Friday, April 2, 2010

EAT

You lovelies know how much I love my kitchen right?  Just in case you didn't let me just tell you,  I am pretty sure it is my favorite room in the whole house and the first room in the house that feels really like me.  It is a little traditional, a little country, a little modern, and a little retro vintage. Who knew all of that could live together in harmony?  I think all of those things describe me as well as my style, if you know me in real life feel free to comment if you think that is a good description of me and my kitchen.  As much as I love my kitchen I have a few more projects to do before it is complete.  One of those projects was this sad little corner, it had no excitement or interest happening and just looked a little unloved.


(Isn't the vintage stool the cutest,  Hubby gave to me a few years ago)

 Well, all of that changed after a visit to this weeks Friend, Emily's blog.  Emily had the cutest sign hanging over her kitchen table and as soon as I saw it, I knew I would be doing it for my sad little corner.  If you missed her version check out my interview with her here.

So for my birthday the girls got me these cute MDF letters from Micheal's


I got busy painting them,  I used the same color as my cabinets and then trimed the edge in red.  The red trim idea was from my wonderful husband.  I was originally going to paint the whole letters red, but it was a little too much, but then the cream seemed a little boring, so in came hubby with his great idea to save the day.


I love the outcome and my little kitchen corner is sad no more.





Cha Cha

66 comments:

Tracey said...

So cute! Such an easy project to make that really gives character to the room.

Mama Thompson said...

Those are great...good call hubby on the red sides...totally helps them to pop off the wall!

Anonymous said...

They look great, the red sides really makes them!

Sarah said...

Oh I love that! Given my six month old's eating habits I'm thinking EAT and SPIT would be good for our kitchen!

Unknown said...

Ok so I know Cha Cha and her kitchen. The way she described her kitchen is also who she is: little traditional, a little country, a little modern, and a little retro vintage, but it all works together. I love this girl!!!!

Charity said...

Thanks, Mrs. Tippens. I love you too.

Cha Cha

Caroline @ The Feminist Housewife said...

This is awesome! So vintage and fun!

I love it! = )

(And that stool is soo cool!)

Emily Dawn said...

ooooo, I love your version of it. Good job hubbs on the red edges.

Amy@TheLemonCottage said...

What a great idea! I love them trimmed in red. Perfect!
I wanna come and sit in your kitchen and visit! :)
~Amy

Charity said...

Come on over Amy, you ae always welcome. We will have coffee and be crafty.

Cha Cha

Alisa said...

Very cute! I think I might need to do this once I finally get my kitchen re-painted. Blessings!

nest of posies said...

i guess you know what i am going to say...don't you???
i mean, we say the phrase every other time to each other...

guess who has those 3 letters in her breakfast room? same font style but all red?

this is so fun. i think we should start keeping track, just to see how many more things we have done or have that are the same.
theses turned out really good! but of course i would say that -since we have the every
same thing.

what your friends said to you at the ball field & how you wrote to tell me what they said brought a smile to my face all day!

love to you & your family!
HAPPY EASTER!

The Pennington Point said...

Very cute! The red on the edges of the letters is perfect! You made me decide to post about my kitchen too! :) Lisa~

Camie at "Home is where they love you" said...

These are great! I love your stool too! My grandpa gave me a similar stool, except it was red.

Paula@SweetPea said...

Very cute! Your sign really does brighten up your corner.

Unknown said...

LOVE it!

Laurie at Turner Farm said...

Love them and love the red. The look great

{oc cottage} said...

So cute!!

m ^..^

The Painted Home said...

the red is perfect. it gives it a little depth and a punch of unexpected color, great idea hubby!

Allison Shops said...

Perfect! Looks great.

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Martha said...

What a cute idea -- looks good in your kitchen!

Unknown said...

Too cute, Cha Cha! Your hubby had a good idea with trimming the letters in red. That really makes them look even more special.

Nancy

fiberdoodles said...

LOVE it!

Stacey @ The Blessed Nest said...

Very very cute! Love it!! Such a great & simple project to do, thanks!
Blessings,
Stacey

Phyllis @Around the House said...

sooooo cute and thel paint job is great with the edges a different color....really makes that corner sing...

Patricia @ 9th and Denver said...

Cool 'signage'-- my compliments on the little step stool too!

Precious.

Kaysi said...

So cute!! That's great that you love your kitchen, I need to love mine more :)

Jess said...

That is so cute and simple!

Anonymous said...

Cha Cha,

These are on sale at PB for $39.99 (originally $49.99)!
Doesn't that make you feel GREAT! Yours are wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

Deborah

Jess said...

