A2Z-take 2 "K"

This weeks letter - K - was a toss-up between my kitchen and my kids. Since I have written numerous times about my children (which I prefer to call them versus kids, which are baby GOATS  LOL), I decided to show you my kitchen.

Just this last week, my new gas cook-top was installed. I'm loving cooking with gas. Prior to this I have only ever had electric burners. I knew a long time ago, when I started watching cooking shows, that gas was best, so I prayed and talked to my husband. Finally, many years later, I have what I wanted and I love how quickly it heats. No longer do I have to wait around for the burner to get hot, nor do I have to move the pan away after I turn it off to keep the food from burning on the hot burner. Thankfully, as of this date, I have not burned anything, not me or my food.  :)

But this post is not about my gas burners, it's about my kitchen.  So there it is, in all it dirty splendor. haha. It's not really dirty, just active. I managed to catch it empty, just after my children had fixed their breakfasts. It really is as big as it looks. I am truly blessed with a large kitchen, though sometimes, when we're all in there getting food, it doesn't seem big enough.

A little brag...my husband made the center island. It wasn't there when we moved in. The previous owner, who happened to be the builder, left the island out of the kitchen. I wanted/needed the extra counter space so my husband took woodworking classes, bought the tools, and produced this great piece of furniture for me.

Well I think that's enough about my kitchen. As you can tell, I love it, though I do hate cooking. At least when I do have to cook, I can enjoy the room I'm in.

What's your favorite room in your house?

My "K" for today...kitchen

Kitchen island - made by my husband (except the Boos top)

If your kitchen is anything like MY kitchen - a lot of stuff goes on there. Not only is food prepared, but occasionally eaten there. I am blessed to have a fairly large kitchen. The above island is 3 or 4 feet across and 4 or 5 feet long. (Even though I designed it from various sources, I've forgotten.) The entire thing weighs close to 400 lbs. I've had it a couple years now and I'm not sure what I did without it. I LOVE IT!

But that's not the point of this post. See that floor? It's tile. Poorly installed tile. It's not even. Some of it is cracking. We want to replace it soon, but I don't want to put down tile again. We have an open floor plan, so I have three different floors that flank my kitchen: hardwood (real), carpet (on stairs and in a bedroom), and laminate (wood look). We're thinking of extending whatever we put in the kitchen up the stairs as that carpet is worn considerably.

I will NOT put down linoleum or carpet. What other choices do I have that will look good, but wear well? Someone suggested that we continue the hardwood into the kitchen (flanks it on two sides). I'm unsure about getting a good fit. The current wood floor is "cut-off" in a straight line where it meets the tile; that would look funny if we did add more hardwood. I do not want to replace all of the wood. I like it's look. Is it possible to match the current floor? Hmmm...lots to think about. If you have suggestions, please leave a comment.

Okay, so there's my "K" - kitchen. :)

As always, under HIS wings

Ginger