Traditional White Kitchen – A Peek Inside of Ours

I’ve always loved a traditional white kitchen!

traditional white kitchen
 

A peek inside our traditional white kitchen

Here is a little peek inside my kitchen!

As you can see, like many, I’m really partial to white kitchens.

If you’re wondering where all the clutter is…it’s in piles right behind where I’m standing (I moved it all for the photo:)

But seriously, here’s a little bit about our kitchen.

The counter tops are marble.

I’ve got a great post for your if you’re wondering about marble vs. quartz counter tops!

white traditional kitchen cabinets

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Vermont Mud {Room}

our ski house mud room

Vermont might be the muddiest state with spring being it’s muddiest season. Unlike here in New York, the mudroom in Vermont is the work horse of the home…not only storing everyone’s bulky outerwear, but also preventing muddy boots and shoes from entering the house as well. I took these shots of our mud room during a rare uncluttered moment…we were closing up the place for the season. The last shot is a blurry “before” photo I took of the mudroom three years ago, right after we bought the place. As soon as I snapped the photo, I knew the ketchup red walls had to go, and that this Brunschwig & Fils “faux log cabin” paper would be perfect here. I even convinced my husband to let me cover up some of the wood paneling~ (ironically, with faux wood).

Our Magazine Feature: Behind The Scenes

 
This is our mudroom as it was shown in Cottages and Gardens magazine last month. 
 
Of all the rooms that were primped and styled for the shoot, this one is the most dramatically different from how it really looks every day. 
 
Shelter mags give us a voyeuristic glimpse inside other’s homes, but it’s also part fantasy. 
 
Just like models in a fashion spread are professionally dressed, made up, styled, and photo shopped…the same holds true for decor mags. 
 
We willingly suspend reality when we read magazines.
 
The day of the shoot, Lauren Muse of Muse Interiors, was here with two assistants, Ryan and Heather. 
 
There was the photographer, John Bessler, with one assistant. 
 
The stylist, Karin Lidbeck-Brent. 
 
And, then of course there was me, taking photos of the whole ordeal.
 
A staging area, this is our bar room, not part of the photo spread.
 
 
Getting the perfect shot, the equipment alone blew my mind!

 

No detail is too small…placing bubble wrap behind a pillow to prop it up.
 
 
 
This is our mudroom as it normally looks everyday, as shot by me.
{after I put everyone’s stuff away and cleaned it a bit!}