Very Beautiful. Here's 1 of your pics and a link.

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Love it! What a view you have!! You hood over the stovetop is beautiful and the tile looks perfect.
Could you share where you got your stool? how high is it from the bottom to top? I am loking for low back counter stools.

Really nice job! The staggered cabinets look great. I love the way you incorporated the open shelving and glass door cabinets. Really opens the space up. What a great house to live in. Enjoy!

Gorgeous. I can see why you carried that tile around. Love the ceiling. What's your ceiling height?

When you said "...This songbird tile from Motawi Tileworks..." I immediately went to your photos. I love those tiles and have them on my wish list! Don't they just speak to you! They look great in your beautiful kitchen. You indeed created a warm inviting kitchen. (I do hope that you won't be upset if I end up using the Songbird tiles, too, that is if DH and I ever get going on our build.)

What a wonderful place to live! Your view is spectacular, your kitchen and your house is beautiful.

Your kitchen is beautiful. I have a weakness for cream and white kithens! And your ceiling is spectacular. Do you have a close up shot of your cabinetry hardware? It looks similar to what I've chosen for my kitchen. You do have a great kitchen to be thankful for this Thanksgiving!

Stunning! Jaw Droppingly Beautiful! I love Arts & Crafts homes and this is such a treat! LOVE your ceiling! Gorgeous cabinets, island, everything. It works so beautifully together. Love this! :)

WOW!

Love that ceiling, and everything else!

Anita

I would say - "Goal achieved!"

I was expecting a dark kitchen, the creamy cupboards are the perfect foil to the ceiling and the floor! I love the Songbird series too- have even bid on it on ebay, but haven't won one yet.

Hope you enjoy your kitchen!

It is gorgeous! What beautiful cabs, ceiling and counters. You should be proud. Looks beautiful!

Absolutely beautiful!! We moved from what we thought was our new forever house, on a beautiful lake, and although I'm happy to be where we are, I miss it every day. Your beautiful view evoked memories for me. Blessings, and i hope you enjoy every minute there!

I love that you saved that cabinet! And I love the open combined with doors look. Just lovely! Congratulations on a job well done.

Arlene

Thanks for all the kind words. I can't seem to do photobucket properly to include a better photo but here is another view.
The dark brown outlet covers are temporary just to get electrical permited. Will switch out later.
To answer your questions:
ceilings are about 8 feet high.
the stool is ancient and came from some bargain outlet as I recall.

I love your kitchen - and everything I saw in the pics you posted. We completed building on what we hope will be our "forever home" on a lake about this time last year. Moving there full time is contingent on finances, and it's looking like it won't be soon, but we spend as much time there as we can.

You did a wonderful job executing your vision. I love the tiles and the stained glass window. Beautiful! Enjoy!

Appealing, grounded, well designed, just a little quirky, easy on the eyes, timeless, comfortable, great! (Kind of like DW...hee hee)

I too, was expecting dark wood and mission style. Really like what you've done. It has a definite Art's and Craft style, but the creamy glazed cabinets adds another dimension. Just beautiful.

I love it! Those ceilings-wow! Also love the cabinet by the stairs...everything is charming!

I am cleaning the drool off my keyboard -- what a stunning home you have created! As I oogled, it is so clear that you treasured the origins and bones of this house and found ways to highlight that, while updating it with the utmost sense of taste and style. I believe your DH's grandparents would be very proud! That view is breathtaking -- I, too think it might be hard to hang anything over that table. Wow -- what a treasure you have, enjoy!

Alice

What a classic, lovely lake house! i love that you had the talisman to inspire you! You did a very nice job with the colors.

When you say your "forever house", do you mean you live there full-time?

Enjoy!

Eggandart,
By "forever" I mean it's a family homestead in the family for generations and we didn't do things w/ resale in mind.
We have lived there seasonally for 20 years and are moving there fulltime as soon as we sell our little house in suburbia.

How wonderful!

Would it be rude of me to say I want to lick your ceiling :oP It's soooo gorgeous, rich and lucious with those wonderful soft colored cabinets. We're looking to buy a 1914 home some day....your kitchen is a great example to save :)

What a classic, lovely lake house! i love that you had the talisman to inspire you! You did a very nice job with the colors.

When you say your "forever house", do you mean you live there full-time?

Enjoy!

It's absolutely wonderful and perfect for Thanksgivings of all varieties. Happy Holidays!