Christmas Kitchen Corner........

.........This is part one of my Christmas kitchen - one corner, two short walls.  It has been so difficult for me to organize this post, to try to show the pictures in order. I have taken so long and, I am not sure that I accomplished any good order but, I am probably the only one that would know any difference anyway! So, here goes......

  
The big picture but, this doesn't show it all.  In a later picture you will notice that I added some cards in the empty holder in the middle of this picture. I was striving for a homespun look and didn't use a lot of ceramics that I usually do,  adding the crockery bowls, jugs, wire basket, hanging iron balls, etc.

 

Looking from the opposite corner across the little butcher block table. There is a little more walking room than this picture looks like but it is a very small kitchen with a LOT of stuff. Hopefully it is coordinated enough to not look like a cluttered mess. Don't forget, you can click on a picture to make it bigger, except the ones already large. Just click your arrow to return to the blog.

 

 

Showing some close-ups from left to right. The goofy moose on the chair has been a favorite of mine. He sits right here with the wooden angels every year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The old high-chair just under the chair on the wall.

 

 

 

On top of the wooden cabinet, the jug that the string snowman is hiding is a recent Goodwill purchase. Since having a blog I have developed a fondness for bottlebrush trees (always thought they were ugly) and now I am using several, most of them in jars.

 

 

 

I made this snowman just this week.

 

 

Just to the right on the tall painted cabinet. This looks way too full in the picture but in person I think it looks better having depth perception.

 

Behind the painted cabinet up on the wall is the small shelf.  The iron balls were another recent purchase at a used merchandise store - four for $4. I thought when I saw them that there must be something I could do with them and ended up hanging them with a strip of ticking and a big bow.  The hook was in the ceiling when I moved here and had remained empty until now. Candles DO look better when they are lit. I knew this one could not stay burning long, but just to get this picture made I melted a little of the wreath above it. haha.

 

 

 

On to the right sits the  low, white cabinet with these things.  I put the flat, knit, gift bag over a jar to hold the cinnamon sticks.

 

This area always has been the place for my spiral Christmas tree (not using this year) where the tiny gingerbread men ornaments always hung. I hated not to use them and decided they can hang here still - just on something different.

 

Don't you just love the natural look of fruit at Christmastime.

 

 

Starting high on the left wall, showing the left side of the big shelf. I have never used the old jar here for Christmas but I like it with the red candle. I brought the sewing machine drawer out of storage to stand on end here with the white yarn tree inside.

 

Even though I was trying to make this whole corner look different, I couldn't not use my wire tree and put it back in the middle spot on the shelf.

 

 

 

And, the far right side of the shelf I left the old large crock with vintage wooden utensils in place but, inserted a battery candle - wish I had thought to turn it on for the picture.

 

 

A better view of the hanging balls with the big bow.

 

 

For a year or two I have seen the red string used a lot. I think the cones look Christmasy and like this large one here in the wire basket with balls of string, big bells and cinnamon sticks alongside the painted wooden stocking.

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If you are like me and are a detail person you probably enjoyed this, otherwise it might look like a crowded mess!  I hope you will come back for part two of the kitchen in a few days. My annual Christmas brunch is this Saturday so those pictures will probably come next.