THE SUMMER FARMHOUSE KITCHEN

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIvTDJOW31SIoXbdxwJkl6T0WA7r-XEgddN1EiEQlCs-K4_voeauSYihdsCYwNhG-DREZpxo9Pht11d0nS_N7R8QXf3wjIK-ywpxtNaMP8PsBw04vRXGb2RLdnQdhs0oNMQawIuGcAsw/s1600/THE+SUMMER+KITCHEN-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIvTDJOW31SIoXbdxwJkl6T0WA7r-XEgddN1EiEQlCs-K4_voeauSYihdsCYwNhG-DREZpxo9Pht11d0nS_N7R8QXf3wjIK-ywpxtNaMP8PsBw04vRXGb2RLdnQdhs0oNMQawIuGcAsw/s1600/THE+SUMMER+KITCHEN-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Every season brings it's own influence and impact to my farmhouse kitchen! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Summer means big bouquets of flowers, fresh fruit and produce and lots of visitors to my farmhouse kitchen!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a busy time of canning and freezing and making dishes that go from the garden to the table! Summer is the time of year I think my kitchen shines!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4k3He5zDmnxRYToYubuO6N6n0yMlrlc9Rz86z6bG4VYEk_XkXeIfDX5ho92sBoKxCA5BAmTVDLyutIriwnStT5mhKPsu65qCh7KzzKz5IlrqsfC-4TT5yv_MhWniWPvutjr6ONGYhWU/s1600/summer-kitchen-wide+view-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4k3He5zDmnxRYToYubuO6N6n0yMlrlc9Rz86z6bG4VYEk_XkXeIfDX5ho92sBoKxCA5BAmTVDLyutIriwnStT5mhKPsu65qCh7KzzKz5IlrqsfC-4TT5yv_MhWniWPvutjr6ONGYhWU/s1600/summer-kitchen-wide+view-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Early this morning I picked an armload of Limelight hydrangeas from the garden. Thank goodness for my farmhouse sink! It can hold A LOT!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0yMO8QYl4SnMxN0rQ1RKDQQq-a5dzz-ZC5h9ZeGZU_ATyuIk7zsknBnT29gnUGCuOxYpvq2wmZrKh0rurvj5aqcbem8SewKgvvX97gWtk8i92AgzGzzbWDWhUJAnRW8PBntWdaQ9C2I/s1600/summer-kitchen-best+hydrangeas-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0yMO8QYl4SnMxN0rQ1RKDQQq-a5dzz-ZC5h9ZeGZU_ATyuIk7zsknBnT29gnUGCuOxYpvq2wmZrKh0rurvj5aqcbem8SewKgvvX97gWtk8i92AgzGzzbWDWhUJAnRW8PBntWdaQ9C2I/s1600/summer-kitchen-best+hydrangeas-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These big moppy headed hydrangeas start out white and as the summer season rolls along they turn a brilliant citron green!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't you love their variegated colors?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxC70oAO-Y94OZWv-tu4BVbQrFjS2JfEoC42F1BA6amYep6elajP-F2OS3eeAWuO-pGgmnbauj4SPv89bE-jce1YYijl4I44BsWTOiqdnohjPpM6h4YNljvT4wf_9dbufaPlYgr2UTMU/s1600/summer-kitchen-hydrangegas-close+up-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxC70oAO-Y94OZWv-tu4BVbQrFjS2JfEoC42F1BA6amYep6elajP-F2OS3eeAWuO-pGgmnbauj4SPv89bE-jce1YYijl4I44BsWTOiqdnohjPpM6h4YNljvT4wf_9dbufaPlYgr2UTMU/s1600/summer-kitchen-hydrangegas-close+up-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My kitchen is very utilitarian, so I don't decorate it very much....except for the big island!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The island is where I do most of my prep work. Thankfully it's nice and big... I can add a few seasonal decorations without them getting in the way of cooking!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This summer I filled two galvanized buckets with white geraniums! I love the impact they make.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A black sheep (HomeGoods) grazes in front of them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jUmcWAsBy7T1NM1EbMTC5vDkrmIebt8JpODMp8IYMSC5VUr2BHRpbvaiCjEncSwSve7AirxFh5lyiWsxLGq0kcFBh6PLk6YHRdwWfMdxKSzl38v9HyUND4O78D-GmNDZayJujjowyCI/s1600/sumer-kitchen-island-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jUmcWAsBy7T1NM1EbMTC5vDkrmIebt8JpODMp8IYMSC5VUr2BHRpbvaiCjEncSwSve7AirxFh5lyiWsxLGq0kcFBh6PLk6YHRdwWfMdxKSzl38v9HyUND4O78D-GmNDZayJujjowyCI/s1600/sumer-kitchen-island-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have wanted to raise sheep for decades! I think this little guy is the closest I'll probably get!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Iy31kR_jV3qpYy0eor2jxCiUPRCVoaCSfGbb5PnV7H222NPCyboOdIUyTbRTiVmMNECbzDEigRWD56qq9LqEiDh7R5irdlNmz-cwF8mgUPewbLcymjM5CI9u-R4Wa2RwJDZuxORAouE/s1600/summer-kitchen-sheep-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Iy31kR_jV3qpYy0eor2jxCiUPRCVoaCSfGbb5PnV7H222NPCyboOdIUyTbRTiVmMNECbzDEigRWD56qq9LqEiDh7R5irdlNmz-cwF8mgUPewbLcymjM5CI9u-R4Wa2RwJDZuxORAouE/s1600/summer-kitchen-sheep-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cherries are in season... yum! I've washed a bowl full. They remind me of little jewels!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In season fruit is scrumptious!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxhfFgCmehuRZ3z8IBstAuS-bv__ea1u8caQ4IgqxopdN35gdZauGgIxMnNyW3h5uYDu4ttRXa_ZaAjAyfe2SwdTFgRgAhcTZ5uAbaUVzsaKSGAakm5gqAlfFRWMGtcqezFH3aW73s2A/s1600/summer-kitchen-cherries-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxhfFgCmehuRZ3z8IBstAuS-bv__ea1u8caQ4IgqxopdN35gdZauGgIxMnNyW3h5uYDu4ttRXa_ZaAjAyfe2SwdTFgRgAhcTZ5uAbaUVzsaKSGAakm5gqAlfFRWMGtcqezFH3aW73s2A/s1600/summer-kitchen-cherries-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you met the other animal in my kitchen? His name is Earl... what a handsome pig!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The shelf above the cook top is lightened up for summer. Plants in concrete pots, white dishes and accent pieces.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJxHswvU_S6hMoGfFPfkDeFHoISdJM2FrVi4wwRnmXhYlkKLUEFzpKIl84rGx7HwEhzTTsm2OUPBXD36OP1Nk8ghjo4XM4tHa_nTucbSiNBAQaJr1hTAnDlcAA6ovoaEcOi-SCJET5Ho/s1600/summer-kitchen-stove+top-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJxHswvU_S6hMoGfFPfkDeFHoISdJM2FrVi4wwRnmXhYlkKLUEFzpKIl84rGx7HwEhzTTsm2OUPBXD36OP1Nk8ghjo4XM4tHa_nTucbSiNBAQaJr1hTAnDlcAA6ovoaEcOi-SCJET5Ho/s1600/summer-kitchen-stove+top-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The wire basket (Decor Steals) holds two white ironstone pitchers with lots of wooden spoons and utensils.