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The Happy Kitchen Project: Recipe for A HAPPY KITCHEN

Day 30: The Happy Kitchen Project: Recipe for A HAPPY KITCHEN

Take a measure of fresh food,  mix with a full cup each of comfort, warmth and cheer, sprinkle with laughter, add plenty of love and personality, and fold in the memories!

Ingredients

• An abundance of beverages such as lemonade, tea, coffee or wine and spirits
• A plethora of nibbles for hungry guests
• Use Fresh Herbs whenever possible.
• Add a touch of warmth with an area rug or floor mat
• Blend in a highlight wall to stay organized and share memories
• Combine Fresh Fruit into beautiful bowls
• Garnish with Artful Accessories
• Gently combine colour through cookware, glassware, dishware or walls.
• Decorate with Fresh Flowers or Succulents
• Add seasonings with kitchen textiles to showcase your personality
• A spattering of DIYs to taste
• Add the Whimsy

This pedestal plate is a DIY that is easy to make. We will show you how on our next DIY tutorial.

Paint happy accessories, we show you how here.

Step One:

Start with a clean slate. Have a section of the fridge dedicated to drinks. Add lemon slices to a glass pitcher with water and ice to take it into the “happy” zone.

Step Two:

Add an area rug in front of the sink.  It will catch drips but will help show off your personality.

Step Three:

Now add in the highlight wall.  Start with a chalkboard or message board for family to leave notes for one another.  Supplement a few pictures for a charming addition. Add a calendar to stay organized.

Step Four:

Choose your favourite bowl and complete with some fresh and colourful fruit.  Its a great snack but also adds to the freshness of a kitchen.

Step Five:

Peruse your local stores or look online for colourful and artful accessories and cookware. Inject them onto your kitchen count or table or walls. Look for vintage items as well. They are economical and unique and will also show off your personality.

These plates, decanter, and teacups are all from second hand shops.

These wax bowls make  fun and colourful accessories.

Step Six:

Start a fresh herb container in your kitchen or patio for easy access while cooking your “happy” recipes.

Step Seven:

Add fresh succulents or flowers in your favourite vase to any counter or table in your kitchen. Nothing says happy more than flowers! Fresh flowers bring new life and energy to any space and remind us that we are all beautiful, living beings. Flowers always delight the senses, while adding colour and fragrance.

Step Eight:

Pull it all together with interesting kitchen textiles such as oven mitts, tea towels and window coverings.

Step Nine:

Fold in the whimsy.

As our Happy Kitchen Project is coming to an end, we set our Day 30 table with all the tips and ideas we have shared with you over the last month.

‘The Happy Kitchen Project’, was a special collaboration between Designers Collective, from Vancouver Canada, and Chewsy Lovers from Fort Lauderdale Florida!

Over the last month we have brought you a 30 day challenge to fall in love with your kitchen again. With our design ideas, tips, inspirations, and cooking hacks, we hope you were inspired to create your own ‘Happy Kitchen’.

We hoped you have enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed putting it all together for you!

Do you have a Happy Kitchen you’d like to share with us? Send us a pic or two!

Share with us on instagram with hashtag #happykitchenproject and tag us @designerscollective_ and @chewsylovers

We will be sharing a few happy kitchens on our blogs, so stay with us!