Coastal Kitchen and Family Room Updates :)

Recently, we've been making a few updates to the most used space in our home.  I just wanted to give you a peek at the changes.....can you guess what they are?  Come on in and I'll show you what we've been up to ;)

This is the view of our dining room/kitchen area....the biggest change here is one I've been waiting for a while.....new stainless steel appliances...yay! I just love the sparkle and shine they add to the space :

I found these morrocan nautical inspired, printed pillows at Burlington Coat Factory while on  vacation. At $6 each, I just HAD to fit them in my suitcase....much to my hubby's chagrin....LOL!  I also decided to change out the curtains, which is one of my favourite ways to affordably update a space. We also changed out our old bamboo roll up blinds with these white wooden blinds. The white really brightens up the space and also adds so much more light control/privacy.
 

                               A few pops of blue give a summer feel to the space.....

You can never have too many starfish!! :)

I found this gorgeous fabric to correspond with my Moroccan pillow and framed it in my existing frames for a burst of blue....

Some new smaller scaled bar stools and nautical striped chair pillows work well at the breakfast bar....

A starfish dish holds the liquid soap and dishcloth....pretty and functional!

                                

     A chicken wire basket is a great place to corral kitchen necessities like spices and oil....

Love my new country inspired faucet!

As the kids often like to work on homework on the breakfast bar, I decided to use these jars to hold all the study necessities....

                                  A new rug, found at Ross stores, makes doing
                                         the dishes a little more comfy!

               

                      And to finish off the tour, here's the view from the dining area into the family room.....we just love this room...hope you've enjoyed it too :)


Have a wonderful weekend!!
                                            ~Katrina