Farmhouse Christmas Kitchen

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't set out to have "Farmhouse style" in the kitchen. If you know me, you know I tend to run the opposite direction from trends, but as I have slowly added vintage and antique elements from my grandparent's house and country store, it sort of came out that way, or at least that's how it gets pinned:-) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3mDZMV2vL6-NMF9rV-KKzGDxeQDqBYqzq8UjD6uftBPT_nPJ07Op4XPjrf-zEtyENloNBhaqfT5fGgwwt1EBoL5VnAddTXCnmJ4Lw4zq6UMyurObSP042-Hg1H4K8RFYJjH2g5yPBA/s1600/2013christmaskitchen1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3mDZMV2vL6-NMF9rV-KKzGDxeQDqBYqzq8UjD6uftBPT_nPJ07Op4XPjrf-zEtyENloNBhaqfT5fGgwwt1EBoL5VnAddTXCnmJ4Lw4zq6UMyurObSP042-Hg1H4K8RFYJjH2g5yPBA/s640/2013christmaskitchen1.jpg" width="376"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg"></a></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span></div><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2013/12/farmhouse-christmas-kitchen.html#more">Read more...</a>

Farmhouse Christmas Kitchen

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Countertop progress...really:-)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Try to cut off the water with three children at home and you will know why we waited for the first day of school to put in the countertop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFlBZw5NGyxrZ0LdvWWmVvrLFkG32fJHxj_n4pA1lwK2jXgMTlYWddbjmEQhP8eLU1acGhdqUcPqN8gRi39LzIkN1ruWOcR1iJJD1kv1DeKR6HTljkWPc0jgaqj3uCy0nRlFZ7Sy2kg/s1600/countertops91.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFlBZw5NGyxrZ0LdvWWmVvrLFkG32fJHxj_n4pA1lwK2jXgMTlYWddbjmEQhP8eLU1acGhdqUcPqN8gRi39LzIkN1ruWOcR1iJJD1kv1DeKR6HTljkWPc0jgaqj3uCy0nRlFZ7Sy2kg/s640/countertops91.jpg" width="388"></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><div><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg"></a></div></span></div><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2013/08/countertop-progressreally.html#more">Read more...</a>

Countertop progress...really:-)

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Choosing the right finish and going for it...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I agonized for days over what kind (water or oil-based) and color of finish to use on the wormy chestnut countertops. I made a lot of samples with extra wood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLzYd7fcUyuB7ku_EJJ5ohKtSSqVvod5lXL3RQi4PC1CI9JnV9U17Fn4VNbjnX8QITg82l7BWmO_M7i7WGoDVOyRS6j9hKaXtm2zb0FBniWUIpxgw1UZExuw2Fb7stTPXAPQxTUjtng/s1600/counters43.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLzYd7fcUyuB7ku_EJJ5ohKtSSqVvod5lXL3RQi4PC1CI9JnV9U17Fn4VNbjnX8QITg82l7BWmO_M7i7WGoDVOyRS6j9hKaXtm2zb0FBniWUIpxgw1UZExuw2Fb7stTPXAPQxTUjtng/s640/counters43.jpg" width="640"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg"></a></div></div></span><br><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2013/08/choosing-right-finish-and-going-for-it.html#more">Read more...</a>

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Joining antique wood for countertops...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The countertop building continued today as we got all the boards glued and clamped. My countertop is really taking shape now! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJ7a42X18oYxXZJ4jSDUjSHX7x-iW_F9KAKviQBHNss6KRThfBuFXFnIVuwWl1pfNB2ikirCCVASvZzzep-YcO0568roOX6BiQ0qCLm8p6_mHsZ7NKGRRQU6UoP3CI9WaQogymQU5NQ/s1600/counters53.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJ7a42X18oYxXZJ4jSDUjSHX7x-iW_F9KAKviQBHNss6KRThfBuFXFnIVuwWl1pfNB2ikirCCVASvZzzep-YcO0568roOX6BiQ0qCLm8p6_mHsZ7NKGRRQU6UoP3CI9WaQogymQU5NQ/s640/counters53.jpg" width="636"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg"></a></div></div></span><br><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2013/08/joining-antique-wood-for-countertops.html#more">Read more...</a>

Joining antique wood for countertops...

The countertop building continued today as we got all the boards glued and clamped. My countertop is really taking shape now!  Read more...

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