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love love love wooden utensils!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXYijaypAT7TxWTkkF7PcXEPlIbNRjeJ8nvSIVORxhaaX4YE5SkIW9bf3lrtRzUwW0yUs7WubIm5dcP-fHe4NEeQQDcjCEjvrCKhmVA05KRhkcu-NqddWIV55iteWGXcNdqnurfbyvT8/s1600/summer-kitchen-spoons-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXYijaypAT7TxWTkkF7PcXEPlIbNRjeJ8nvSIVORxhaaX4YE5SkIW9bf3lrtRzUwW0yUs7WubIm5dcP-fHe4NEeQQDcjCEjvrCKhmVA05KRhkcu-NqddWIV55iteWGXcNdqnurfbyvT8/s1600/summer-kitchen-spoons-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A small metal cart (HomeGoods) sits at the end of the island. I use it for "overflow" items and dinnerware that is used outdoors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaA6p2xVU_d6Lv3VgT25ZrXZ79_yxRPMkq7mVjTw4Z11n0PjzIozhCkRuYnbH2nl4Sn-au_J3VnkXWXIOOiXyT6sHgTodZLqDRrA2pF9go0GtP4O8uhtepDRwZ_yx6d7GK3qiSppsUMXY/s1600/summer-kitchen-cart-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaA6p2xVU_d6Lv3VgT25ZrXZ79_yxRPMkq7mVjTw4Z11n0PjzIozhCkRuYnbH2nl4Sn-au_J3VnkXWXIOOiXyT6sHgTodZLqDRrA2pF9go0GtP4O8uhtepDRwZ_yx6d7GK3qiSppsUMXY/s1600/summer-kitchen-cart-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The little breakfast area just off the kitchen is simply dressed for summer. Another wired basket holds two red geraniums in weathered pots.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have a love/hate relationship with geraniums. When they area in full bloom they are so showy and bright... but they also can get very leggy and unkempt! They need lots of attention!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgveeH_Ef1byTLjuUNAMBp8CZdJNqf6jk8zDQvJeJxcQNL9zrGkNgtYhFGP3HDjAJYNDySL7J0qak4NrCSj7IFIpOd-wYbNwmPZZslWJU4hEmKM9AdlIwZUCLxARSfymfSb9Ww9-4XYujA/s1600/summer-kitchen-kitchen+table-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgveeH_Ef1byTLjuUNAMBp8CZdJNqf6jk8zDQvJeJxcQNL9zrGkNgtYhFGP3HDjAJYNDySL7J0qak4NrCSj7IFIpOd-wYbNwmPZZslWJU4hEmKM9AdlIwZUCLxARSfymfSb9Ww9-4XYujA/s1600/summer-kitchen-kitchen+table-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a little sideboard table in the breakfast area.  I keep dog treats in the brown transferware chamber pot.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguINZJCYQE964UZly0WfTrR9fkk0oGCbvJj1VBeJJLNVBCQ_zQrEzW7M0f0rUF2gECb8MBHdOjtpiECIanH3zRPyGlzvWVFJeQOzmwtKyQw6843yT0YOSB_JB_dZ9bDl7icqFmAb1HEOA/s1600/summer-kitchen-sideboard-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguINZJCYQE964UZly0WfTrR9fkk0oGCbvJj1VBeJJLNVBCQ_zQrEzW7M0f0rUF2gECb8MBHdOjtpiECIanH3zRPyGlzvWVFJeQOzmwtKyQw6843yT0YOSB_JB_dZ9bDl7icqFmAb1HEOA/s1600/summer-kitchen-sideboard-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We use the mason jars for drinks when we dine al fresco. I love to keep them on this bottle rack!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So cheeky and fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCp03ENHgKkW7u1iBD9kJ6hPT1M3c0iuCfM6eb3dzFDwvpEb3xSOQW-c0-zw4TY-ANfRJQyRDi9qLvQxa4oFOPY5yEf2gtuVycmroBb6j8oTFjmYDzG56IQVDWZkeDTig9zkHP2Ke29uE/s1600/summer-kitchen-mason+jars-drying+rack-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCp03ENHgKkW7u1iBD9kJ6hPT1M3c0iuCfM6eb3dzFDwvpEb3xSOQW-c0-zw4TY-ANfRJQyRDi9qLvQxa4oFOPY5yEf2gtuVycmroBb6j8oTFjmYDzG56IQVDWZkeDTig9zkHP2Ke29uE/s1600/summer-kitchen-mason+jars-drying+rack-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br />Aprons in red, white and blue hang from decorative plate hooks. I'll be posting how to make this before the end of summer...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqo6ttSqo6FIt5oChQFXvq-w179cBeqjeXEDkq4MxkK0mIGdczjzJ1Q1nxWp4ntcF9OTxw3faHthbRd8KiM1NCIq6lu8AzI5HqsyOI3IhXPpOAC5uJBmDY8_BQ2cEGxlAlALAI9-upoGM/s1600/apron+strings-long+shot-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqo6ttSqo6FIt5oChQFXvq-w179cBeqjeXEDkq4MxkK0mIGdczjzJ1Q1nxWp4ntcF9OTxw3faHthbRd8KiM1NCIq6lu8AzI5HqsyOI3IhXPpOAC5uJBmDY8_BQ2cEGxlAlALAI9-upoGM/s1600/apron+strings-long+shot-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNepMxMzb_GJTjQJSAFN69K-cP2AjCn4dpgJXdPFQy4KYoLfYsharqiuS34HYx8qsPVrr3BtFUvQXAlAp6A8qINsOMQQgbuuNEUHcfMEoyJgO41T5lz1B1vNUNSsLbf34yCG8bLwX5cU0/s1600/Apron+strings-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNepMxMzb_GJTjQJSAFN69K-cP2AjCn4dpgJXdPFQy4KYoLfYsharqiuS34HYx8qsPVrr3BtFUvQXAlAp6A8qINsOMQQgbuuNEUHcfMEoyJgO41T5lz1B1vNUNSsLbf34yCG8bLwX5cU0/s1600/Apron+strings-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fall will bring some very fun changes to this farmhouse kitchen. Hopefully we will get several glass front cabinets...and a few other surprises!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqPiZgZvG1IOkTvny5XZYXry7Awq6i2QhW-V5y1r8s8Uu2czQ8sx4a6kIImrNyoJ1odN4iF-jFuDqUQKxBfmikvIMIiztFqnAXGuYDYsJ3N-6aRdzpYSo3WrGrq2sff-XPS7oiSObebE/s1600/summer-kitchen-glass+cabinets-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqPiZgZvG1IOkTvny5XZYXry7Awq6i2QhW-V5y1r8s8Uu2czQ8sx4a6kIImrNyoJ1odN4iF-jFuDqUQKxBfmikvIMIiztFqnAXGuYDYsJ3N-6aRdzpYSo3WrGrq2sff-XPS7oiSObebE/s1600/summer-kitchen-glass+cabinets-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br />But for now, I am enjoying summer and all it's bounty in my farmhouse kitchen!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucXJP89UGDr6GRBdUsV30kqNObhpHZUpgwp3diHBb_bTkjFh-_TOdq42NctaWOZGtftO_dORpSS1q1ctYlUtXGVahLyey99HVWRPguF44yDEo-xHyStn367gFbiTPWpUmIfYrsoqYEms/s1600/summer-kitchen-counters-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucXJP89UGDr6GRBdUsV30kqNObhpHZUpgwp3diHBb_bTkjFh-_TOdq42NctaWOZGtftO_dORpSS1q1ctYlUtXGVahLyey99HVWRPguF44yDEo-xHyStn367gFbiTPWpUmIfYrsoqYEms/s1600/summer-kitchen-counters-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember to pin this to your Pinterest KITCHEN board</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a><!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --><script async="" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujbKzwZhvrKDErSecmZj1zlZq-fObI0zdBlI-XBu4Fwy39aUeu_Ou0VFaf-N73rLKhgYGEk1jtOKrRw77g_pGsVxdy6mmLsBhgqgFm6f8z6ZsjAZ838pl4d-AFy_WjC-_1Hi9ga0RsrE/s1600/THE+SUMMER+KITCHEN-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujbKzwZhvrKDErSecmZj1zlZq-fObI0zdBlI-XBu4Fwy39aUeu_Ou0VFaf-N73rLKhgYGEk1jtOKrRw77g_pGsVxdy6mmLsBhgqgFm6f8z6ZsjAZ838pl4d-AFy_WjC-_1Hi9ga0RsrE/s1600/THE+SUMMER+KITCHEN-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

