Welcome to my kitchen.
The garden is bursting, summer picnics are well under way, and I find myself spending a good deal of time in the kitchen. Good thing it is my favorite room of the house and I enjoy cooking so much, or I would be feeling trapped right about now.
I think my kitchen shows more of my personality than any other room in the house, so today I wanted to take you on a short walk through my kitchen.
There has been plenty going on and more than enough dishes being washed, but for today I cleaned it up a bit and made sure it was at its best for a little show and tell.
I don’t know about you, but I love going on house tours and I love going for walks in town at night so I can see in everyone’s window. I know it sounds a bit creepy, and I am not a peeping Tom I just love seeing the cozy and warm look of a family home through a window in the evening.
It is not night time, but the middle of the afternoon, and I have just cleaned up from canning peaches. I have one batch on the counter cooling, and another in the canning kettle on the stove. I also just got done making a batch of hummingbird food and its cooling on the counter waiting to go in the refrigerator. The floor is still sticky and needs a good mopping, but since you cannot see sticky I felt it was all right to take you on a tour.
So please come on in and welcome to my home.
You can enter my kitchen from the side door or through the back French doors, but for today you are walking past my laundry area and pantry on the left. What you see peeking out of the pantry door (which I didn’t know was there until I looked at the pictures) is my apron hanging on a hook on the backside of the door.
This is my message board, that I painted with chalkboard paint to cover the hot water heater door. It is a great place for my grandchildren to hang their artwork and learn how to write their numbers and letters when they are visiting Grandma’s. It is just my collection of crazy things I love to hang onto.
My kitchen is gallery style that opens up into the living room to give us an open floor plan. I love that I can talk to my family even if I am working in the kitchen.
I don’t have a dishwasher so I spend a lot of time gazing out this kitchen window. What you can’t see it that it over looks three bird feeders, a hummingbird feeder and my flower/herb cutting garden. I am glad you can not see it right now since it is being over taken by weeds and is in desperate need of some TLC.
This was not a very pretty angle but I had to point out something you might not see. If you look in the upper left-hand corner, on top of the highest cupboard you will see a little black ear sticking out. That would be Oscar our cat! I have trained him not to walk on my tables but I have never been able to break him from jumping up on the counter and on top of the refrigerator and then up to his favorite sleeping spot.
As you pass through my kitchen you come right to my family table. My farmhouse table is my favorite part of this room. I have always felt it important that my table fits my whole family. So far it has been plenty big enough for my adult children, grandchildren, hubby and me. We have our third grandchild on the way, so soon we will have to squeeze back in the high chair. Family dinners are important to us so this big table is perfect!
The two stools I keep at the bar make a great place to enjoy a quick cup of coffee or a great place my granddaughters can stand and watch me cook.
And finally, a peek into my antique cupboards collection. I love old stuff and these antique cupboards store an array of goodies. The first one, with open shelves, is filled with my canned produce and this Hoosier cupboard stores my table cloths, place mats, a set of Christmas dishes along with an assortment vases and candles I use throughout the year.
So there you have it a walk through my farmhouse kitchen…Tracy style. I hope you enjoyed it and look forward to you coming back again for a visit!
Thanks for stopping by!
Tracy Lynn
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I love your kitchen! You have so many adorable country touches, and I love that the water bath canner is waiting + ready to go.
Thanks Caitlin…I spend a great deal of time in my kitchen so I have tried to make it my own. This time of year my canner gets a work out and what you all didn’t see is the boxes of canning jars I had stacked on my table and my pressure cooker sitting on the bench. I should have left them there so every one could see how it really looks this time of year!
What a beautiful kitchen and home you have there! 🙂
Oh, Tracy! It is beautiful! So warm, cozy, and inviting. I just love it. I have to confess…I am just like you in that I LOVE seeing into people’s homes and seeing how they decorate!! I’m not a peeping Tom, either, but it is just heartwarming to me. Our little boy says I am nosy. LOL!! But, I SO enjoyed this tour and would love to see the rest of your house…I’m sure it is every bit as beautiful. I love being in the kitchen, too….so much love goes into everything I do in there. My favorite spot in our kitchen is standing at the kitchen sink peering out the window as I do dishes…sounds like you enjoy that, too. We do have a dishwasher, but I use it for storage of plastic bowls and lids!! It has not been used to wash dishes in a very long time. There is something soothing to me about doing dishes by hand and taking that time to talk to God while I stand there. I really enjoyed this post, and hope you have a great day in your lovely home!!!
Cheryl,
That is too funny…my kids call my nosy as well but I am not I just love seeing how people make a house a home. MY sink time is really a time for meditation for me and as you I do find it calming. Thank you for writing such a nice comment!
LOVE! It seems so practical and lived in, but also beautiful. I like places that have a real feel to them!
My kitchen is the most used room in my home and I think that is why Oscar the cat sleeps on top of the cupboard, he wants to be near me and I am always in the kitchen.
Just lovely, thank you for the tour! I also peek through windows when walking through neighborhoods! I thought my mom and I were the only nosy ones out there! 🙂 Thanks for sharing on the Art of Home-Making Mondays. Your kitchen is really a peaceful and homey spot!
That is a compliment that you say it looks homey because that is the way I want my home to feel. I never wanted a home that looked like a magazine picture I just want it to be inviting and one people want to come back to.
