saying goodbye: melanie bloomer's kitchen

It occured to me that I'm moving out in 3.5 months. Not that far away at all. And while I am SO ready to move,I will miss our first apartment at Yonge + St. Clair. So, I've decided to chronicle where I've lived for the last 2 years, showing you some of my favourite corners. My favourite room for sure is our kitchen. I feel very calm when I walk in there - the deep grey walls sooth my soul, and then the lime green accents perk me up! Its a marvy combination of feelings. Take a look!

our little breakfast nook. i admit these are fake apples. i used to have more but some of craigger's friends thought they were real and tried to eat them one night.

you know who you are :)

our wee kitchen table and chairs were made by my grandad years and years and years ago. i love the roughness of it (yes, including the exposed bolts)! and also note my fav green bucket. this green bucket is usually filled with flowers (and swamp water according to Craigger) depending on what i'm working on. and it also makes it way to alot of our events! its basically a part of me.

across from the table, is my little lime green chair. it used to be red but i painted it green to match. it basically acts as my toadstool since i am only 5'2" and can't reach our cupboards. or our toaster. hee.

and above the green chair, i love the vintage clock that i stole from shayna bloomer. hee again (but more sinister).

but perhaps my favourite part of the kitchen is my shelf. i love shelves with dishes on it. don't know why. i guess it looks friendly and lived in. but of course, the dishes have to match.

i found this big wok in our basement - my mom was into antiques! i like to pretend it was used for panning gold during the gold rush, but clearly, i just made that up.

i'll miss my lime green dishes (they won't match the new kitchen), but don't worry sam, we're keeping the sexy korean shot glasses fo' shizzle.

the bottom shelf holds maybe my fav item - the little green birdhouse. awww. it's so wonky and bent. i love wonky things. maybe it's because i'm wonky. i used the word wonky alot there.

and voila, the kitchen. hope you enjoyed!

the decor in it's complicated

I know, I know, everyone's been talking about it - how pretty the movie It's Complicated is! Well...it is. It's a cute and funny movie as it is (I laughed out loud..oh, sorry...I mean, LOL-ed), but my goodness me, the bakery and the kitchen decor makes it a DEFINITE must see. And if you haven't already googled it yourself, here's some pics from the movie...

The bakery ...looks like a 'Bloomer dream come true...

The gorgeous kitchen...

{pics 1 - 4 from designinglifeinmiami; pics 5 - 10 from remodlista}

a wow kitchen makeover

I'm definitely a sucker for a good makeover. Whether it's a new haircut and outfit that brings out a person's confidence, or a home makeover that promises coziness and comfort, I can't help but shed a wee tear of joy! And so I fell in love with this kitchen makeover in a recent issue of Country Living magazine.

Looking at the very sad kitchen before, it is hard to believe that there was so much potential in that little space! But I'm digging the yellow, gray, and light blue colour combo, the rustic elegance of the wood paired with the stainless steel, and of course the wallpaper. And the cool pantry shelf made of old antique boxes!

When you have the urge to tear apart the decor in your home and start all over again...does that mean it's time to move? Yikes!

Happy weekend and we'll be back on Monday with some very exciting news...!

my house is coming, my house is coming!

I drove past my house yesterday and it is now officially a HOLE in the ground. YESSS! I've been waiting for this moment. To know that it will be a home one day, very soon, for me and Craiger, and that we might get to move in in March as scheduled! So more pictures of purty rooms that I like...I have to start thinking about kitchen / dining room, family room, then bedroom and office inspirations. Whew, there's lots to think about! So for the kitchesn above, here are two pics I absolutely love. I love the raw wood antique table mixed with the stark white modern elements in pic 1. I like the cleanliness too...not too many things to collect dust on! I also like the light fixtures, and Iike the dark wood vs white in picture 2. Mix this with the kitchie in my last blog post and I think this is what I want to do - take some elements from each! Do we like??