~~ Changes in the French Country Kitchen ~~

My tiny French Country kitchen is still tiny. 

But I've made a few changes -- some big, some small -- 

that make it more cozy and, well, a little more French. 

I've always loved the look of a small lamp in the kitchen. 

The warm glow, the intimate feeling. 

Probably what it was like back in the day before electricity

when a few candles provided flickering light. 

I had to move a few things on my kitchen island to make room
for this vintage lamp but I like the space better this way anyway. 

It's really pretty at night too. 

I found this chair at Goodwill and knew it would be perfect in the kitchen

even though I also knew I didn't have room for it. 

(I'll be sharing a separate post about chairs so stay tuned.)

This is probably the closest I'll ever get to having a kitchen table.

Check out this adorable tea-towel with roosters that Ron got me for Christmas.

 I may have mentioned it to him a few hundred times when we were out shopping. 

I don't want to go overboard on the rooster theme but seriously. . .

how cute is this plate!

I love red in the kitchen . . . gives it a warm country feel. 

I added this little painting of a Holstein calf that I bought in Ohio at least forty years ago. 

It was painted by a young Amish girl whose job it was to care for the newborn calves. Aww.

Okay, so on to the biggie. A new faucet. 

Here's the old one that decided to leak over the holidays.

Standard design. Plastic sprayer. Nice handles that leak. Uninspiring.

I'd been wanting a new faucet anyway.

So long Old Leaky. 

I went online and started looking around. 

It didn't take long to find exactly what I wanted at Wayfair.com. 

A few days later it arrived on my front porch.
And here it is!

I love the shape. So French. 

That curvy faucet. Ooh la la.

The sprayer is brass and hefty. 

The white handles give it a vintage look.

And . . .  it doesn't leak.

Ron saved me a bundle by installing it for me and said,
"If you say enough bad words while you're installing it, it won't leak!"
I'm pretty confident it will be dry for quite a while. 

A few accessories also got a tweak here and there.

Can't go wrong with old ironstone on the shelf above the sink!

Still tiny but with a little more French soul.

Voila!

I won't say my tiny kitchen is finished because, well, you know how that is!
I do love me a white farmhouse sink.

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