THE SUMMER FARMHOUSE KITCHEN

Every season brings it's own influence and impact to my farmhouse kitchen!  Summer means big bouquets of flowers, fresh fruit and produc...

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10 ELEMENTS OF A FARMHOUSE KITCHEN

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3A97mdSrAw4s6hmU3D0ICgpz0M3Qwak34ZkDGMBUnRqE8NxdDX4qsN3fbrqgpniuivGy86u2kH8ZW9qU-oBn42yuw1TzGvd1Xlj6xjo2n1C24_lP0M7UB6Jn6-_v9311MkmHtDLPaLU/s1600/10+ELEMENTS+OF+A+FARMHOUSE+KITCHEN-TITLE+PAGE-STONEGABLEBLOG.COM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3A97mdSrAw4s6hmU3D0ICgpz0M3Qwak34ZkDGMBUnRqE8NxdDX4qsN3fbrqgpniuivGy86u2kH8ZW9qU-oBn42yuw1TzGvd1Xlj6xjo2n1C24_lP0M7UB6Jn6-_v9311MkmHtDLPaLU/s1600/10+ELEMENTS+OF+A+FARMHOUSE+KITCHEN-TITLE+PAGE-STONEGABLEBLOG.COM.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Don't we love kitchens! Even if you don't cook, most of us have a love affair with a great looking kitchen! And farmhouse kitchens are so on trend right now.  They never go out of style really... because they are such a classic!<br /><br />I'm happy to see farmhouse kitchens so popular right now!<br /><br /><br />A farmhouse kitchen can be dressy and elegant... chippy and rustic... or anything in between!<br /><br />It can be French or Tuscan or All-American... and more!!<br /><div><br /></div><br />Today I'm sharing 10 decor elements that sing<span style="font-size: large;"> AMERICAN FARMHOUSE</span> style ...<br /><br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br />Here are MY top 10!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">1. WHITE PAINTED CABINETS</span><br /><br />Now this is the ultimate when it come to giving a kitchen that Farmhouse feel! We painted our kitchen Benjamin Moore Atrium White 18 years ago and still LOVE it!<br /><br />Our cabinets are relatively simple and we dressed them up with lots of heavy molding and fluted corners!<br /><br />White cabinets go a long long way to set a farmhouse style mood!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5ZCia3Zy8HnTm2_oDKAtp-8RsD9rp-K5mVR6YGUpx2CN3_qT_f9OOVjuyGQuZT-NXfOys8293stRrrwVyuHZ9PvMpqlxDbeLlpRstQAKHLAvnJkmozEstr21wLj2HhuMWv5fMRWG1HU/s1600/white+cabinets-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5ZCia3Zy8HnTm2_oDKAtp-8RsD9rp-K5mVR6YGUpx2CN3_qT_f9OOVjuyGQuZT-NXfOys8293stRrrwVyuHZ9PvMpqlxDbeLlpRstQAKHLAvnJkmozEstr21wLj2HhuMWv5fMRWG1HU/s1600/white+cabinets-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEi0Yr6SQn62G9HxkcBKG1WVQw6ZaSxjNLc5xZrIz4TGgfFRSc5uRIcZK74wiISgDQ11y6fn3lxYs8Fa-QZpi8QcN6VKP2x4TXIgaWEXb7tINN3coMTQMnDxn7x8xT73lL3GGthqnWids/s1600/farmhouse+style-white+cabinets-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEi0Yr6SQn62G9HxkcBKG1WVQw6ZaSxjNLc5xZrIz4TGgfFRSc5uRIcZK74wiISgDQ11y6fn3lxYs8Fa-QZpi8QcN6VKP2x4TXIgaWEXb7tINN3coMTQMnDxn7x8xT73lL3GGthqnWids/s1600/farmhouse+style-white+cabinets-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">2. FARMHOUSE SINK</span><br /><br />Farmhouse sinks are big and open and often have an "apron". These sinks hearkens back to a simpler time when sinks were used for caning, cooking and washing babies!<br /><br />There is certainly a whole lot of cooking and canning going on in this sink!<br /><br />I hope that someday I'll be washing my grandbabies in it too!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbhg5UciJQ2RR7oQFSagDCYvVA0gVF65Uw1Udyyu8-MoW9E_uq0VMPFUSCrnflNK0Ypzkvm15N4i69nK5xm4WtRGxfh1DiJqaLmLGAKgwYtlkg1nRrFZlrN-zsTh29e1JDINww230fBw/s1600/farmhouse+style-sink-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbhg5UciJQ2RR7oQFSagDCYvVA0gVF65Uw1Udyyu8-MoW9E_uq0VMPFUSCrnflNK0Ypzkvm15N4i69nK5xm4WtRGxfh1DiJqaLmLGAKgwYtlkg1nRrFZlrN-zsTh29e1JDINww230fBw/s1600/farmhouse+style-sink-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">3. WOOD, SOAPSTONE OR MARBLE COUNTERTOPS</span><br /><br />These 3 surfaces are known for their farmhouse allure! <br /><br />We chose soapstone because of it's big contrast to the white cabinets.<br /><br />Soapstone is inert.. noting bothers it. It is impervious to stains, hot pots are no problem for it and it has a smooth, heavy quality!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybdGaZsz_WLjjmKzr8tKDdeSWylV3ObXID5peQMdiZfDzhMtmnK1fxWs7qGVEcCs8WpqtvwjDBwRfl8nSTmU9y-5yC1M0LRLy2c3f3JZJEobUq0amcS4nyrCqi5OBsFQymjVflJaP2GE/s1600/farmhouse+style-countertops-soapstone-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiybdGaZsz_WLjjmKzr8tKDdeSWylV3ObXID5peQMdiZfDzhMtmnK1fxWs7qGVEcCs8WpqtvwjDBwRfl8nSTmU9y-5yC1M0LRLy2c3f3JZJEobUq0amcS4nyrCqi5OBsFQymjVflJaP2GE/s1600/farmhouse+style-countertops-soapstone-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdwdky299SbLku2aR8tD09F4NfKX4WgIuasrvOL8Mwd7pAuYqVUOU46jnpkRAMk3SHFaY0Nw1Me7dI_8QLhOtv_ucxKO_wd4aoICGZcnq25R42w-U7GedpgxbMtGhgx7yfYXHyLRHHik/s1600/farmshouse+style-soapstone+counters-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdwdky299SbLku2aR8tD09F4NfKX4WgIuasrvOL8Mwd7pAuYqVUOU46jnpkRAMk3SHFaY0Nw1Me7dI_8QLhOtv_ucxKO_wd4aoICGZcnq25R42w-U7GedpgxbMtGhgx7yfYXHyLRHHik/s1600/farmshouse+style-soapstone+counters-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">4. BEADBOARD</span><br /><br />Charming! I think that is the best adjective to describe beadboard. It is a classic farmhouse kitchen must!