A Rustic California Kitchen

We just returned from our second trip back to California in the course of a month! This time we attended my younger brother’s wedding.

Part of our time was spent at my husband’s cousin’s house. I asked permission to photograph her kitchen area to share on my blog, because, simply put, it is gorgeous! Her husband did all the cabinetry and woodwork. He is one talented individual.

But he’s not the only talented one in the family. Sharene has recorded four Christian/Gospel albums and was nominated for a Dove award!

Here’s one of her videos that also features her daughter and her brother. So, sit back and enjoy the music and then take a tour of her fabulous kitchen.

Check out the detail in the tiles over the stove.

Even the fridge is classy!

Intricate carving adds a nice touch.

Sharene has a great eye for details and has her fall décor out.

Loving this towel rack.

The dining area is just off the kitchen in her open floor plan. Once again, her husband created some amazing cabinetry.

Very earthy, woodland feel to her fall table.

Even the sideboard is done up.

These two fellas supervise all the activity from their vantage point.

Hope you’ve enjoyed your “tour”!

Funnel Light Makeover & Some More Junk

At the beginning of September we loaded the family (plus one extra) in the van and headed back to California to attend my youngest sister’s wedding. I squeezed in some junkin’ and shopping time in between traveling and visiting.

My first find was this wonderfully crusty oil funnel.

All it needed was a good wipe down and a hanging light cord…..

and voila….

It now hangs as a cool industrial light fixture over my desk!

For now. It will probably end up in  my room at Smitten. Eventually.

But it is so cute and so my style. I’m going to enjoy it for now.

Here’s a peek at some pickin’ my husband and I did the other evening. In the rain, no less.

All of these will end up in the shop. Some transformed. Some not.

Except the kiddo in the backseat. I’ll keep him.

Thanks for stopping by!

Partying here this week:

Between Naps on the Porch Metamorphosis Monday

Fall Time at Smitten

At the end of July our garden room at Smitten received a well earned makeover. We removed all the stuff, my husband pulled up the tarp we were using for flooring and then he installed new flooring for us!

It’s not real wood, but it looks wonderful and flows better with the other rooms in the shop, which still have the original hardwood floors.

My very talented husband also made a couple of bookcases for me. These are made from reclaimed wood from different buildings in Fredericksburg.

I reconfigured the room and stocked it with new treasures I had been accumulating. And since I’ve taken way too long to post the makeover, some of these items have already found new homes.

The old magazine rack is still hanging around. The back folds up so it can also lay flat.

Cute little brown creamer.

Old metal skates in an enamel bowl.

My first real furniture painting project. I used homemade chalk paint to cover this little writing desk in a soft gray color.

Last week I gave the room another redo to incorporate some fall items. If you can bear a few more pictures, please keep reading!

This sweet little aqua pumpkin rests on a “Special Day” plate.

A little rust and pumpkins.

A bucket o’ decoupaged pumpkins.

Ironstone on display.

French vocabulary cards.

Awesome, mercury glass style pumpkin.

Italian phonics flashcards.

More pumpkins for fall.

This is an another project my husband helped me with. Chicken wire and an old burlap feed sack stretched behind a chippy window frame.

Be sure and stop by and shop with us!

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401 E Auguste & Washington Sts.

Fredericksburg TX 78624