptons, and I’ve told Jack & Diane that they’re not to come down in their pj’s anymore as it frightens the kids!
This is one of my all time favourite movie houses and I know a lot of you love it too. So I’m pleased that the house we intend to be in for a very long time has the same square shape and can carry off a look that will definitely be a nod in the direction of Hamptons Chic but with a whole lot more thrown in. I mean, I live in the English countryside and that has its own unique and timeless aesthetic so I certainly won’t be ignoring that completely.
But the problem we faced upon moving in was the fact that our fridge was too tall to fit in to the area it needed to go in. Which is why Robert had to remove two cupboards to make room for it. He started off by diligently unscrewing every screw he could find which seemed to be holding the cupboards in place. We spoke about reusing the cupboards elsewhere. And then it became very clear that they were held in place by special powers and very, very strong glue. So the claw hammer came out. And Robert had an awfully good time getting a wee bit of stress out.
I carried on unpacking.
And Ned devoured his first Tunnocks Teacake.
Ned won’t be having another teacake until he can clean his face and the furniture up afterwards himself.
And at the end of the day the fridge fitted, which was the point of the exercise.
OK, so the fridge, although it is fine height-wise it is a little baggy for this space. But you see I have a special attachment to this fridge. It is the first fridge that Robert and I bought together and we spent HOURS in John Lewis deciding on it as it was a major investment for us. It is plain, white, spacious inside and makes a noise that reminds me that I am home. So until that fridge is carried out in a box it won’t be going anywhere. I’ll probably pull it over to one side and slide my white wooden kitchen steps down the other side to keep them out of the way.
Did I ever tell you about those white wooden kitchen steps?
I’ll save that one for another time.
I love you and thank you so much for reading today.
Cherry x
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Gorgeous kitchen Cherry. You will make it a wonderful home and we will all enjoy the journey with you. I can definately see room for a kitchen Christmas tree or maybe one outside the glass doors. Ooooh can’t wait.
Dear, dear Cherry,
I am writing this from the kitchen that has evolved from a tiny, rather ugly galley kitchen when we moved in twenty years ago, to the large, open, airy kitchen/sitting room it is today…the heart of our home. It happened slowly, in fits and starts…we have photos of the first renovation with my little sons peeking through the doorway watching the menfolk tear out and build. And then photos of the next incarnation with middling sons and their friends doing crafts around the table…and then all the recent years with every sort of activity imaginable held within its now well-loved walls.
Your new kitchen, which I can just imagine as your old kitchen one day, is beautiful. And I wish you and Robert and the children the sweetest hours there.
Love,
Lesley
Fabulous kitchen! Robert is a very handy dandy guy.
It’s much more liveable than any of the houses I’ve moved in to! A space for kitchen steps is essential so well done the fridge for being slim enough to accommodate!
Can’t believe how grown-up Ned suddenly looks. Enjoy getting to know your forever home together.
This kitchen is great. I also loved the light and I am very excited to see this kitchen in the all seasons…
Love your new house, and love the dream house. Something’s Gotta Give, still looks great after all this time!
Best wishes in your new home x
I love Something’s Gotta Give, especially the necklace Diane wears in it! Your kitchen is AMAZING! You’re going to have so much fun! Xxx
Oh Ned I wish I could give you another teacake and I could help you clean up…you are irresistible! m
Is that a trap door in the floor??? I love those double doors and the ovens and cooktop…beautiful!!! Can’t wait for more!
Meredith
WOW!!! Love the kitchen, love the tiles of floor and walls, love the light and also love the same movie. In Mexico we use lots of tiles like yours. I have a high glass ceiling in my kitchen and the light is just wonderful, I see the moon and the stars from my kitchen sink and I know you are going to love it too!! Have a lovely day.
WOWWWW! That kitchen is to die for… So so beautiful! Can really see that you will make something exceptional of that space Cherry. x
Interesting that you say “some dreams we just have to wait for.” I used to think waiting was a complete waste of time until I learned that it produced perseverence , character, hope and even softens us. Now I realise the importance of it. The things we get are nothing in comparison to kindness and patience.
Your kitchen looks perfect already!!! Lots of love!
A beautiful kitchen ~ loads of light and space, the skylights are amazing. So exciting, it looks so far like a gorgeous home, hope you will have sooo many wonderful years there xxx
Your house looks gorgeous and I love how big your kitchen is! I would love to have a big kitchen like this when I’m older, definetly with lots of light! It will be a lovely place to bake and cook!
- From a 14 year old Becky X
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Hello 14 year old, you are very lucky to be blogging so young. Long may you last! Cx
I like the thought of a baggy space & I love the kitchen. Even as it is now.
Tunnock Tea cakes are known as Chocolate Winkies to us. Dad was doing some work for Nana, and she had a box of them on the kitchen table, and each time he walked past, he ate one. Till they were gone. He told Nana they had been winking at him to eat them…..
It is one of my favourite Dad/Nana stories. Although its took some explaining to G…..
Long may Ned continue the Menlove tradition.
Lx
LOVE that story. LOVE Nana. LOVE being a Menlove. Love you too, cousin. Cx
Tell Ned that one day, maybe I’ll teach him how to eat a Winkie, leaving zero evidence.
I didn’t get this bonny by being caught in the act!
Lx
I love the ceiling! And you’re right, it is very nice and bright
yes, the light in the kitchen is gorgeous.
I think it’s a Girl Thing to forsee how parts of houses will look at Christmas. I remember when we were looking around the showhome version of ours, that I walked around thinking ‘I’ll put the tree there ..’
well done Robert, for fitting in the fridge!
x
What a lovely kitchen! I love all the light, and can totally see that this is a place where a lot of memories will be made. I have a tiny small kitchen, and it’s always very challenging to cook for more than 4 people – hope one day I will end up at with OUR house and MY big kitchen.
Have fun making this yours and hope you have time to relax and enjoy your new place.
Oh, how I would love a kitchen that size – in my dreams! I just love the ceiling velux windows.
Love this post! You’re very wise not too rush the renovation and take your time so you can enjoy it all.
Can just imagine the kitchen after its makeover too, bet that back door will be kept open all summer as soon as it’s warm enough.
Like your cha cha EB mug too
Have a great day, Lowri x
How are you? Are you as big as a house yet?? Cx
Oh what I’d give for a light and spacious kitchen! It is going to look amazing when you’ve waved your magic wand. With 4yr old twins, a 17 and 19 yr old knocking around my place, it never feels like we’ve got enough space. Good luck with the unpacking! x
I can see why you love the light in the kitchen Cherry – it’s fabulous. They say (whoever ‘they’ are) that it’s good to take your time when you move in somewhere before making too many drastic changes as it helps you to work out how you want to live in the spaces, although I confess, i’ve never been that patient. It holds true for decorating too – you get to know the light and the way it affects the room. And such a beautifully high ceiling in the kitchen too – it will be so cosy when the rain is pit-pattering down on the roof lights and you’re all tucked up inside.
Oh, and I could really go a Tunnocks Tea-cake right now and it’s only just gone 10am!
Happy settling in. Take care, Bex.x
Wow your new house looks amazing! I wish you many happy years there. And I agree; the Something’s Gotta Give is wonderful. x