I posted about the kitchen half of our kitchen/dining area a couple weeks ago. This week we are jumping the island to take a peek at where we eat the food that is prepared.
And you can see that this area also doubles as the home office area for now. We are working on that though. Hopefully by the end of the year our laptops will live downstairs on the desk. But for now? Kitchen table.
Which causes clutter. Which stresses me out.
ANYWAY....
It is one of the first things you see when you come into my home, and I LOVE that!
One of the LAST things I want you to see is this:
And splat mat or not, the carpet in this area is GROSS.
I have a love-hate relationship with our dining area. While I love the things we have put in it to make it ours and to make it cozy, I also hate that this is where many frustrations occur.
The battles with Eddie over not flinging food.
Budget discussions.
The battles with Eddie over eating certain foods.
Eddie getting stuck under chairs.
The constant clutter of having our computers and "work" on the dining room table.
But even with all those frustrations? This is the place that we spend the most time together. We eat all of our meals here together. We chat and laugh here together. We discuss our days and our troubles and our joys here.
together.
If you are new to this tour and would like to see previously "shown" rooms, here are the links:
Master bedroom
nursery
Kitchen
11 comments:
yuck i cant imagine having carpet in the dining area. we have hardwood and they are nasty! as are the walls near the high chair. ahh life with a toddler
Yeah, those splat mats get the big chunks, but unless you feed him in a plastic bubble, the floors and the walls are fair game!!
I am convinced that our high chair is the NASTIEST place in the house. & the floors around it? Barf-worthy. There is no way to keep the thing as clean as I'd like it to be.
Our kitchen table is so cluttered with mail, to-do lists, high chair, groceries...sigh. It's life, I guess.
Our kitchen counter is the dumping ground. And the table? Parking spot for purse and backpack and such.
That picture is beautiful! And inspiring :) Makes me want to go paint
LOVE that painting!! did you know I live right up the street from Pike Place Market?? AND! Worked in the original Starbucks there?? Fun facts :)
That painting is awesome. Love Pike Place market! And it's so neat that he customized the clock... what a great touch.
Yes, I am clutter crazy person too.
No one understands us!
And I love that statue on the table. I love funky cool stuff like that. Reminds me that I have some paintings from South Africa that I've been meaning to frame and hang.
For about four years now.
I am a great procrastinator.
I was nodding along with a lot of this. Our laptops end up in the kitchen all the time, the underside of the table is just gross, the window is covered in baby hand prints. Ugh.
Have you seen my kitchen walls? Or ceiling for that matter. Eeeks. We like to call it our Picaso kitchen. Who knows what is lingering on them walls. I think it comes with the toddler territory.
We have space in our kitchen for a table which is where we eat our meals. I love my dining room dinners though. They feel so fancy.
And i love your painting!
On my breakfast nook table (where we eat all our meals): Laptop, newspaper, coupons, wipes, salt & pepper shakers, napkins, camera, receipts, cheerios, bibs, coasters, placemats ... I think that about covers it.
I am feeling you on the cluttered aspect :)
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