It’s time to bring out my Americana Dishes.
Those three little tins were found at the Goodwill. They were already painted that color and all I did was print out and add the number tags. The little drums are Christmas ornaments from my twin boys when they were just little guys.
These blue glasses were a gift (over two years ago) from Marigene from In The Middle Of Nowhere.
It was my first bloggy gift and I was SO surprised!
Thanks again Marigene!
These were my everyday dishes for many years. They are Susan Winget from 1994. The napkins were from Sears and I still have the matching seat pads.
This covered pie dish was added in 2006 and was found at Tuesday Morning. Printed all around the bottom plate is
“As American As Apple Pie”.
My Former Texas Kitchen
This is what the kitchen looked like back in 2008. I loved those Waverly curtains… and so did the new owners so I left them. The wall paper was from Big Lots and was actually quite nice. It was a name brand that had been discontinued. But for that particular house in Texas it was perfect.
Red and white ticking stripes on the bottom and small navy stars on a mottled beige background on the top half.
Yes... I even liked the border!
Also, that little highchair in the corner is a real antique from the 1900's. It was found in an old barn on a ranch in the Gold Country Hills of California.
The chandelier was something I bought when I worked at Ethan Allen in Northern California. The color band were perfect with that kitchen.
The dining set was an unfinished set from 1982. We first stained it a very dark, almost espresso to match the cabinets in the Washington State home. In 1985 I painted the set blue.
I also broke the ‘wood law’ of mankind and painted the kitchen cabinets the same blue. They had round cherry stained knobs and it all looked very Shaker like.
The Mr. even made little cubbies under the top cabinets. Then I got even more daring and insisted on the same cherry stain for…
Wood countertops and a wood floor!
Back then everyone told me just wasn’t done. Not back in the 80’s. So I settled for wood look Formica counters but I did get wood floors… to the dismay of all my neighbors.
Funny how they all loved it once it was done.
This is still the Texas kitchen from 2008. You can see The Mr. hadn’t let me paint the cabinets in this home. I did have plans to paint the island blue, but we moved.
The blue cabinet is actually two Shaker pie safes that I had in the previous house I had mentioned earlier. They are just what the blue kitcjen cabinets had looked like.
Well that's it for My Americana Kitchen ~ Part One. I will be back tomorrow to share My Americana Kitchen ~ Part Two how the kitchen looks here in my home in the California desert.
xoxo