<br /><br />These crisp striped wood panels give a clean, uncluttered look to farmhouse decor. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7hRPeL_n0GlvrqVswkOSlXWf4LitpWxAb-q9_l_iUGYxsZ5KBfM0iHqIxHtWbvpaZ2NB-QssFSP5fxP58OhDHBvVULj91XpZBUHZftKEBFitMnpuSopmeYpK-ji59nCyPMWjPD02DHc/s1600/farmhouse+style-beadboard-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7hRPeL_n0GlvrqVswkOSlXWf4LitpWxAb-q9_l_iUGYxsZ5KBfM0iHqIxHtWbvpaZ2NB-QssFSP5fxP58OhDHBvVULj91XpZBUHZftKEBFitMnpuSopmeYpK-ji59nCyPMWjPD02DHc/s1600/farmhouse+style-beadboard-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">5. MASON JARS AND GLASS CANISTERS</span><br /><br /><br />Who doesn't love mason jars and big glass canister! They are quintessential farmhouse!<br /><br />I use mine for flour, sugar and other goodies!<br /><br />Can you see the vintage blue and white tea cups I use as scoops?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0bhfTNg7X4oyJPrpQdRhTGJW5_2ICRJmD6su9PYiwdebfasmtAwKhLfFn4fXElaLjFyZK5Sba-o0N74HCOVG7mqmlPrRuuRcA4pJbF1sSC9osQlh4pH81uwksHAqMdsJvfP0HInTTxA/s1600/glass+canisters-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0bhfTNg7X4oyJPrpQdRhTGJW5_2ICRJmD6su9PYiwdebfasmtAwKhLfFn4fXElaLjFyZK5Sba-o0N74HCOVG7mqmlPrRuuRcA4pJbF1sSC9osQlh4pH81uwksHAqMdsJvfP0HInTTxA/s1600/glass+canisters-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">6. ISLANDS AND STOOLS</span><br /><br />I would have a hard time cooking without the convenience of a modern island! Once large farmhouse tables were used to cook, prepare and eat on. What workhorses!<br /><br />Today, islands do the same work in style! Almost any flat surface can be transformed into an island! I've even seen a vintage ironing board work as an island in a small farmhouse kitchen!<br /><br /><br />Farmhouse islands and stools go hand in hand! Stools can be metal, upholstered or wood! My favorite are the humble wood stools that have been handpainted to reflect the personal flair of the owner.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-UQWSjlibObvoHF84_QS3KZ6Yr5Lwt7Dp_AzoitXcNnqSZBvcV9lb5EEatuqZGXcf1vgZ3pqvzYeaMsEetGs2y2MfO-6qr1_Grnk8adsgkVZRFl1TVzkY7bT98vht2ocmjUxQiC2Jn8/s1600/farmhouse+style-island-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-UQWSjlibObvoHF84_QS3KZ6Yr5Lwt7Dp_AzoitXcNnqSZBvcV9lb5EEatuqZGXcf1vgZ3pqvzYeaMsEetGs2y2MfO-6qr1_Grnk8adsgkVZRFl1TVzkY7bT98vht2ocmjUxQiC2Jn8/s1600/farmhouse+style-island-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ07iWaUdx4sAQSycILvKi-62CoMD6wG7tHRhspqpcg0drmIZWVTF9Yd3kgolUiyDmdKq84J0BIr_IJxIBEVtlTV-5yDnErGVRPXbrMuzv4Mf0Qt1igQe0rPmjeCvJwe33txqIpOjvYLA/s1600/farmhouse+kitchen-stools-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ07iWaUdx4sAQSycILvKi-62CoMD6wG7tHRhspqpcg0drmIZWVTF9Yd3kgolUiyDmdKq84J0BIr_IJxIBEVtlTV-5yDnErGVRPXbrMuzv4Mf0Qt1igQe0rPmjeCvJwe33txqIpOjvYLA/s1600/farmhouse+kitchen-stools-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">7. OPEN SHELVING AND GLASS FRONT CABINETS</span><br /><br /><br />Be still my heart! I love the look of glass front cabinets and open shelves! They are sooooo farmhouse!!!<br /><br />Don't you love to see what dishes and other goodies are on display?<br /><br />Once, most kitchen's had open shelving... and glass cabinets were a luxury, but now glass fronts have become a signature farmhouse style!<br /><br />I have a few glass cabinets... and hopefully by the fall most of the cabinets in my kitchen will have glass fronts!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhF_O4e5YnsMaprvjeyXqVdGDvbYKbRJKQrxTFl_nL-RceA_FOg1S0TgwNjefQ6Lj2a7dVkkvIhdmuAthbChBU-hLwUx2Lkj7ecEGDW9hyCVeOHeePjFOE5EssUoZVbwJDqqJb95qOWQ/s1600/farmhouse+style-glass+front+cabinets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhF_O4e5YnsMaprvjeyXqVdGDvbYKbRJKQrxTFl_nL-RceA_FOg1S0TgwNjefQ6Lj2a7dVkkvIhdmuAthbChBU-hLwUx2Lkj7ecEGDW9hyCVeOHeePjFOE5EssUoZVbwJDqqJb95qOWQ/s1600/farmhouse+style-glass+front+cabinets.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">8. CLASSIC FLOORING</span><br /><br />Wood, painted floors and black and white linoleum come to mind! Today the black and white check floors that were once linoleum are, for the most part, a thing of the past. Thankfully, we can still get those great checked floors with updated materials!<br /><br />Our choice... wood! But I must admit I'd have one of the other two in a heartbeat!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PA_dIvV01-m1I8EFxlE5QnuVsWwrI09cox9jrgsv48YV6UMfBtELEQZN_Klux-cOOHhFzJU2kJnnzUcDg2q7xkXU-4FCE3kOsuhI4hg1z-pdz-nRDU6M89WrCXuPoB6g_ccyBgK3jy0/s1600/farmhouse+style-pantry-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_PA_dIvV01-m1I8EFxlE5QnuVsWwrI09cox9jrgsv48YV6UMfBtELEQZN_Klux-cOOHhFzJU2kJnnzUcDg2q7xkXU-4FCE3kOsuhI4hg1z-pdz-nRDU6M89WrCXuPoB6g_ccyBgK3jy0/s1600/farmhouse+style-pantry-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">9. FARMHOUSE TABLE</span><br /><br />The farmhouse table was once family central!  So a great table that family and friends can gather around is a farmhouse staple! This humble table has taken on many finishes and shapes over the years!<br /><br />I've updated the farmhouse table... ours is round with 2 leaves... and it's made from 200 year old barn beams.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9Yg7cDcfBCfRwTc5VDULYf2Vl9ScR9TdcUYqJLSHH_wCd-RuJeHZX7imiQz2AFfYVaP5emxHEZ1IqOUiUqbnv67NrgXERmNSi-6BsoSzkO9ajk_0y-vWm2m6909UxHUwdUIRXSG_qxE/s1600/farmhouse+table+2-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9Yg7cDcfBCfRwTc5VDULYf2Vl9ScR9TdcUYqJLSHH_wCd-RuJeHZX7imiQz2AFfYVaP5emxHEZ1IqOUiUqbnv67NrgXERmNSi-6BsoSzkO9ajk_0y-vWm2m6909UxHUwdUIRXSG_qxE/s1600/farmhouse+table+2-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">10. VINTAGE ACCENTS</span><br /><br />Now here's where life, personality and personal style can be breathed into a farmhouse kitchen!