COLOR IN THE KITCHEN

I have been a bad blogger lately. There, I admitted it.  

Sure feels good to get that off my chest.

I hope you'll accept my apology. 

Here are a few of my excuses

1) three active children

2) house projects

3) client projects

4) PTO duties

I'll try to do better, I promise. 

Funny, when I do have a few spare moments, I always end up tinkering with things in my house. 

I realized one afternoon that I was bored with my "white collection" in the kitchen,

and my wheels started spinning. 

Since I also wasn't quite satisfied with my "green collection" being hidden away

 in the foyer, I decided to do a little switch-a-roo.  

This little change made all the difference.  I just crave a change of scenery every so often.

Seeing the shades of green  prominently displayed makes me smile. 

I've been adding a few pieces to my collection here and there. 

I also mixed in a little brass just to add some interest.  

I just can't get enough of the color green.  

I love this time of year when the grass is so green and lively and the trees are starting to bloom. 

My "white collection" ended up here. 

It really shows up so much more than the green did in this dark cabinet.

Do you ever make a little change that you love so much 

and then wonder why in the heck it took you so long to do it?

Yep, me too, all the time!

AND SO IT BEGINS

As I mentioned here, I was itching to start collecting something.  

Once I settled on the "something" I wanted to collect, the hunt began. 

Here are my first three finds.

The small emerald green vase in the front was found at a thrift store. 

I bought the two taller ones in the back at a local outdoor antique show.

Until I have enough to at least sparingly fill this antique cabinet, they will reside on top.

I do have a few requirements for my new collection.

-  Must be a green or green blue color

-  Must be interesting to me

- Must be reasonably priced (under $50)

Again, here is my inspiration....

Here are a few I found on ebay that I would love to add to the collection.

However, the hunt is the most fun for me.  

So clicking "Buy it Now" on ebay doesn't quite do it for me.

While I am generally a very impatient person, 

I am committed to taking my sweet little time amassing this collection.