Thanks for posting this on Favorite Things Friday!

Jill said...

I love this! Following now :) Hope you'll follow back and link up on Idea Sharin' Wednesday to be featured and win prizes! And check out my current giveaways if you get a chance. Anyways, great blog you have here!
-Jill
womenwhodoitall.blogspot.com

Jennifer Juniper said...

Cha cha, this rocks! The red sides are my favorite part :)

Sandi~A Cottage Muse said...

Very cute for that little nook. You can always add ~ "drink and be merry"!

Cottage Dreamers said...

I love the big letters (and the chair!) It perked that corner right up!
☺ Celeste

Carry Grace said...

This is a great addition to your corner. I have a spot in my kitchen that I want to do this, but I need to find smaller letters.

Wendy said...

They look great and I love the red edges. It give great dimension!

Kim @ Starshine Chic said...

Cute!!! I want to do this in my kitchen. But then, I don't need to encourage anyone in my family to "eat". I should spell out "diet" instead. lol.

Linda@Coastal Charm said...

Luv the "EAT"...maybe I should do this in my new kitchen:)

Blessings,
Linda

The Charm of Home said...

Cute lettering, always perfect for the kitchen!

cindy-stitches-n-stuff.blogspot.com said...

What a darling chair and I love your letters.

come visit
cindy@stitches

Between You and Me said...

thank you always for stopping by and leaving such encouraging words on my blog...

I just love your heart....and your home!!

Unknown said...

I love these with the red on the sides. I'm trying to decide what word to put on my own kitchen wall now. Thanks!

Anonymous said...

Love the letters, and they look so perfect on your wall with that placement!

shannon said...

What a cute and easy idea. Thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

this is a darling idea! :)

Dee@FrenchBleuVintage said...

I had my own chair just like that one growing up in my Nana's basement kitchen. She placed it right next to the return on the stove so I would always be warm. I loved that kitchen (and chair) with all my heart - still do. Thanks yo for the memory.

Debra@CommonGround said...

They look wonderful and I bet they didn't break the bank! The red trim is genius, and gorgeous paint on the walls.
hugs,
Debra

kathi @ traybella said...

i love it! your hubby had a great idea...love just the touch of red on the sides.
kathi

iheartsunnydays said...

What a difference it makes to your little corner! Love the chair too!

Debbie @ OtRD said...

I'd love to have those in my kitchen. Love the red edges!

Opie Dawn said...

Great idea!

christy mack said...

Ooh la la, love the red sides! And having serious envy over that chair!

Ann @ makethebestofthings said...

The red matches my kitchen! So cute. In our house we need letters that say "STOP" lol!

Maryann @ Domestically-Speaking said...

LOVE the red on the sides... what a great idea!

Jingle said...

Those look great! I really love that stool you have below them!

Helena said...

I love this! You're right, the red edges are perfect. This is super simple, but it looks amazing- which is kind of my favorite combination :)

Thank you for linking this to A Little Craft Therapy with Life in the Pitts

Fawnda@Fireflies and Jellybeans said...

I. Love. It.! I love that it is simple and bold! Great job! : )

Diann @ The Thrifty Groove said...

Very cute and simple! My kinda thing!

sara said...

Love the E-A-T! SO cute!!!!

Unknown said...

Too cute! Aren't hubby's who actually help great? Looks good. Off to visit more of your blog. Came over from Life as Lori Get your Craft on link party.

Atasha said...

It looks great! Love the red trim too!

theLENNOXX said...

What a great idea! I love the red edges as it adds a great depth to the letters!!

And thank you so much for your sweet comment on my blog, I'm happy I found yours =)

Best,

Linda

Laura said...

Oh.
So.
Cute!

I want some too! The red on the sides does just make it pop. Just perfect for this little corner!

I love how you talk about your kitchen. It really inspires me and gives me hope that someday I can feel like that too. A little bit of all the things I love all rolled together in one super important room. I can make that happen too! Thanks so much for sharing your sweet kitchen corner!

Party of Eleven said...

Aw, how crafty! Love how you filled up that little corner :)

Carolyn @ My Backyard Eden said...

Hi Cha Cha! That turned out great! I love the hint of red on the sides of the letters.

I love your stool! My grandma had one when I was growing up. When we'd come over for dinner we kids used to argue over who got to sit on it. We'd usually flip the seat up and sit on that step part. Your post brought back some great memories!

Thanks for linking up to Make it Yours day!

Lori said...

So cute...

Thanks for joining Get Your Craft on Thursday! Please join me this week for another great party!
Sorry, it's taken me a while to come and visit, but i was out last week!