The BabbyFamily House Tour Pt. I: Welcome!

At my house, 99% of visitors come in through the kitchen, so I thought it makes sense to start my house tour in what is clearly the heart of my home. Is your house like that, too? I swear I have a living room, but guests nearly always end up in the kitchen!


It's weird, too, because we don't have like epic levels of seating. Two grownup chairs, the Tripp Trapp, and the hairpin leg bench I made, plus Bo's way too big highchair now. People are so drawn to the kitchen that they don't mind standing! Can you tell I love red? I also love having the art supplies out where we can get at 'em.




Here's my kitchen clock, and here's where I say 'I made that!'


We have bright purple kitchen cabinets. The mister was originally anti purple but I convinced him and now he loves it. Before the purple, we had dark brown wood cabinets. Dark brown in a tiny south-facing kitchen. Seriously.


Free printables, woo!


I originally wanted to put some kind of framed picture over the stove - where there's not enough room to put much anything else. But I didn't have any frames and I did have paint, so this was the result. We <3 coffee!


A certain someone convinced me that repainting with chalkboard paint would be a bad idea, so I compromised with a chalkboard panel. We have fun posting recipes and messages to one another so I consider it worth the hassle of wiping up chalk dust.


It's a fridge. It's an art gallery. It's a strategic planning center. How much stuff is hanging on your refrigerator at any given time?

And that's my kitchen! Stay tuned for House Tour Pt. II, coming tomorrow... probably. I'll be giving you a glimpse into the kids' rooms!