makeover- pegboard and suzani

guess what arrived from uzbekistan yesterday? i love getting packages from different places- they wrapped it in twine and a wax seal.  so cool.  and, i know you've been dying to see our pegboard.

i wanted to show you what it looks like before the finishing touches.  the suzani needs a little ironing and our kitchen needs to get repainted because the stove has scorched the wall.

our kitchen doesn't fit the nice 2' x 4' pegboard from home depot, so we had to cut it by hand

the new suzani! just like amanda peet's livingroom:

Kitchen Pegboard

This weekend we installed a pegboard above our kitchen to utilize the two inches of unused space in our apartment.

i love how grace's pegboard matches the color of her wall

the two tone pegboard in julia child's kitchen helped the chef remember where to put things!

the haystack has even less room than we do!

grace's before pegboard matched the color of her pots (her after is the first pic)

this link via cayennecarob is my favorite for a couple reasons:

1.  their kitchen is the same size as ours

2.  i like the color of their pegboard (but painted mine sky blue... should have painted it teal! doh!)

3.  the prints are to die for- anyone know where to get them?

4.  the funny clock

Check out these links for more pegboard inspiration!

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/how-to/how-to-install-a-pegboard-105114

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/how-to/how-to-install-a-pegboard-105114
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/10/before-after-our-kitchen.html