Hi friends! I know you all are busy and maybe feeling overwhelmed with all the holiday preparations. Today I want to share how we do Christmas in the Coastal Kitchen here at our home. Casual and simple is the name of the game! The kitchen is the one place I can not have clutter. Don’t you agree? The kitchen is the heart of the home and though it needs working space, it should not be overlooked during the Christmas season. A few simple touches will make any kitchen feel welcoming and festive.
Because the bar is our most used space, I try to keep it clean and clear. The stools get adorned with blue and white gingham wrapped wreaths.
I use my island more than any space in the kitchen so a simple pottery urn filled with fresh and fragrant greenery from the yard is the perfect little centerpiece. The view to the family room at Christmas is so beautiful! You can see our navy Blue and White Christmas Living Room Tour HERE
I like to tuck little decor items into the unused corners of our kitchen. A cute silver reindeer and preserved boxwood tree with a camellia bloom is all that is needed.
The counters are clear and ready for holiday baking and entertaining! I hope you check out some of my past years’ kitchen posts! I’ll link them below.
Ha! I just came across this old pic of our kitchen back in 2014 before the flood and now I’m reminiscing on my DIY Island and all the old improvements we did years ago. The flood was a blessing in disguise. I’m so thankful and blessed for our new kitchen. It is exactly what I dreamed of, and to have it to celebrate with family and friends makes me feel so humble and grateful.
If you love Christmas kitchens then you need to check out my mom’s coastal kitchen! She lives directly on the beach and I’m sharing her best scone recipe with you all! Click here to see her Beach Home Christmas Kitchen and Cranberry Orange Scone Recipe.
love your kitchen..everything about it
Thank you Andrea! That is very sweet of you to say! Have a great week! ~ KIM
I love your neat and tidy kitchen. We are also re doing our kitchen from the ground up, but as a result of Hurricane Florence. So I understand the “blessing in disguise”. I was wondering what the color of your island, pale blenwalls, and backsplash are. My walls are a pale blue (SW Topsail) and my cabinets are white. I was waffling between a pale blue green island and a darker almost navy color. Then I saw yours. I hope you’ll share. Happy holidays!
Hi Sandi! I’m so sorry about your kitchen! It’s a nightmare I know. You will soon have a gorgeous new kitchen which is the silver lining! Our walls are SW Sea Salt in the living room and the rest of the kitchen is SW Comfort Gray and the island and peninsula are both SW Oyster Bay. Here is a link to our kitchen reveal after the flood. https://www.sandandsisal.com/2016/05/coastal-kitchen-makeover.html
I have all the sources linked directly in that post. Best of luck on your renovation! Happy Holidays! ~ KIM
I love your fresh Christmas decor. It’s so welcoming and calming at the same time.
Sooooo CLEAN and bright, love it. I have a passionate dislike for clutter as well! Thanks again Kim, love your new kitchen design as well. merry Christmas.
Thank you Nancy! Have a very Merry Christmas too! ~ KIM
Love the clean and simple look. I hate clutter and I am trying to do better about that myself. What is the paint color on your island?
Thank you Cindy! The color is Oyster Bay by SW.
Beautiful beautiful beautiful. Love your ideas. Merry Christmas 🎄
Thank you so much Shirley! Merry Christmas to you and yours! ~ KIM
Love your kitchen. Where did you purchase the stools?
Thank you Caroline! We bought the stools years ago on Overstock. They were a very red mahogany stain and I painted them white to match the new kitchen.
Very pretty. I don’t like a lot of clutter on my countertops either. Although, now I have a 10 foot island and I’m not sure what to put on it. It’s also five feet wide. (I can’t even reach across it!) So, I think I have to find something to fill in a bit of the vastness. Did you make the wreaths hanging on your chairs? I love them and wouldn’t mind trying to make them. Pretty!
Hi Colleen! What a glorious island you must have! I wish I had the space for that! I didn’t make the wreaths but I bought them last year at AtHome. I think they were $5 each if I remember correctly. Have a lovely holiday! ~ KIM
Beautiful! Love the simplicity and tastefulness!
Thank you Helen! I’m all about simplicity during the hectic holiday season. 😉 Have a very Merry Christmas! ~ KIM
I loved seeing how you’ve transformed your old kitchen into the new, light and airy coastal design & décor! Please tell me how you keep those beautiful white cabinets so pristinely clean! Your mother’s coastal kitchen also very lovely with the sunny yellow paint! Both are so refreshing! Thanks for sharing and inspiring, Kim!
Your new kitchen is absolutely gorgeous! And I love all the subtle little touches of Christmas!
Your kitchen is stunning! I love your simple and elegant holiday touches. And isn’t is fun to find those old photos?!! 🙂
I LOVE your kitchen! Daydreaming of the day we finally get to remodel ours. Until then where did you get the darling blue kitchen rug?
Thanks!
May I ask what color the island is painted? I love the color and your kitchen is beautiful!
Thank you Terri! The island color is Oyster Bay by Sherwin Williams.