<br /><br />Adding accents that reflect today's trends and vintage styling can be fun and the options limitless!<br /><br />Here are a few ways I decorate my kitchen with vintage accents...<br /><br /><br /><b>Galvanized Metals...</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQ_tYY-b_dOGlwHdGBicb7gmaBgWdEU0EveZ1F3oEiCqMsnDCA63WENWPo4FneLlYkMLwXyD1j5LpdmDPSRvByHKbrEEYCV_qdn88k5_qVUuXzMf3RXlapScloaZA92n_DOGPU5Hi4pw/s1600/farmhouse+style-+galvanized+metal-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQ_tYY-b_dOGlwHdGBicb7gmaBgWdEU0EveZ1F3oEiCqMsnDCA63WENWPo4FneLlYkMLwXyD1j5LpdmDPSRvByHKbrEEYCV_qdn88k5_qVUuXzMf3RXlapScloaZA92n_DOGPU5Hi4pw/s1600/farmhouse+style-+galvanized+metal-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><b>Aprons...</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFRnV9UBFZ7oxCulTwgZwsXQJaSOuxeiOTnJKWNxRoJlLVqVjc26V9Z6NFNGpQ4FvrQtCStLhfrV8lKhlCAHUdP62gl-cHyGxP3iI2WIkUVhJNRVURfl9RXuZEvafv-5YNNSAsYptolc/s1600/farmhouse+style-aprons-stonegbleblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFRnV9UBFZ7oxCulTwgZwsXQJaSOuxeiOTnJKWNxRoJlLVqVjc26V9Z6NFNGpQ4FvrQtCStLhfrV8lKhlCAHUdP62gl-cHyGxP3iI2WIkUVhJNRVURfl9RXuZEvafv-5YNNSAsYptolc/s1600/farmhouse+style-aprons-stonegbleblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Farmhouse vignettes:</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyu-SSwY9q3hxfFHBgiqW3yLnajZq-Gs5fFLtrodeaUlYgVUOL2tV612QxgjMjvL2XpwRsP9nmKr9r4OsSb4C_U7_4dUrSobsPU-4cxzlrzeziQmvEFB_eFDgPUMQtQ1zZR5mp2Nzn1g8q/s640/dishes+in+large+basket-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="423" /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><br /> <b>White Dishes...</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMf4v3KWO6m5dznOUleZSQInpGvdAlyiM1zdEXLUMQt9_LIlMbBNISQR8tA2Pqi854peTwMAhUQ5paCXr9pX3uKsmhEsQehdt2Xf1zkW4wF6513tn3Ciz11gJy9qGJWG8bDPEDmB0ZNU/s1600/farmhouse+style-+dishes-in+caddy-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMf4v3KWO6m5dznOUleZSQInpGvdAlyiM1zdEXLUMQt9_LIlMbBNISQR8tA2Pqi854peTwMAhUQ5paCXr9pX3uKsmhEsQehdt2Xf1zkW4wF6513tn3Ciz11gJy9qGJWG8bDPEDmB0ZNU/s1600/farmhouse+style-+dishes-in+caddy-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now, what elements say FARMHOUSE KITCHEN to you?<br /><br /><br /><br />Remember to<br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a><!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --><script async="" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDYKuAjrIA3ANpu-hhHzes-Fm5YSL7Qf_GRb1bt3raYB7K-CQhM7nCBWr-x8X0az7SSR9qKAt6_2u5wmekrENd5guvyPSLfHoZ1l2oFhth177Auc5rolcfQJ5vt6pelYIRTy6Q5AxIME/s1600/10+ELEMENTS+OF+A+FARMHOUSE+KITCHEN-TITLE+PAGE-STONEGABLEBLOG.COM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDYKuAjrIA3ANpu-hhHzes-Fm5YSL7Qf_GRb1bt3raYB7K-CQhM7nCBWr-x8X0az7SSR9qKAt6_2u5wmekrENd5guvyPSLfHoZ1l2oFhth177Auc5rolcfQJ5vt6pelYIRTy6Q5AxIME/s1600/10+ELEMENTS+OF+A+FARMHOUSE+KITCHEN-TITLE+PAGE-STONEGABLEBLOG.COM.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGM5WzpKZXKYFmLuobFLPm4zNldCXJ4UHrB6svVYq2yDXFsRLAoiByhdO074TZWDYOJrEU7NKqhIcWetC0uFAw__mC8ZObxQ0NUNVGGt0h0nDwHMmi60LE3KdtE6nKOLYLt82HBj9KZE/s1600/SUMMER+APRON+STRINGS-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGM5WzpKZXKYFmLuobFLPm4zNldCXJ4UHrB6svVYq2yDXFsRLAoiByhdO074TZWDYOJrEU7NKqhIcWetC0uFAw__mC8ZObxQ0NUNVGGt0h0nDwHMmi60LE3KdtE6nKOLYLt82HBj9KZE/s1600/SUMMER+APRON+STRINGS-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br />Every once-in-awhile I just have to show you the real heart of my kitchen... the apron hanger!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To say I love aprons is such an understatement!!! If you would come to StoneGable you would surely find me answering the door with one of my sturdy bib aprons on! I call it my "uniform"!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Aprons and I have a long and deep history...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a name="more"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8dF9xAif4WTc23mlFq0ryoTnVSYnoQTDGNyQ_xpCADSNb1wps4VYkiHtEHwoPQbwyScuxjYSd_nSm1HwaWC3V6qnS-vcHLRfjbSeW3tjRfhYcKzG5tbyZYAch9Db-CU2T-5BKIoTE4Q/s1600/aprons+side+view-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8dF9xAif4WTc23mlFq0ryoTnVSYnoQTDGNyQ_xpCADSNb1wps4VYkiHtEHwoPQbwyScuxjYSd_nSm1HwaWC3V6qnS-vcHLRfjbSeW3tjRfhYcKzG5tbyZYAch9Db-CU2T-5BKIoTE4Q/s1600/aprons+side+view-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Both of my grandmothers wore aprons. I really did not know my dad's mother very well as she lived in Missouri and she died before my dad got out of the Service. So I only remember meeting her 3 times. But I remember pictures. She was a no nonsense farm woman and always had an apron on in all the pictures of her I have ever seen. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Once, when I was 8, while visiting my Missouri grandparents, I killed a chicken by wringing it's neck. And  took it to my apronned  Grandmother who made quick work of turning it into the most delicious fried chicken I have ever eaten!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The next time I visited her, at age 13, she introduced me to the wonderful world of Rhubarb! And yes, she was wearing an apron.