the heart of the home...my REAL farmhouse kitchen..part one

 While we're finishing phase 2 of the pantry

I thought I would give you a bit of history of my kitchen...

This is  peek at what my farmhouse kitchen 

(be WARNED-not for the faint of heart) 

looked like

 15 years ago 

when we first walked in the door 

to take a look at our new home...

• yes, that is the same pantry that I showed you last week
• yes, it was dirty, mouse-infested, and scary
• yes, those pantry cabinets were the only cabinets in the kitchen

• yes, that was the kitchen sink (back in the corner-behind the wall)
• yes, it was in the pantry
• yes, that is a chimney and the washing-machine hook-up

• yes, the  *kitchen*  was empty except for the...
• yes, that is a  built-in china cabinet 
• yes, that doorway lead to the bathroom,
• yes, there were 4 doorways
• yes, the floor was that gross,
• yes, I was in love with this house,
• yes, I had a vision of what this house  could be

and

yes, we bought the house!

without one minute of hesitation...

If you're like me,

 you like to see

 before and afters

and all of the details.

This is a rough floor plan of what we started with.

my favorite carpenters

hard at work

ripping out the old

and 

putting in the new

You should know:

this is how we like to buy 'em.

I like my houses old 

and 

I like 'em original.

I want to work beside  My Mr.

and beside my children

to make the  house into our home.

At a price we can afford.

Here's a peek...at where we ended up.

This photo is a couple of years old-

in the height of my *shabby chic* days.

Come back for part two to see  a few more details

and

to see my new farmhouse style.

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