Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Heart of The Home and a Winner!


Welcome to my kitchen ~ it is indeed the heart of our home.




My kitchen is not modern. It's homey and cozy, but it means business. I have a professional stove, and lots of pots, pans, and utensils at the ready. Form comes first and style follows.


Spices and herbs are readily available.


Dishes are stored in open shelves to make it easy and accessible to "plate" a dish.




There are stainless and copper pots and pans ready to be used.




There are aprons ready to grab and baskets filled with potatoes, onions and garlic.



There is a beamed ceiling and painted cabinets. There are baskets and collections of pottery.



There is an old hutch filled with loved pieces of pottery, tole, miniatures and Beatrix Potter figurines. It's the cozy and comfy heart of our home, filled with things we love, and things that work for us. Thank you for visiting! Please visit Sheila at Note Songs for her Heart of the Home Party and Sue at It's a Very Cherry World for Rednesday.

And now .... big drum roll ... the winner of last week's give away is ... Elizabeth and Gary of Home is Where The Heart Is. Congratulations!! Send me an email so that I can get your address. Thank you all for participating!! If you didn't win, don't fret ... I'll have many more giveaways!!

It's been a very exciting day Bentley! Come help me choose our next giveaway!!

Love,
Susan and Bentley
xxoo

28 comments:

  1. I love your kitchen Susan and Bentley! It is so well organised and I love the colour of your cabinetry. I love it all actually!

    Best wishes always,
    Natasha.

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  2. You can certainly tell a cook lives there! Very nice!

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  3. Love the cabinet with the wire in it!!!!Kathy

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  4. Susan,
    I have loved this glimpse of your kitchen. You know I love those painted cabinets! Your pots and pans are great hanging within close reach. Hope you and Bentley have a great Wednesday. Congrats to Gary and Elizabeth!!!
    xoxo
    Robin

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  5. Congratulations to Elizabeth and Gary!!!
    Have a wonderful day Bentley...oh and mommy too of course!
    Tina xo

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  6. Your kitchen is warm and welcoming - thanks for sharing it with us!

    xo
    Claudia

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  7. What a darling kitchen! I love your blue cabinet and all your collectibles! :)

    ~Liz

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  8. How cute! What a collection of kitcheny things you have!

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  9. Very pretty kitchen. It has both form and function, and they tie, imo. Stopping by from Note Songs party. Hope you'll come over to Atticmag and see our kitchens - it's a three for one!

    Allison
    Atticmag

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  10. Your kitchen is the warmest and coziest I've ever seen Susan! I love the color of the cabinets, and your pots and pans just sparkle!
    Congrats to Elizabeth and Gary!
    Happy REDnesday,
    Carol

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  11. A wonderful kitchen it is....blessings

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  12. Hi,

    I enjoyed seeing your kitchen, especially your collection of blue and white china.

    Please come and check out my book giveaways.

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  13. G'morn Susan ~ WOW! What a lovely kitchen! You are ready to cook, for sure.

    Have a beautiful day ~
    TTFN ~ Marydon

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  14. The perfect place for serious cooking...How wonderful to have a super size stove! No pots and pans fighting each other over space during Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner LOL.
    My pots and pans are always fighting and I always have to give one of them time out!
    Have a sweet day, Elizabeth

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  15. Hi Susan and Bentley! :)
    I LOVE your kitchen! I bet a lot of good doggie treats come out of there, don't they Bentley?! Oh gosh, how I want a stove like that! I love your open shelves, I can't have them here in earthquake country. WAH!

    Happy Rednesday,
    Sally

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  16. Very nice!
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    (¸.•´ (¸.•´♥ Lori Lynn ♥

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  17. Hi Susan! Oh, I love your kitchen and it shows you're some kind of a cook! The color of your cabinets are so pretty! Love the baskets for your veggies and the wonderful display of pots and pans!
    Thank you so much, Susan, for coming to my party.
    You are a sweetie,
    Shelia ;)

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  18. Such a lovely cozy kitchen. Congratulations to the winners.

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  19. I just love your pictures!
    Thanks for the glimpse into your lovely kitchen!

    And Cooper sends Bentley a little doggie-love!

    M.E.

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  20. Your kitchen is homey. Looks like you are ready to cook/bake just about anything??
    Thanks for sharing.
    Michele

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  21. Pretty pretty Susan. You have such a gift of decorating so nicely!!~ Love the color of the cabinets...seems you have lots of wonderful displays too. Thanks for sharing your heart of the home!

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  22. Okay I am ready to come over for dinner. What will you be serving tonight in your oh so cozy and welcoming kitchen. Thanks for sharing.

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  23. I love everything! Your talent for blendimg all the precious 'finds' truly inspires me. Thanks for sharing. Sussi

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  24. Looks like a marvelous space,I love it !
    Blessings,
    ~Myrna

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  25. Oh Susan! LOVE your kitchen! Can I have your stove too? It really won't be that much to ship my way :) and you can add in that fabulous yummy little wall cabinet too! I've had on my to-do list the whole year to take some of my cabinets and adding screening, I just love it! Your kitchen is fabulous! I true cooks kitchen, my favorite kind!!

    Have a wonderful weekend sweetie! Big Hugs, Cynthia xo

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  26. Hi Susan,
    Your kitchen is wonderful, so warm and comforting. It looks ready to work with everything at the ready. Very nice!
    Valerie

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  27. Your kitchen reminds me of my Mom's. She always had her crocks beside the stove with all her essential tools in it. Love the painted cabinets.

    Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and your sweet comments.

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