missing you - day 4

Some of the things I am missing while away are the little silly things, like this guy. I miss this little camo clad dude. He protects our kitchen and watches over the dirty dishes.

Island Oasis

While the rest of our house remains messy and under construction, we have this perfect little island in our kitchen.

It's really just an old butcher block that my folks bought when they were a young couple. The wood is worn and distressed but we totally love it, and it's an ideal compliment to the newly tiled floor.

missin' our kitchen

Now that our kitchen floor is (pretty much) finished, we can start to put everything back in it's place. I've been looking around for some inspiration as we redecorate and reorganize...

We have a little breakfast nook that I can't wait to refurnish.

I think this is actually a garage, but what a great look for any room in the house.

The details are my favorite part. I may even have to buy this sweet bread box that I found here.

I adore that old stove. I'd love to have some dreamy and unusual color like that on an antique appliance.

The tile & curtain combo above sort of reminds me of our new bathroom colors.

And someday, we will have our very own Le Cruset pot to place atop the stove.

{I hope I get all these photo credits right. If you notice a mistake I've made, please don't hesitate to let me know... 1) with the lovely green chairs; 2) a perfect breakfast nook; 3) checkerboard floor ; 4) red room; 5) green room; 6) sweet lil' bread box; 7) bunt pan walls & 8) minty stove; 9) vintage utensils; 10) blue tile with yellow curtains; 11) dreamy table & lantern lighting; 12) hanging pots; 13) citrus, tulips & Le Cruset; 14) our future cookware.