My Favorite Room....House of Hawthornes

 Pinch me. Is this for real? I am super duper excited to be over here at Savvy Southern Style today. Kim's blog was one of the very first blogs I ever read. I'm not even sure I knew what a blog was at that point (we're talking 2009 probably), but I sort of became addicted to Kim and her decorating ideas. And Bailey, of course. Can't forget Miss Bailey!

I can honestly say that the way she displayed her vintage items encouraged me to get my vintage things up and out of their boxes and display them in my home. Before that, I was a closet antique lover.

So to be asked to be part of Kim's My Favorite Room series is pretty wild! But what room to pick? After much thought, I decided on my kitchen. Before you go thinking I am some extraordinary cook or something, you must know that Stouffer's frozen lasagna is about the only thing that sees the inside of my oven. The reason I love this room has nothing to do with cooking and everything to do with it having so much of ME in the room.

I like vintage items and get high from the thrill of the hunt, so I attend my fair share of estate sales, thrift stores and yard sales. Some would say more than my fair share. A lot of those finds end up being displayed in the kitchen.

For instance, my enamel top cabinet that I bought at a garage sale for $20 a few years ago. It came in the back door, I set it down here and it's been in the same spot every since.

The top drawer holds my take-out menus, so I can't see moving it anywhere else soon.

My rusty scale, metal basket and china bird were all found at yard sales. I think. If not a yard sale, then an estate sale or thrift store. It all becomes a vintage induced blur after a while.

A vase, camera and bird salt and pepper shakers were also found while out and about.

This cast iron door stop was my mother's. I couldn't find a single door that needed a door stop in my home, so I put it on the counter instead.

A toolbox on the counter may not be the norm, but it makes a great place to store everyday items that I don't want cluttering up the counter. And it's a little bit funky, so it fits right in.

I use a similar colored metal tool caddy to hold my wine.

Heck, even my vintage croquet box makes a great place to hide store stuff. I really need to climb up there and figure out what's in that box though. Hope it wasn't anything with an expiration date.

My kitchen table was the table from my mother's house. I ate many a meal here as a kid (my mom actually cooked) and I'm excited to have it in my own kitchen now.

The chairs were bought at the JC Penney's outlet a few years ago. People thought I was a little nuts for buying chairs that didn't match the style of the table, but I like the eclectic look of the mismatched chairs. Like the set is multi-generational. Which it is.

OK, let's address the elephant in the room. My cabinets are wooden. There, I have said it. I have steered clear of the painting-your-cabinets-white blog trend, because honestly, I like my cabinets and they are still in excellent shape.

That and the fact that my husband would hide all my paintbrushes if he knew I was even thinking about it :)

Hope you enjoyed your tour of my kitchen. Stop on over at my blog, House Of Hawthornes, when you have a second and see what I've been up to.

Oh, Pam you are too sweet. I didn't know I encouraged you to bring out your vintage items. Funny thing is I didn't even have many vintage things until I started collecting after reading blogs. This is what I love about blogging. We can inspire and be inspired. Thanks so much for sharing your favorite room with us today.

If y'all don't know Pam or her blog, House of Hawthornes, be sure to hop on over and say hi.

You can see past favorite rooms Here.

Have a wonderful weekend!

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