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigorOmlqL7FIF9CrNtR6S9rLKBn1Q75ZCbRv9vtwFrnylAPOpsyxGQAEpXyAsPrAWitOD7e9wkbmsATzJMPlN98eZIOXzaIOwlYgBtauZQG7ayOS5sDnOMQGmGn2P5csKDML8adoagZgQ/s1600/apron+on+hooks-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigorOmlqL7FIF9CrNtR6S9rLKBn1Q75ZCbRv9vtwFrnylAPOpsyxGQAEpXyAsPrAWitOD7e9wkbmsATzJMPlN98eZIOXzaIOwlYgBtauZQG7ayOS5sDnOMQGmGn2P5csKDML8adoagZgQ/s1600/apron+on+hooks-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My Nani, my mother's mom, wore aprons too. Her's were the kind that fit over her head... sorta like a jumper. They were a lighter weight than the one's I wear now and were covered with pretty flowers and had fun coordinating cording all around them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nani's apron hung on a nail behind the cellar door. It had a special smell... probably from being in the cellar... It smelled safe and loving and peaceful. I can still smell it just by thinking about it... and it brings me to tears. I adored my Nani!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My Nani's young life was enveloped in the Depression. Her life was marked by it until the day she passed away.  Nani literally wore her aprons to a thread and then ripped them up  for rags. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have what I call a "bit of the Nani" in me... I have one denim bib apron that went from being a cooking apron...and  when I could no longer stain stick the cooking stains out of it... it became my painting apron... and when it got too worn for painting became my gardening apron. It's the first one I grab... it feels like it deserves to be worn! We have gone through so much together!!! I think it takes a long long time to train an apron!!! Sounds strange... but some of you will get it!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWFFiT47Wo3xLiMd1L9Q7_gnNul17Cpi9CS3KhI24U5xIoxZCdA971u1iXxdqmJ8DMLRGvYGOh5D0HX6r9u9z20Gdlmyd9Wr42tHyMlMQ30idL7_bqr1AO1idRkxBNgaA9uCaCwL9vN4/s1600/denim-apron-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWFFiT47Wo3xLiMd1L9Q7_gnNul17Cpi9CS3KhI24U5xIoxZCdA971u1iXxdqmJ8DMLRGvYGOh5D0HX6r9u9z20Gdlmyd9Wr42tHyMlMQ30idL7_bqr1AO1idRkxBNgaA9uCaCwL9vN4/s1600/denim-apron-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br />My kitchen-paining-garden apron... freshly washed!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My mother wore pretty aprons that tied around her lovely, thin waist... they suited her. I have never seen a more beautiful woman and a more proper lady in all my life! She never spilled things or got a smudge on her! Some of her aprons had small dainty pockets on her hip! Not like the big deep pockets that go from one hip to the other on my aprons.<br /><br />They are filled with, clothes pins, a cell phone, deadheaded flowers, dog treats, a tissue or two and much more! Digging into my apron pocket is like opening a box of Cracker Jacks... there is always a surprise inside!<br /><br />My sweet Mother carried one thing in her pretty apron pocket... a delicate hankie! My mother also has a drawer full of hankies. Something I did not acquire a taste or habit for.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFNblrptBhoRVMBqTHnlYnhyKkAN74tYBg1P4UP9TZFp8fGEH8p3N6JG4-RQmO96UofHai915KiemMcapWlT2EIymawOif95ixTw9m4hn8RPAyeZPEhz9amNwB9J0yObGfrG1slQH8X8/s1600/apron+pocket-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFNblrptBhoRVMBqTHnlYnhyKkAN74tYBg1P4UP9TZFp8fGEH8p3N6JG4-RQmO96UofHai915KiemMcapWlT2EIymawOif95ixTw9m4hn8RPAyeZPEhz9amNwB9J0yObGfrG1slQH8X8/s1600/apron+pocket-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I like to change up my aprons... seasonally. This year it's red, white and blue! Lots of bright patriotic color! Like the season, the aprons change too!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJfsyKoSM7UTwxAGgBxDD_dCu3TE0gkRYxGXE9EIH84v22LZzafP0RAL0DCPdR3ObtKW4DuE_ayOcS7BwYkYU9C84h7qC8TUosYp_LtK513PF66hyphenhyphen1Cx-f_Q9fEf3p2ahNvzQ62qAw6w/s1600/apron+on+hooks-side+view-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJfsyKoSM7UTwxAGgBxDD_dCu3TE0gkRYxGXE9EIH84v22LZzafP0RAL0DCPdR3ObtKW4DuE_ayOcS7BwYkYU9C84h7qC8TUosYp_LtK513PF66hyphenhyphen1Cx-f_Q9fEf3p2ahNvzQ62qAw6w/s1600/apron+on+hooks-side+view-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br />Scamp the photo bomber!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, if my aprons could talk!!!! They would tell stories of a young wife learning to cook... and at first not being very successful at it. And of a darling young husband that ate it all and never let on... and still doesn't today!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They would tell you of being used and abused to gather flowers and vegetables from the garden... caring heavy loads of tomatoes or onions or heavenly smelling peonies!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Cnf_UZdmQPlQizvLpLWnWKRO8aOht74iw3b3C9pGE_GaQu8kGkTTL62px4RahrHvG_rt1HUca0ex896XZAZ1ILkytt4a8Xw7eGfuNpVWp-qj_YyWp0Ub2_xhQJIy7vM8BzL0LUcqF18/s1600/IMG_5741.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Cnf_UZdmQPlQizvLpLWnWKRO8aOht74iw3b3C9pGE_GaQu8kGkTTL62px4RahrHvG_rt1HUca0ex896XZAZ1ILkytt4a8Xw7eGfuNpVWp-qj_YyWp0Ub2_xhQJIy7vM8BzL0LUcqF18/s1600/IMG_5741.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They would get misty eyed as they told you that tiny ones were bundled and cradled and wrapped in their fabric. They were called to dry little one's tears and dirty hands and once in a while they were even used as a hankie for little noses!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They would tell of all the dinner parties, and family holidays they attended because I was just too tired from cooking to care to take them off!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One special blue apron would tell you about the first time my daughter put my apron on and how it made me cry because she looked so grown up in it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They have been called into action as a dish towel and even as a pot holder.