• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

The Blue House Blog

believer | creating a home of peace, health, abundance and beauty | laughing a lot

  • Home
  • About
    • About
    • Truth
    • Contact Me
  • Recipes
    • Trim Healthy Mama
    • Nourishing Traditions
  • My Home
    • Remodeling
    • Before and After
  • The Fine Print
    • Disclosure
    • Privacy
    • Media
  • Shop

Before and After: My Vintage Kitchen!

Melissa Beene Ford/ before and after+ Big Blue House

If you haven’t seen the ‘before’ pictures showing the loveliness of our kitchen before we remodeled it, I’ll give you a moment to click that link and check it out. Go ahead…

You can’t fully appreciate the ‘after’ until you’ve seen the ‘before.’

Actually, those pictures were from before we even bought the house…..lest you think all the *stuff* in these pictures belongs to me, well, it doesn’t…..that was all the *decorating style* of the previous owner. 😉

Anyway, I just realized that I never posted ‘after’ pictures! At least, I don’t think I did…..

I know my local friends have all seen my kitchen, but for all you internet-friends, here are the ‘after’ pictures!

The light fixture over the sink came from Schoolhouse Electric out of Portland, Oregon…I discovered them in the back of a magazine. If you’re into vintage style, check them out! I love their selection.

I love the pale blue ceiling, and a cold-water faucet over the cooktop is a handy thing to have….

Remember that old fireplace? We tore it out and put french doors in its place, opening onto the deck we had built.

Tons of storage in the window seat!

Once upon a time, we used to watch tv while we ate breakfast.

There was one thing I really did like about the ‘before’ kitchen…..this light fixture:

I kept all the old fixtures we took out of this house, including this one. The wiring is ancient, cloth-covered, and fraying….it needs to be professionally rewired….which I haven’t had the time or funds or ? to have done….but it actually cleaned up very well, and the milk-glass is in perfect condition.

Someone told me it was once an oil-burning fixture and was wired for electricity later. Meaning its old.

But it may just find its way back to its rightful home over my kitchen table in the years to come….

Recent Posts

  • Ask
  • Two Natural Ways to Cope with Grief
  • Covers Over
  • God vs Earthly Parents
  • For they are ever with me

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. ModernJune31 says

    June 11, 2009 at 3:14 pm

    What a beautiful kitchen! Love everything about it. It looks very similar to the one that we have designed for the house we are planning to build. <br />I am jealous at how empty your counters are! You&#39;ve inspired me to work on mine today and get them cleared off.<br />Hope you have a great Thursday!

    Reply
  2. Wonderful World of Weiners says

    June 11, 2009 at 8:01 pm

    Saw you on Ree&#39;s site and thought you might be interested in this. <br /><br />Come on over and enter to win huge prizes!! Seriously, there are over 25 prize packages and the prizes are awesome!!<br /><br />Although I am still happily accepting (and pushily begging) for donated prizes for my fundraiser, I decided to get the ball rolling.<br /> <br />http://www.firstgiving.com/hallietwomey<br

    Reply
  3. Jessi -in love with her boys:) says

    June 12, 2009 at 1:01 pm

    Ohhhhh, I love it so much. You guys are so talented.. I wish we were that far along.

    Reply
  4. {eloquent essence} says

    June 12, 2009 at 9:28 pm

    Oh my, what a fabulous transformation! Everything just looks so clean and tidy unlike the mess before LOL. Fabulous job!

    Reply
  5. Catherine@Simply Natural says

    June 16, 2009 at 1:09 pm

    Thanks for the mention! The before pictures are scary, I don&#39;t blame you for not wanting to cook. The after pictures are divine! Love the subway tile, the vintage light fittings, the countertops, the tap over the stove…everything!

    Reply
  6. Julia says

    July 28, 2009 at 7:10 pm

    I LOVE your kitchen {huge sigh of jealousy}.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Let’s Connect!

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

About Me


Hey there... I'm Melissa! Texas girl. Mom to three + one goldendoodle. Believer. Old house fanatic. Creating a happy + healthy home with purpose is my passion. I'm so glad you're here!

Be sure to subscribe to emails so you don't miss a post!

Search for Something

ARCHIVES

I don’t know who’s big idea it was to strip 80 I don’t know who’s big idea it was to strip 80 years of paint off of this door down to the wood and start over… but that person has no business starting new projects. 😅 My neighbors must have thought this project would never end. *I* thought this project would never end. 😰 If you’re thinking of doing this yourself? Just don’t, ok? Throw the whole door away and buy a new one. 😂🤣 Just kidding.  Old house weirdos like me… we can’t just do things the easy way. Anyhoo… after some trial and error, @sherwinwilliams Celestial is what I landed on, and I have to say… I like it. Periwinkle-ish blue looks great with the yellow house and will look even better when the azaleas are in bloom. Was it all worth it? That’s not important right now. 🤭 Will I do this all again in two years? The magic eight ball says… without a doubt. 👏🏻 I’ve already picked the next color. #gluttonforpunishment #somefoolsneverlearn #oldhouselove #oldhomelove #makinghome #southernliving #gardenandgun #azaleadistrict #tylertx
Spring in the Azalea District makes the winters in Spring in the Azalea District makes the winters in an 80-year-old house completely worth it … what broken pipes, icy hardwood floors and drafty windows? 🤔 I forgot already. #comeonspring #azaleadistrict #tylertx
Happy Saturday ☀️ Happy Saturday ☀️
Salt Lake City is always magical ✨ Salt Lake City is always magical ✨
2022 had its highs and lows for sure, but scrollin 2022 had its highs and lows for sure, but scrolling through my pics from the last twelve months made me realize how blessed and content I am. Prosperity, love, and peace have been ours in abundance, in spite of the pain of losing my dad. The second picture is the last picture of him… the last time I saw him. 💔 But God has been good to my family this year and 2022 is ending far better than it began. 😄 #2022inreview #thanksforthememories
Who wants a Christmas tour of my home? 🙋🏼‍ Who wants a Christmas tour of my home? 🙋🏼‍♀️
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
That’s it. That’s the tour. (Slide two). 
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
It’s a new trend I’m starting: bare Christmas tree. Lowe’s tag still attached (so quirky and unexpected)! Christmas ornaments still in boxes. Coming soon to an Anthropologie window display near you. 
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Every year I think, “next year I’ll do better. Next year I’ll have it together.” And then, here we are on the SIXTH Christmas that we’ve been in this house, the sixth Christmas I’ve dragged our chaotic bunch of Christmas mess out of a chaotic garage I still haven’t unpacked from our move six years ago. 
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Maybe this year is the year I’ll organize it all and put it back neatly so that by Christmas number 7, it will be smooth sailing. People will flock to my social media to see how I’ve pulled everything off SO PERFECTLY. Next year will be my year. 
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Seems every year there’s less and less bandwidth for all these things. There’s more grief and stress, less money. More demands, less grace. 
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I put this sign on the wall in my office so I could keep it in front of my eyes: Love. Joy. Peace. And all that. I am SO unlike Jesus most days. So lacking in all of these character qualities. And that’s WITH waking up most mornings and spending my first 30 minutes with God Himself. 
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
How lost would I be without that? Geez. I can’t fathom. I REQUIRE being transformed by renewing my mind every single morning, and even then, responding to people and life with love, joy, peace and patience doesn’t come naturally. 
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
It’s the goal, though. 
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
This weary world needs that from us Believers during this season, more than ever… even more than an Anthropologie-window-display worthy Christmas home tour. 
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I’m working on both.
Instagram post 18046618504353300 Instagram post 18046618504353300
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Copyright © 2023 · Ella Theme by Code + Coconut