What a beautiful country kitchen! We are building our house right now and I am planning on putting in nearly the exact same cupboards you have. I love the look of white (& glass) cupboards in a country style home. Our home also has a gallery type kitchen that opens up into the family room. You have given me some ideas. 🙂
Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Very lovely kitchen, it’s ready to go going!!
Thanks for sharing!
You have a beautiful, wonderful kitchen! It is very inspirational to me because I have the same style kitchen and the layout is almost identical. Thank you for sharing and welcoming us all into your home!
Thank you so much…I love my kitchen and it makes me want to spend a lot of time in there!
Pinning this to our Mostly Homemade Mondays board! Thanks for linking up this week.
Tracy you have a lovely kitchen thank you for walking us round your kitchen so homely mind is small but nice have a blessed week a head
Happy Sunday Tracy. Love your beautiful country kitchen. So bright and charming! Guess I’d have to say the favorite part of my kitchen is when Papa D is up to his elbows in baking. Such a blessing.
I would have to say that would be a favorite of mine too. I do however, love it when my granddaughters are elbow deep in flour with me!
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I will have to say how cute your whole kitchen/dining room is! My FAVORITE feature is the farmhouse table and the mason jar lights!! That is my plan for the one we are in the process of building now, you just gave me a wonderful visual! Thanks for sharing!
I feel in love with those light as soon as I saw them. I got them from Pottery Barn.
Although I did not feature you this week on the Simple Life Sunday, I did share both your posts!! I love your posts and can completely relate ALL the time!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE your hoosier. There is SO much to be said about simplicity!! I LOVE our simple life too!!
Blessings lovely and thank you greatly for joining me every week!
Tam
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Thank you and I love your blog as well!
Hi Tracy,
What a warm and wonderful kitchen you have! I love the red and white checks, both in the curtains and on the stools. Your passion for vintage accessories is evident and so charmingly displayed. You know, in many ways, your kitchen is quite similar to mine, with touches of black, a foundation of white, and both bright and earthy colours to complement the textures and patterns. So enjoyed this walk through your cozy kitchen!
Poppy
Poppy I guess you are right that our kitchens are somewhat the same…maybe that is why I was so drawn to your and why it made me want to be right at home. I love red checks…don’t you?
Wow, nice! I wish I had that much room, but we live in a smaller house…
I love your kitchen, it looks so cheerful and bright. Beautiful x
Thank you for sharing. Your kitchen really seems to match the personality that i have come to know from following you. Oh no, now I’m a peeking Tom and a Stalker.
I love your kitchen, but I really love your mason jar lights. Did you make them or find them in a store?
Ruth the one over the table I found at Pottery Barn but the ones over my counter my hubby made me.
Tracy, your kitchen is beautiful! I had to smile as I “toured” your kitchen for we have many things in common, wall color, antiques, antique kitchen cabinet, and much more. I enjoyed having coffee and the tour this morning. I dont have alpaca or sheep, but do appreciate looking out my windows and seeing my neighbor’s animals graze. Now if I could only get my husband convinced we NEED chickens! Enjoy your day! Wish we could have coffee together, you have such wisdom to share.
Cheryl I bet if you could get your hands on some fresh eggs and have your hubby taste them you would get your chickens quicker:))
Love your kitchen, very homey and very functional. Right now my kitchen is a bunch of cabinets, the lowers tentatively in place and the uppers on the floor waiting for the rest of them to show up! The fridge, microwave and dishwasher are in the middle of the living room waiting for the stove AND the electrician and plumber! I had a vision that I hope will come to fruition soon. Been living with my son for the last year and am anxious to get back into a place of my own to can my own food again and bake my own bread! I will send pics once it is done; hopefully by mid-June.
Amelia I would love to take a peak into your kitchen. Please do show us when you’re all done!
I love the light fixtures you have over your counter and your table. My kitchen has the French country look complete with ceramic chickens and my milk jug collection, and my New Orleans style bar stools. I sew table cloths for my round table depending on the season or holidays. It is definitely a work in progress and this is the messy time of year with storage preps. I am currently working on freezing my onions. I got a late start this year because of the never ending rain we had in the spring. No potatoes this year because they became water logged.
I feel in love with those lights the minute I saw them. I had them bought long before we had the house. My potatoes didn’t do well this year either? Thanks for sharing!
I’m the same way about seeing folks enjoying their evenings nestled at home. I feel so grateful that we have a home that we can enjoy together as a family reading, listening to the radio or just hanging out.
Your home is lovely and obviously well-cared for. So many great memories in those walls…
Thanks for the nice comment Daisy! I do love my home…
Tracy, I sooo enjoyed the kitchen tour! We strive for simple living as well, so I look forward to reading more of your blog – one can always pick up more tips and encouragement.
Your Kitchen Tour is great, looks easy to cook in. I love your antique kitchen cabinet, I have one almost like it. Hope you have a great weekend and thanks so much for sharing your post with us at Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen
I love how warm and cozy your kitchen is. I am just like you and love home tours. I even remember as a child when we drove past houses at night looking in the lit windows and making up stories. Thanks for inviting me into your kitchen.
Your kitchen is inviting and looks like the perfect place to share a meal.
I am in love with your sink. That is the type of one I want in my house. My hubby even priced getting one for me. I nearly had a heart attack though lol.
I love your kitchen, especially the window over the sink. We live in an apartment and natural light only reaches my sink sideways, which I hate. Thank you for joining The Really Crafty Link Party this week!