Want Another Peek?

Remember the Macy's ad I posted as an inspiration for our new kitchen? I was mainly attracted to the blue and red, but the shelf really caught my eye as well. I was convinced that a stainless-steel shelf in a Martha Stewart ad had to have come straight from a restaurant supply store, so I started searching the web for similar shelves. My fear was that I'd find one, and it would cost an arm and a leg. But, oh, if I could find a shelf like that and have it in my kitchen, life would be good!

So I was very pleasantly surprised to find out that it's just a $15 shelf from Ikea. Heck, at that price, we bought two!

These enamel pots are all thrift shop and yard sale finds, and we had long been looking for a way to both store and display them better. I love the shiny finish and always thought it was too bad they were stuffed in cabinets. For a while, I was on the hunt for an iron pot rack something like this, but the price always got in the way. Now I'm glad I didn't shell out the two hundred dollars, because I like this so much better!

Kudos to Gerry for arranging the pots! He surprised me with that and then I surprised him by not changing a thing. Well, okay, I added the Orla Kiely tin, but that's all.

We did splurge a bit on the dish drainer which was a whopping $25, because I thought it would be nice to have some plates handy in that area. This will all make sense as I share more pictures!