PROJECT UPDATE #2

THE KITCHEN PROJECT

  

As noted here previously, I don't have a lot of confidence in my decorating choices and prefer to defer to someone else for ideas and recommendations.  Nor have I completely reconciled myself to the shopping necessary to make changes.  Thus, the Kitchen Project had a quality of intimidation for me.  It was next up on my list, though, so I decided to put on my big girl panties and GO FOR IT!  

No structural, paint, or furnishing changes were required.  My plan was to replace curtains and chair cushions to complement a nice framed poster by the table,  replace our dinnerware, silverware, bakeware, cookware, and storage containers.  Yep, all the existing stuff was that old. And not in an old and cool antique-y way.  In an old, tired and used up way.  Lots of throwing away and donating were scheduled.

Here we go:  this is the on the wall by the table that I used as the basis for the color and pattern of the curtains and chair cushions. 

curtains, old & new,

 

and the chair cushions.

I replaced our Old Town Blue pattern, found now only in Corelle's "discontinued patterns" section, with Classic Cafe in red and black.

Silverware and glasses

I chose to keep these bread pans given to me by my Mom,

but replaced the rest of my bakeware.

New cookware included skillets

and a stew pot:

I chose to keep my bread mixing bowl:

but replaced this oldie 

with a glass set.

 Tupperware "Crisp It Lettuce Keepers" are on-line in the "vintage" category. 

I found Glad to have satisfactory replacements:

These oldies were given to me by sister-in-law Karen for my wedding shower (I wasn't kidding! But I got all those years of use out of them.)

 

and were replaced by these:

As I was delightfully ridding myself of that old green stuff, I was highly amused to find this new colander in only one color:

but it does this for easy storage, so I couldn't resist:  

And finally, my favorite new piece is this salad spinner.  Press down on the large black button to activate the spinner, and the job is done in no time!

So, my kitchen is all up to date and I'm pleased with my choices, despite my initial uncertainty.  Some of the shopping was more fun than I anticipated, so I must be progressing in that area.  That's a good thing, because there are projects involving shopping still pending!