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August 30, 2016

A Few of My Favorite Things

Hello At the Picket Fence friends, it’s me, Julie from redheadcandecorate.com. I wasn’t able to stop by last month due to a busy time at our house. Summer is supposed to be a relaxing time, but somehow it turns into a busy time for a lot of us. We went on a few impromptu mini-camping trips and the packing and unpacking had my head spinning. I’m finally beginning to settle down, and we are preparing for our teen girls to head back to high school. Maybe next year I will consider a “stay-cation”!

So, this month when I sat down to think about what I would like to share with you, my mind went back to our kitchen. I thought it would be fun to share a few resources for some of my favorite things in our kitchen. From the light fixtures to my favorite spatulas…I’ve never really told you what they are, or where they come from.

Best DIY Kitchen Makeover

Before we get to “A Few of my Favorite Things”, I have some exciting news that I couldn’t wait to share with you. We recently were blessed with 2 “Home Tour” features in magazines (yippee!). It’s kind of crazy how they both ended up being published so close together, but one is a local Detroit publication, and the other is a national publication. If interested in viewing the 6 page article in Detroit Home Magazine, you can see it all on my blog here: “Romancing the Rustic”. If you are interested in viewing the full 12 page spread of our “Harvest Homecoming Fall Home Tour” in Cottages & Bungalows, it’s on newsstands now (page 90). Ironically enough, Heather from At the Picket Fence also has a project featured in Cottages & Bungalows (congratulations to Heather!). I will also be posting the full Cottages & Bungalows spread on my blog soon (Aug. 26th to be exact).

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Okay, so enough about magazines, and more about where I get stuff. I’m not a big shopper, in fact I detest shopping. Most of my “shopping” is done on the internet. I know that’s not for everyone, so I will be sharing items in stores you can actually visit, too.

light fixture kitchen

*** Some of the links in this post may contain affiliate links for your convenience. Read full disclosure policy here.

People ask me about our light fixtures in the kitchen often. Especially the chandeliers over the island. Unfortunately, these chandeliers were on clearance from Pottery Barn when I purchased them, and they no longer carry them. However, I found similar ones here: Chandelier Pendant.

Now, as far as the recessed lights, we purchased these “Recessed Light Caps” in bronze which install onto your basic recessed light fixture. They give it a little more style and finish them off nicely.

recessed light fix

If we mosey on over to our cooktop area, you’ll notice those large “EAT” letters. In my experience the best place to purchase wooden letters is Hobby Lobby, or HomeGoods. They both usually have large selections. If not, there are several companies that make them to order on line. You can pick your size, color, and they even come in different patterns.

Beautiful Brick Backsplash Tutorial

Do I have any tea drinkers out there? My Mom always had her tea kettle on the stove, and still does. Now I put mine there, too, even though most of the time I drink my Earl Grey from a Keurig. This cute chrome tea kettle I found at Marshall’s for about $30. For some reason Marshall’s always has a very large and interesting selection of tea kettles. Not sure why that is, but it’s true.

Oh, before I move on I better tell you that my husband bought me the black Kitchen Aid mixer at Kohl’s at Christmas time and he used a 30% off coupon. You can also find those on line here.

I love to cook, and one of my most beloved utensils to use while mixing is the rubber spatula. I can’t live without them. Here are a few cute ones for you…

spatulas

While I’m on the subject of utensils, my best friend’s husband just complimented me an our “curly” flatware when they were visiting last weekend. I thought it was so funny that he noticed. Here it is on our Thanksgiving table a couple years ago. They are still holding up well.

Beautiful Fall Harvest Tablescape with Corelle & Corningware

Before I go, here’s a few more of my favorite things from our kitchen…

Roman Numeral Wall Clock

Round Vintage Chandelier Bulbs (small socket)

Silver Candle Holders

White Cotton Cloth Napkins

Thankful Kitchen by Redhead Can Decorate

If you have any questions on any of the product above or in our kitchen, just shoot me a comment below or visit my blog redheadcandecorate.com and leave me a message on my most recent post.

I would love to help!

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Yesterday on the way home from school I had the ra Yesterday on the way home from school I had the radio tuned to my daughter's favorite station and a song that was playing had a line in it that really stood out to me. It made reference to a 'season of the sticks' which I think its safe to say must mean winter. I thought that was such an accurate, albeiet kind of depressing, picture of this time of the year.

While we definitely have more than our fair share of evergreen trees here in Oregon, we also have plenty of trees and bushes that are reduced to sticks during the cold months. But, this morning as I looked out my kitchen window, greedily sipping from my mug of coffee, I marveled at the beauty of the winter sunrise. The sky was all pinks and oranges with frost on the rooftops and a little bit of fog. And, I realized that part of why it was so amazing is because I could see it more clearly through the sticks. The bare branches allowed me a view that I wouldn't be able to see if those same branches were covered in leaves. Being stripped down to almost nothing revealed something magnificent.

We have seasons of the sticks in our lives too, don't we? Times when we feel as though we've been stripped bare and left exposed. It's easy to think that this is a place where all is ugly and dark. And yet, just like the winter sunrise was more visible because of the bare branches, the vulnerability we feel in the winter season of our souls allows us to get a glimpse of beauty that we wouldn't see otherwise. In the lush, warm seasons it's so easy to become comfortable. But in the bare, cold seasons we recognize just how much we need to rely on the One who placed the stars in the heavens and is sovereign over all.

If you feel like your soul has been stripped bare and you've been left exposed and vulnerable, may I encourage you today to ask the Lord to help you to see the beauty in this 'season of the sticks'.

“Answer me quickly, O Lord! My spirit fails! Hide not your face from me, lest I be like those who go down to the pit. Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul." Psalm 143:7
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Here’s to beginnings. Happy new year friends! May you experience the majesty and sovereignty of the Lord in 2023 like never before! ✨
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