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They have been washed and bleached and stain sticked a thousand times!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And they would also tell you that they feel important and loved and responsible and needed!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddW8EHOy9ooxaBmz7tXqFA69r9Ywn5i3GtM8pFyPY0glhxc0S19UxVEhug3vDCH4ydYCZMUg97eoadgRNe3Fr_R6sRZ9DEqIpEnCC9iwTHkBXI8zAYAErNE0LtSI2If_O-S4kDGdPGI0/s1600/aprons+and+flowers-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddW8EHOy9ooxaBmz7tXqFA69r9Ywn5i3GtM8pFyPY0glhxc0S19UxVEhug3vDCH4ydYCZMUg97eoadgRNe3Fr_R6sRZ9DEqIpEnCC9iwTHkBXI8zAYAErNE0LtSI2If_O-S4kDGdPGI0/s1600/aprons+and+flowers-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, me and my army of capable aprons have lived a whole lot of wonderful life together!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a post with step-by-step instructions for making a bib apron...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2010/07/apron-tutorial.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">APRON TUTORIAL</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><img height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5WejNC3uIQYM3ov2lWpmTgHd-s2ZapRz94g46PaZYXvHqlz37JIxr8crKBPOozNhij50c1AuWXaf-ZjjZUfs0eYCBBq8tVsqN6CwhTi-oBVr18_O9QEqIayiZWuH4RBZr6NabSsFhw1A/s640/Copy+of+IMG_8210.JPG" width="427" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br />Remember to<br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a data-pin-do="buttonBookmark" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/"><img src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png" /></a><!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --><script async="" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Na0lH-vBWNUyaMPK6XVfPJy72kbPWIyk22Zyq3ZkBAdum73OBj-SaKdCQf6Ws7siUA_4DPdCgeq7cYzR_wN8xpEArSjcLC13bfv1TKIW-Ed7hqJKUDcNi9Da4eMgqymGS6HCmjHB3yY/s1600/SUMMER+APRON+STRINGS-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Na0lH-vBWNUyaMPK6XVfPJy72kbPWIyk22Zyq3ZkBAdum73OBj-SaKdCQf6Ws7siUA_4DPdCgeq7cYzR_wN8xpEArSjcLC13bfv1TKIW-Ed7hqJKUDcNi9Da4eMgqymGS6HCmjHB3yY/s1600/SUMMER+APRON+STRINGS-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />I'm partying at...<br /><a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2014/05/wow-us-wednesdays-171.html" target="_blank">WOW US WEDNESDAY</a></div></div>

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SPRING FARMHOUSE KITCHEN VIGNETTE

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-ml10Yva8OOIEedJ-iwGwQoTekoxhHoA_Og9ZN4kZSX8IZIIPGj3nm2pgvnQzo_Lp7xIxiqkUkqS8GHwY8s_ReONPdQ4ZBAt0YKLe8UWllYF0yfiKHyNYC19fKFqEhLqP3uUBYTiiEGf/s1600/Spring+Farmhouse+Vignette-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_-ml10Yva8OOIEedJ-iwGwQoTekoxhHoA_Og9ZN4kZSX8IZIIPGj3nm2pgvnQzo_Lp7xIxiqkUkqS8GHwY8s_ReONPdQ4ZBAt0YKLe8UWllYF0yfiKHyNYC19fKFqEhLqP3uUBYTiiEGf/s1600/Spring+Farmhouse+Vignette-TITLE+PAGE-stonegableblog.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br />Decorating my kitchen seems to always start with a vignette on my kitchen table. It sets the mood for the rest of the farmhouse kitchen.<br /><br />This spring I am so inspired by all shades of orange! From creamsicle to burnt orange, I am loving tangy pops of color in my white kitchen!<br /><br />I hope you get inspired too!<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5S1tkJQ9ZPKNrw2G15OiKN2I0EuvNW6ZMVFqP_dUbWUFyp9zs4q10rAa1tvADxdaUfZRBd2pABSO0InW32bc-DpLsSzNsow8xArT2wIQNkJZUggFEWnJgthucr0ETb8mX25vNg-8MfMv/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-long+shot-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5S1tkJQ9ZPKNrw2G15OiKN2I0EuvNW6ZMVFqP_dUbWUFyp9zs4q10rAa1tvADxdaUfZRBd2pABSO0InW32bc-DpLsSzNsow8xArT2wIQNkJZUggFEWnJgthucr0ETb8mX25vNg-8MfMv/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-long+shot-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />As usual, I started with my very favorite hefty round basket. I'd love to find another one... so I can paint it white. I have so many ideas for a white basket!<br /><br /><br /><br />The inspiration for using orange are these adorable carrot plates that I have had for decades! Can you see them... the bunny is standing on them!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JYGzy4UwfXh-pFCLNasmxZqci9YGCweKEumWvs3y2i0WbxWvGuQuPlvH8a6vVVvd-rjmlTj1mXKifVK-ynrmfWZrMk7jrqZLZH3sORtUX1edQKl9BdggMYdZsXzC2jiiP8LgvukSkeAp/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-top+view-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JYGzy4UwfXh-pFCLNasmxZqci9YGCweKEumWvs3y2i0WbxWvGuQuPlvH8a6vVVvd-rjmlTj1mXKifVK-ynrmfWZrMk7jrqZLZH3sORtUX1edQKl9BdggMYdZsXzC2jiiP8LgvukSkeAp/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-top+view-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I nestled a stack of white bowl in the middle of the vignette filled with wild natural straw and 3 real blown-out eggs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These beautiful soft colored eggs come from my friend's chickens! I adore free range eggs! Their yolks are deep orange and they whip up so glossy and thick!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXiuN-yyT_pJBU0zw6R5hmSxApXFkiYbi9s-wk-pLCaiEMwRsGFeFngGdK210PQlSmLmVHJbIiftmpWHcOFBEGX71uHAxVKd-6-q9x86jbwuNDKwi3rCAtQlO7pKFEPGbSSAfpiN6V0tl/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-eggs+in+straw-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXiuN-yyT_pJBU0zw6R5hmSxApXFkiYbi9s-wk-pLCaiEMwRsGFeFngGdK210PQlSmLmVHJbIiftmpWHcOFBEGX71uHAxVKd-6-q9x86jbwuNDKwi3rCAtQlO7pKFEPGbSSAfpiN6V0tl/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-eggs+in+straw-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Aren't these bright orange forks, knives and spoons so much fun! We just pick them out of the creamer and use them at dinnertime!