Sunday, 8 February 2015

Kitchen tah-dah!

At last! After three very long weeks we now have a fully functioning kitchen. We have lived in this house for 23 and a bit years and I have wanted a new kitchen ever since we moved in. I still cannot believe it has actually happened at last.
WARNING: photo heavy post!
This is the kitchen before and during the transformation:-



Finally on Friday evening our super fitter handed it back to us. He has done a super job and worked so hard. Unfortunately we are still awaiting the window blind and we need to leave the floor for a couple of weeks before we can wash it to allow the grout time to dry off but apart from that it is looking pretty good.

















And then yesterday morning we were able to start moving everything that has been cluttering up our dining room back in and it finally looked liked a working kitchen again.





My friend Helen gave me the teapot cozy and matching oven gloves about 3 years ago in readiness for when I finally got my new kitchen. It is great to be able to put them to use at long last.






And this is something I have been wanted for a long time - a lovely Kitchen Aid - I have used it for the first time today and I love it.  The colour of it is Ice Blue although it looks green in these photos. It doesn't quite match the colour of my toaster and kettle but it will have to do and it will live at the other end of the kitchen so hopefully it won't matter too much. Perhaps I should have gone for the other accessories in cream or black but too late now.





And finally my first baking using the Kitchen Aid and my new oven - a lemon drizzle tray bake (requested by No. 1 son) and a sticky ginger cake (requested by No. 2 son). 



Despite No. 2 son saying "yuk" when I told him I was making lemon drizzle cake he then decided he liked the smell of it and has declared it delicious. No. 1 son had better get home quick if he wants to sample it as DH is also enjoying it.
The sticky ginger cake is better after it has been kept a day or two but not sure it is going to last that long either.





I now have a chicken in white wine sauce in the oven ready for our dinner. I have enjoyed my first day playing with all my new toys and hope the enthusiasm lasts.
Sorry if I have bored you with tales of my kitchen refurbishment but having waited for 23 years I am just a tad excited about it.
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12 comments:

  1. Colette8 February 2015 at 11:05

    Wow Jan, it's fabulous, I love it, you must be over the moon with it. The cakes look good and we will expect some when we next visit ( we like Lemon a Drizzle and also Chocolate a Fudge Cake )
    Xxx

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    1. Unknown9 February 2015 at 02:20

      Thanks Colly. Of course I will do some baking for your next visit which will hopefully be soon. I thought of Richard when I was making the lemon drizzle as I know how much he likes lemon. I must look out a recipe for chocolate fudge cake as well. xx

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  2. The House with the Blue Door8 February 2015 at 13:03

    I have read this with great interest as we are going to have a new kitchen this spring/summer, almost 17 years after moving in. We have to have lots of damp coursing done first, but it's lovely to see your beautiful new kitchen and to imagine ours later on this year. I love your pale blue appliances - happy baking!
    Cathy x

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    1. Unknown9 February 2015 at 02:33


      Hi Cathy, thank you for your kind comments and good luck with your new kitchen, it will be worth waiting for. We had a problem with damp in the old kitchen as there was a hidden pipe which had been leaking slowly for years making a horrible mess of one of the cupboards and wall. It took awhile to dry out before it could be replastered but it was worth the wait. Jan x

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  3. Carol9 February 2015 at 07:22

    I'm so glad you finally have your dream kitchen after all these years, Jan! You did a wonderful job and I know you'll enjoy many happy hours baking away in this lovely space :)

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  4. Louise9 February 2015 at 10:59

    You must be so excited! It looks lovely. The house I grew up in we lived in for about 23 years or so and my dad put in a temporary kitchen in 1984, when I was about a year old, that was still the kitchen when we moved, hehe! Then we moved to a house with a 70s kitchen and lived with it for 4 or 5 years! My mum finally got her new kitchen about 2 years ago!

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    1. Unknown11 February 2015 at 23:11

      Thank you Louise, definitely worth waiting for.

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  5. Rustic Vintage Country10 February 2015 at 01:35

    Now that is my kind of kitchen, I love it!! How wonderful for you to be able to work in there. Suzy x

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    1. Unknown11 February 2015 at 23:13

      Thank you Suzy, looking forward to spending time experimenting with new recipes.

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  6. VeggieMummy11 February 2015 at 14:22

    Hi Jan - thank you so much for popping by my blog. I love your new kitchen; you were very patient! Your cake looks delicious too - I received a kitchen aid for my birthday in December; they're such fun. Wishing you many hours of happy baking. x

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    1. Unknown11 February 2015 at 23:08

      Thank you, I am sure I am going to have fun trying out lots of new recipes. x

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