Blogspot - Recipe Scratch Rusia

This year when we were in Seaside for spring break we rented a house.  I love when we rent homes for vacation because it keeps us from having to eat out every meal.  I love to cook (obviously), so this is a treat for me.  We still eat most meals out, but I love cooking at "home" a night or two and being able to pack picnic lunches for the beach. We loved the home we rented in Watercolor ( 124 Sunset Ridge ) - it was so lovely.  You'll never guess what color the kitchen was... blue!  It got me thinking about what I would keep in a vacation home kitchen - with only essentials.  Then I remembered that I do have my very own "only essentials" blue kitchen - at the school house. We painted the cabinets Benjamin Moore Puritan Grey.   More details about the easy DIY renovation, here > I'm planning a Seaside post about our trip and my recommendations soon, so stay tuned for that. We have done a lot of cooking and entertaining at The School House.  We've...

Yesterday we had our first day of operations at the School House.  We're working on getting organized and set up this week.  On Thursday morning, I'll launch the new "School House Blue" Block Prints that you've seen previewed on Instagram .  In celebration, I thought I'd share some more details on the kitchen transformation there. .... We looked at the School House last fall just a couple of days after it came for sale and I knew exactly what I'd do with the kitchen - I'd paint it Navajo White, put in wood tops, replace the appliances.  Done.  Exactly like our real kitchen at home , but with a more country flair.  Perfectly perfect and predictable.  Tessa ( nineandsixteen.com ) kept sending me inspiration photos of dusty blue painted rooms.  A blue kitchen?  That seems a little wild, right?  I wasn't sure it would be the perfectly neutral backdrop that I wanted.  I typically like really creamy neutrals with touches of seasonal color...