Kitchen Reveals at Lake Lure Cottage Kitchen

Penny (Lake Lure Cottage Kitchen) asked me to join in her 2nd annual kitchen reveal.  I love my kitchens; they're cozy and warm and my favorite places to be. I'm happy to share a few photos.

This is the country kitchen in our 1865 limestone homestead.  We are lucky to be the stewards of this lovely old home, with it's rich and abundant history. We are reminded of that past every time our feet sink into the grooves left on the original wooden stairs and thresh holds; grooves made by the early pioneer inhabitants of our home.  When we bought the house, the kitchen was in the main part of the house and there was a 1920's lean-to on the back (it's last incarnation was as a beauty salon of all things).  But the old kitchen left a lot to be desired  and we wanted to restore the original part of the house to be as historically accurate as we could...



Before...1920's lean-to/beauty salon



During...



And after...Modern Kitchen

so we tore off the dreary, dilapidated lean-to/beauty salon and added a large cozy kitchen/mudroom with radiant-heat floors on to the back of the house, restoring the original house...well, back to original. 

This room is definitely the heart of our home and it's where we spend most of our time.  I love the double farm sink and large peninsula and island work space.  The charcoal gray soapstone counters are perfect for rolling doughs and making candy or bread.  The stacking washer/dryer is nestled in the corner closet by the range.  But the gem of the kitchen is the double Viking farmhouse range and griddle.  I do most of my garden preserving and jamming here because it is so spacious.   The original part of the house has no closets so the storage space in the new kitchen is essential.  I'd love to give those pioneer women a tour of my kitchen.  Wouldn't they be astounded by the wonderful time-saving devices we have today?  Light years away from the old wood-burning free-standing stoves that were originally here.  I almost feel a little guilty at having so many" kitchen riches"...almost, but not quite. 

Thanks Penny for letting me share.  I look forward to seeing the other kitchen reveals.  If you'd like to see them too, go here.

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