Our Small Kitchen With Attached Living Area

April 23, 2025 Sherry Petersik

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I know a house always evolves to work with a family's changing needs, but I'd say this kitchen and attached sitting area are as close to absolutely done as ever. In fact over the last two years they've held pretty steady - we did update the kitchen light to my dream chandelier that looks like bubbles at a beach sunset. And before that we finally settled on the right seating that fit perfectly into the seating area. But yeah, since then... settled! So it felt like it was finally time to share how it all turned out.

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