{"id":31594,"date":"2016-06-26T18:00:16","date_gmt":"2016-06-26T23:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=31594"},"modified":"2016-06-18T11:32:53","modified_gmt":"2016-06-18T16:32:53","slug":"july-4th-in-the-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=31594","title":{"rendered":"July 4th in the Kitchen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Celebrating America’s birthday is my second favorite holiday (Thanksgiving is my fave), and both of our children, their spouses, and our first grandchild will be here for the entire week-end.\u00a0 We have tons of activities planned ranging from Shakespeare in the Park, a 10k race, cook-outs, fireworks, a patriotic concert and picnic, a horse show, and more.\u00a0 I want the house to look as festive as I feel, and I started out by adding some July 4th vibes in the kitchen.\u00a0 The items on the rustic shelves, that were installed<\/a> last summer, change with the seasons, and what better time to pull out the red, white, and blue then now? Mind you, adding decor to shelves is a big challenge for me.\u00a0 I don’t know the rules, which means I probably break every “decorating shelves rule” out there.\u00a0 I just add things that I like that look nice to my untrained eyes.<\/h3>\n

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I once again shopped the house and pulled together some items that are red, white, or blue.\u00a0 I know that companies are always trying to get us to buy their latest holiday items, but this is a great example that you, too, probably have all of the items in your own home to change the look for a season or a holiday.<\/h3>\n

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The only patriotic item on the shelves is this painting that I did last year.\u00a0 This year I purchased a black frame for it and added a few coats of navy chalk paint to make it look better.<\/h3>\n

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This pitcher is an Ikea find, and it sits on a stack of white antique dessert plates.<\/h3>\n

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I used the red and white scales on the shelves for Christmas, also and wrote about the story behind them here<\/a>.\u00a0 The pitcher<\/a>, which was a gift from my friend Beth, is by Ralph Lauren.<\/h3>\n

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I bargained for the blue and white platter with some nomads on a trip to Mongolia.\u00a0 I bought the red tea kettle in the Netherlands at a street market.\u00a0 That red fiesta platter was a gift from my friend Missie.<\/h3>\n

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I like to add a live plant to these shelves.\u00a0 The green against the rustic wood is a nice pop of nature.\u00a0 Jordan bought the creamer (similar<\/a>) for me as a hostess gift. \u00a0 The tureen is a nice vessel to hold a plant when it’s not serving soup.<\/h3>\n

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I did this painting<\/a> two summers ago, and the red works with everything else.\u00a0 It’s called “Life Is Like….”, thanks to my friend Carolyn who suggested the name for it.<\/h3>\n

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Well, that’s one area that’s ready for the holiday.\u00a0 Next up is the foyer.<\/h3>\n

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Thanks for stopping in.<\/h3>\n

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Take care.<\/h3>\n

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