Christmas in July 2018 - Day Seven

[PamelaG]

Kitchen cabinets, counters, and kitchens in general.

 

[Cathymac2]

I adore decorating my kitchen for Christmas. It’s my favorite room to do. I am using a combo of black and white checks and red and black checked ribbon on the 6 ft white tree I use in there. It’ll also have silver and red ornaments. I’m still pondering those details.
I keep white lights on the cabinet tops, along the countertop and on the corner China cabinet year around. I love the look of the lights everywhere.

I have a bunch of ideas for using my galvanized collections of tea balls, jello molds, trays and other items.

I can’t wait to hear about yours!!

 

[Rose94]

My kitchen is small and the only things I put out is a couple candles than plug in in the windows. This is something I grew up with— my mother had always put a plug in candle in all windows that could be seen from the road so I do it in memory of my mother. I also hand a Christmas tea towel and potholder that my children gave me and use knitting dishcloths in Christmas colours.

 

[Ahorsesoul]

There is a an old restored farm house down the road from us that always has plug in candles in the windows. It looks so nice,

 

[Miss JoDee]

I have my grandmother's grater that I plan to decorate similar to this.

 

[Ahorsesoul]

Lovely idea for a grater.

 

[Miss JoDee]

Here is a picture of what I did when I had a kitchen hutch.

 

[Ahorsesoul]

I like the large plate at the top. Are those Christmas dishes in the hutch?

 

[Miss JoDee]

Yes, those are my Christmas dishes. The "plate is actually a metal tray I got from my mom. Here is a close up

 

[Cathymac2]

Beautiful!!! I love the chandelier treatment as well!!

 

[PamelaG]

There is a an old restored farm house down the road from us that always has plug in candles in the windows. It looks so nice,

I had those plug-in candles for years - first they had a cord so I always had to get creative with arranging them so they didn't show - and then they came out with a battery version which is so much easier. They look so pretty - very New England - especially if you have a lot of windows and if they are symmetrical, it's beautiful.

 

[PamelaG]

Here is a picture of what I did when I had a kitchen hutch.

That's gorgeous! Must add to a hutch to my forever house wish list.

 

[halimer]

Holiday towels, a snowflake suncatcher and a Mr. and Mrs. Snowman utensil holder that I use all year round. Also add a holiday photo (usually the dog and Santa) to my photo display.

 

[Lana]

We put lights and garland above the cabinets, a small tree on the counter, some years I have used different gingerbread ornaments and used fabric and put them on every other cabinet door and some in my window ledge. I also have my grandmas grater and I turn it upside down and put greenery in it and a gingerbread man and I hang a towel on the handle for decorations.

Also for the fridge and dishwasher I get the magnets of Santa or snowman and the kids like to play with them when here on Christmas Eve or through out deer season.

 

[Andthenjust]

Kitchen gets decorated with small items. I seen a picture on Pinterest of gift ribbon wrapped around cabinet doors that looked lovely. Not sure how long theyd last with steam etc.

 

[PamelaG]

Holiday towels, a snowflake suncatcher and a Mr. and Mrs. Snowman utensil holder that I use all year round. Also add a holiday photo (usually the dog and Santa) to my photo display.

Another great idea of switching out your regular items - towels, utensil holder - for holiday ones.

 

[Holiday_Mom]

Here is a picture of what I did when I had a kitchen hutch.

I love that hutch! It makes me think of being home.

 

[Holiday_Mom]

I decorate with red and white towels. I like to display our metal Christmas cookie cutter collection on the top ledge of our kitchen window. On the window sill, I put in real evergreen cuttings and holly cuttings into old glass bottles. I usually put up artificial holly garland around our window and at the top of our hutch. I have a gingerbread garland that I display at the hutch table top. I painted our kitchen cabinets white over the winter. I'm looking forward to seeing how it looks this year at Christmas.

 

[MinnieCo]

I don't do a whole lot in the kitchen, but I love the idea of the holly above the cabinets. I might be able to do that easily actually. My windowsill in the kitchen is where I keep the 3 things my mom crafted for me. She didn't do much of that stuff when I was a kid. As I got older she started dabbling in flower arrangement and painting some things. So I have a women sleigh basket thing with some pics and Santa in it. A glass jar she decoupaged on the inside with Christmas colors and a ceramic stocking that I fill with candy canes. There are a few other things I hang on the wall, but nothing significant.

 

[AuntJamelle]

Most of the decorating in my kitchen space is done up above the cabinets - I've been loving how it looks with greenery, pinecones, white lights, white and/or red ceramic pieces, galvanized metal, black chalkboard with pops of copper here and there...

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On our island I use a little metal table top tree that I received from BIL and SIL a few years ago and a jar candle with a fun ceramic jar topper:

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I have a holiday ceramic spoon rest I get out, a few other odds and ends, but that's it really...