Sunday, October 27, 2013

31 Days: The Unmodeled Kitchen, or How To Embrace The Perfectly Unperfect

 Today I thought I'd show you my unmodeled kitchen. Not remodeled, just unmodeled. Left alone. Unfussed with, untrendy, untouched.

 No fancy countertops or fancy appliances.

 A vintage kitchen that has been nourishing families for nearly fifty years.



Fifty years of dishes washed at this sink.



  Fifty years of dinners cooked at this stove.



A place to make a cup of coffee.


A place to grab a snack.


A place to let the dog out...


...fifty times a day.


A shelf for cookbooks...



...a pantry full of shelves for food...


...and a pantry to hang up cute aprons and not-so-cute school snacks.

A place to light a candle and sit with a good cup of coffee and a good devotional.

Because a kitchen should not just nourish your body. It should nourish your soul, too.

And when a kitchen has functioned this well for fifty years, you learn to live with the unmodel before considering the remodel.

Today, it is perfectly unperfect. A lot like me.

Is it any wonder that I like it as much as I do?
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2 comments:

  1. ANNEOctober 28, 2013 at 5:15 AM

    I love your kitchen! What fabulous windows you have too and the storage space!! so envious...

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  2. KarenOctober 28, 2013 at 10:09 AM

    Love your kitchen and your thoughts about it .. . . a well loved home. I have to admit that I am jealous of the wonderful space - but I love my little kitchen: no storage, one small countertop and two drawers - yes, only two and they are only for spoons and such! I've added storage with a small island and hutch (15 bucks at Salvation Army - it's for a bedroom, but works beautifully here). I can see the creek we live on out my kitchen window and the eagle nest - so I feel very lucky to have my little house!

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