Hi friends! I know you all are busy and maybe feeling overwhelmed with all the holiday preparations. Today I want to share how we do Christmas in the Coastal Kitchen here at our home. Casual and simple is the name of the game! The kitchen is the one place I can not have clutter. Don’t you agree? The kitchen is the heart of the home and though it needs working space, it should not be overlooked during the Christmas season. A few simple touches will make any kitchen feel welcoming and festive.
Because the bar is our most used space, I try to keep it clean and clear. The stools get adorned with blue and white gingham wrapped wreaths.
I use my island more than any space in the kitchen so a simple pottery urn filled with fresh and fragrant greenery from the yard is the perfect little centerpiece. The view to the family room at Christmas is so beautiful! You can see our navy Blue and White Christmas Living Room Tour HERE
I like to tuck little decor items into the unused corners of our kitchen. A cute silver reindeer and preserved boxwood tree with a camellia bloom is all that is needed.
The counters are clear and ready for holiday baking and entertaining! I hope you check out some of my past years’ kitchen posts! I’ll link them below.
Ha! I just came across this old pic of our kitchen back in 2014 before the flood and now I’m reminiscing on my DIY Island and all the old improvements we did years ago. The flood was a blessing in disguise. I’m so thankful and blessed for our new kitchen. It is exactly what I dreamed of, and to have it to celebrate with family and friends makes me feel so humble and grateful.
If you love Christmas kitchens then you need to check out my mom’s coastal kitchen! She lives directly on the beach and I’m sharing her best scone recipe with you all! Click here to see her Beach Home Christmas Kitchen and Cranberry Orange Scone Recipe.
love your kitchen..everything about it
Thank you Andrea! That is very sweet of you to say! Have a great week! ~ KIM
Kim,
I have just redone a kitchen with white cabinets, white quartz with mirror fleck counter, light grey tile floor, pale aqua walls and a glass tile backsplash very similar to yours (Floor and Decor, Aurora Sky). I am wondering what color grout you used. I am having a hard time choosing something and after all I spent on that backsplash, I want to get this right!
Thanks, Jill
I love your neat and tidy kitchen. We are also re doing our kitchen from the ground up, but as a result of Hurricane Florence. So I understand the “blessing in disguise”. I was wondering what the color of your island, pale blenwalls, and backsplash are. My walls are a pale blue (SW Topsail) and my cabinets are white. I was waffling between a pale blue green island and a darker almost navy color. Then I saw yours. I hope you’ll share. Happy holidays!
Hi Sandi! I’m so sorry about your kitchen! It’s a nightmare I know. You will soon have a gorgeous new kitchen which is the silver lining! Our walls are SW Sea Salt in the living room and the rest of the kitchen is SW Comfort Gray and the island and peninsula are both SW Oyster Bay. Here is a link to our kitchen reveal after the flood. https://www.sandandsisal.com/2016/05/coastal-kitchen-makeover.html
I have all the sources linked directly in that post. Best of luck on your renovation! Happy Holidays! ~ KIM
I love your fresh Christmas decor. It’s so welcoming and calming at the same time.
Sooooo CLEAN and bright, love it. I have a passionate dislike for clutter as well! Thanks again Kim, love your new kitchen design as well. merry Christmas.
Thank you Nancy! Have a very Merry Christmas too! ~ KIM
Love the clean and simple look. I hate clutter and I am trying to do better about that myself. What is the paint color on your island?
Thank you Cindy! The color is Oyster Bay by SW.
Beautiful beautiful beautiful. Love your ideas. Merry Christmas 🎄
Thank you so much Shirley! Merry Christmas to you and yours! ~ KIM
Love your kitchen. Where did you purchase the stools?
Thank you Caroline! We bought the stools years ago on Overstock. They were a very red mahogany stain and I painted them white to match the new kitchen.
Very pretty. I don’t like a lot of clutter on my countertops either. Although, now I have a 10 foot island and I’m not sure what to put on it. It’s also five feet wide. (I can’t even reach across it!) So, I think I have to find something to fill in a bit of the vastness. Did you make the wreaths hanging on your chairs? I love them and wouldn’t mind trying to make them. Pretty!
Hi Colleen! What a glorious island you must have! I wish I had the space for that! I didn’t make the wreaths but I bought them last year at AtHome. I think they were $5 each if I remember correctly. Have a lovely holiday! ~ KIM
Beautiful! Love the simplicity and tastefulness!
Thank you Helen! I’m all about simplicity during the hectic holiday season. 😉 Have a very Merry Christmas! ~ KIM
I loved seeing how you’ve transformed your old kitchen into the new, light and airy coastal design & décor! Please tell me how you keep those beautiful white cabinets so pristinely clean! Your mother’s coastal kitchen also very lovely with the sunny yellow paint! Both are so refreshing! Thanks for sharing and inspiring, Kim!
Your new kitchen is absolutely gorgeous! And I love all the subtle little touches of Christmas!
Your kitchen is stunning! I love your simple and elegant holiday touches. And isn’t is fun to find those old photos?!! 🙂
I LOVE your kitchen! Daydreaming of the day we finally get to remodel ours. Until then where did you get the darling blue kitchen rug?
Thanks!
May I ask what color the island is painted? I love the color and your kitchen is beautiful!
Thank you Terri! The island color is Oyster Bay by Sherwin Williams.
I have SW Oyster Bay on walls in a bathroom and looks not as pale as on your island. Did you by chance brush a wash of some kind over it? Also where did you get the backsplash tile and the name of it?
Hi Marlene!
I agree with you that it appears a bit lighter than it does on our tongue and groove bar area, (more so on camera than in reality) but I think it’s because the cabinet maker sprayed on the Oyster Bay and used a lacquer based paint, therefore resulting in a thinner/lighter, more translucent application. I painted the bar area with semigloss and did 2 coats, but they are both SW Oyster Bay. I love the color though!
The tile is my favorite! It is Agate Lucca Pearl from Lunada Bay Tile. Most higher end tile shops will carry samples Lunada Bay tiles but almost always have to order them.
Hope that helps! Have a great day,
KIM
Hi, this Christmas kitchen is beautiful. What are the tiles on the wall? Where can I find them?
Thank you so much.
Thank you! The tiles are made by Lunada Bay Tile and are called Agate Lucca Pearl.
Hi! Where distributer/store did you purchase the tile from?
Hi Amber! The backsplash tile is Agate Lucca Pearl 1×4 brick and it’s manufactured by Lunada Bay Tile. Most higher end tile stores will carry Lunada Bay. Here’s their link
: http://lunadabaytile.com/
Have a great weekend!
KIM