Mmm.. Kitchens.

All this baking has got me thinking about kitchens. I really need to get my own place so I can use all of these awesome decorating ideas. I love love love islands. Especially when they're made of old wood. They just make life so much easier. My mother has this very old wooden butcher's block just sitting in her garage. Its gorgeous. When I get married I'm going to beg her to let me unleash its potential in my own home and then design my whole kitchen around it.
As far as colors go, white walls are a perfect expression of the freshness and crispness you want to feel upon entering a kitchen. Just add white earthenware dishes, an antique china set or two (or you can use one at a time and switch them out seasonally), some mismatched teacup & saucer sets (I have a growing collection of these), vintage hand towels, weathered wood spoons, natural lighting, and an ever present bottle of cabernet sauvignon and BAM! You have yourself a kitchen that feels like home. Here's some of my favorite kitchens I've found on design blogs such as Design*Sponge.

All thus