My Summertime Vintage Kitchen

 Welcome to my Summer Kitchen! Last month I found this beautiful bookshelf at a local store called Garden Spot Furniture.  You never quite know what you'll find there, my sisters have named it "The Treasure Place" because it sure is! I knew when I laid eyes on it that she was meant for me!  Jake says it's his favorite piece in OUR HOUSE?  What?  Love that!  

Country Time Lemonade, our favorite Summertime drink, next to meadow tea that is!

That vintage blender makes the best chocolate shake EVER.  The top cake tin is used when taking desserts on the go and the bottom "bread box" has all the ingredients you need to make smores....including wipes!  Makes it easy to take to the fire pit out back.

Little birdie hook from my friend MaryJo. I've been trying to find the "perfect" place for this beauty for years....a place to both display and use it.  It's been found.

Having an array of coolers is important for Summer dining.
Vintage ice holder, ($1 garage sale), Vintage Mascot cooler~keeps drinks hot or cold, (.25 garage sale~I know, WHO sells that for a quarter)?  Cloth cooler from Target. 

A beautiful wine bottle with these great quality wrought iron corks.  MaryJane's Farmgirl Wisdom, photobook, Emily Post's book of Etiquette, Cath Kidston's recipe organizer.  

Bird dish from Pottery Barn, adorable glass measuring cups from here, (majorly on sale), working gumball machine from garage sale.

My pantry display.
Cute packaged food makes it to the shelf!   

Craft central.
The drawers have snacks in them.

The new patio door is what started this kitchen switch-a-roo. Needed to move the items that were against this wall and get creative with some new arrangements.

Pottery Barn Kitchen was given to Paisley by a neighbor/friend of mine, (Thanks Jillian) her daughter out-grew it.  Sad, but inevitable!

After many purchases, (and returns) I ended up using an old vintage comforter I had in the attic for our curtain.  We had to have something with thickness there because of the heat during the sun setting.  I found some shabby chic shower hooks at Target to hold it up.

 The beauty and color of this quilt is breathtaking.  Someone took so much love and time to make it.  One square at a time.  So beautiful.  My Mom says it was most likely old flour sacks that were used to make this.  Women use to exchange them with one another.  If they had too many of one color or design, they would meet up and "swap" with each other! Love that!

Garage sale delights and hydrangeas from kind neighbors. And you and I both know my table/kitchen isn't always this neat and organized so don't be deceived!

Had that bench on the porch for several weeks and decided to bring it to the kitchen table last week.  Really good decision.
Love the look and it's practical.

What? Don't you hold your kitchen window open with a rolling pin?

My "quick, I stink and someone is at the door" stash! Also used for various times of fast beautifying, like 5:10pm when my man rolls in!!

 My desire.
And reminder.

Thanks for visiting my kitchen today.Enjoy your Summer!! 

"At Summers start three precious months yawn lazily before us, filled to brimming with the promise of long days,
starlit nights and hours made for reconnecting."~Taken from the Life Beautiful magazine, (seen above)~