<br /><br /><br />Did you notice the orange cloth in the bottom of the basket. I buy 1/4 yard of any fabric that catches my eye. No ironing, no sewing the edges ... I just fold them under and use them for all sorts of things in the kitchen!<br /><br />I guess I should have know that I am in my "orange" stage when I picked up 6 different orange fabrics at the fabric store a few weeks back!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0X7jyg8vXQOOeKYOyByoJqGBeVf9JI65xB8j20U246pPiUXI4-R0s77y4E_Nz4dzRNL9Fg9vc3nXwpTc0STeiLphzf7cHdDt8cVo-A7cWUkg205elN3FXiJwxRJxsURnXeb9ZCJd5Q7W/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-eggs-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0X7jyg8vXQOOeKYOyByoJqGBeVf9JI65xB8j20U246pPiUXI4-R0s77y4E_Nz4dzRNL9Fg9vc3nXwpTc0STeiLphzf7cHdDt8cVo-A7cWUkg205elN3FXiJwxRJxsURnXeb9ZCJd5Q7W/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-eggs-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I added these cute orange and white straws just for fun. Truth be told I love using a straw... but I know that drinking from one over a long period of time will give you lip wrinkles.  So, these cuties are tempting me to pull one out and put it in my iced tea but I 'm resisting... so far!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-2GHw1HgcPGdS8g5NxdPw2PXGAKuqvYXxQXQRmaylUl16IvLczmbu1PBuE8yqDM07pVWc_c7PCr2YojsdFrwvJ9CsgEWX6C6BtFZMWL2pauzbdWygBYO4tK5tPMJwxBE0kKSS-ssJVXz/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-straws-stonegableblgo.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-2GHw1HgcPGdS8g5NxdPw2PXGAKuqvYXxQXQRmaylUl16IvLczmbu1PBuE8yqDM07pVWc_c7PCr2YojsdFrwvJ9CsgEWX6C6BtFZMWL2pauzbdWygBYO4tK5tPMJwxBE0kKSS-ssJVXz/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-straws-stonegableblgo.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />This year I'm planting pansies in tea cups. They look so adorable! And my favorite pansy color this year is called Copper Penny!  They add another layer of orange to my vignette!<br /><br />Click<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2014/03/pansies-in-tea-cupsa-tiny-spring-diy.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></span>  to see how I planted the pansies.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7kQB0yTceSGSyXVAsvurLRkc3wjlgdANAX0a8JFRYWETFNmYzYzAl_kMlBXh-YurJuQEWf6WJBGoM2PS8pRKuDcm89xm1M9T9O5DVauc_GuVvpQcsjFl7slrrz-5gUJO-5OU4BD8f69Jy/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7kQB0yTceSGSyXVAsvurLRkc3wjlgdANAX0a8JFRYWETFNmYzYzAl_kMlBXh-YurJuQEWf6WJBGoM2PS8pRKuDcm89xm1M9T9O5DVauc_GuVvpQcsjFl7slrrz-5gUJO-5OU4BD8f69Jy/s1600/1.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I was looking for orange parrot tulips for this vignette, but after 2 grocer's and 3 flower shops I decided that they are not yet in our area.<br /><br />So, I settled for white and a pink/yellow. I think pink and yellow mixed together make a pretty orange... don't they?... well, sorta?.... Okay, let's just use our imaginations!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0ESM8J6IpVm-fAPRbQ533XfwOUxK40c1M_TZAV9MXrRDLx7Zmcc7Nkl_Nn3otgFyP2I89U7IU5s_n1MnjaZHI5amkcoCHyx-v-4n5WHY3EGAVVqDOXUJVAsRMDBeeFsy8BwDskWTTLeo/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-+table-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0ESM8J6IpVm-fAPRbQ533XfwOUxK40c1M_TZAV9MXrRDLx7Zmcc7Nkl_Nn3otgFyP2I89U7IU5s_n1MnjaZHI5amkcoCHyx-v-4n5WHY3EGAVVqDOXUJVAsRMDBeeFsy8BwDskWTTLeo/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-+table-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The tall topiary gives this whole vignette some height. I made so many of these topiaries... they are sooooo easy to put together. Click <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2011/06/rustic-summer-topiary.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> for a topiary diy!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56w2S1PH3WyG91JEU0Khz0c_9NZ3Mfcjnyu9oNbdvhCUHvQTuAapKSvp24TCxLctHBJppxtxvYB57DQVpZJPo4CixM4Ahg7sUEAbKB9PklPWrkYf6FJVVe4T_1QD966x6MofU9BgIRzr1/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-plates-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56w2S1PH3WyG91JEU0Khz0c_9NZ3Mfcjnyu9oNbdvhCUHvQTuAapKSvp24TCxLctHBJppxtxvYB57DQVpZJPo4CixM4Ahg7sUEAbKB9PklPWrkYf6FJVVe4T_1QD966x6MofU9BgIRzr1/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-plates-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I sure hope you have been inspired to pick a color that is your favorite for the season and start to create!!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhP0q86OmGgTXNcMpK1_WlXSKH62nBdcVj3ruHU8LYbr_LNQH0XythPIY7WsJnH4fhvS9Gf5wbzyBLUaXXVA3MmDOWkTdf1ocDW5bTl8WwewUo10j_LxdYnGIt-Jw5yRvQGUAQZ6hyyiTd/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-bunny-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhP0q86OmGgTXNcMpK1_WlXSKH62nBdcVj3ruHU8LYbr_LNQH0XythPIY7WsJnH4fhvS9Gf5wbzyBLUaXXVA3MmDOWkTdf1ocDW5bTl8WwewUo10j_LxdYnGIt-Jw5yRvQGUAQZ6hyyiTd/s1600/Spring-Kitchen-Vignette-bunny-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Remember to</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhrvD4uBZqZaiKLvvtbPFS_axkn9EmcEiplitzC2JHy9XzBCY2bf0j9JfzxaWt1UMVG9SLgv72SFvUqUqaeV1p5wCgexvFYJcLgSlPImJnpddfiLzY07IVqqakU_pVgc-YicwH0qA74ocs/s1600/SPRING+FARMHOUSE-PIN-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhrvD4uBZqZaiKLvvtbPFS_axkn9EmcEiplitzC2JHy9XzBCY2bf0j9JfzxaWt1UMVG9SLgv72SFvUqUqaeV1p5wCgexvFYJcLgSlPImJnpddfiLzY07IVqqakU_pVgc-YicwH0qA74ocs/s1600/SPRING+FARMHOUSE-PIN-stonegableblog.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><br /></a></div></div></div>

SPRING FARMHOUSE KITCHEN VIGNETTE

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