tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post1394252021554857415..comments2023-12-17T05:05:54.976-06:00Comments on Cranberry Morning: Gluten-free Lemon Poppyseed Muffins Recipe, and a QuestionCranberry Morninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10758563068581561194noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-57708139030429880982017-02-14T10:54:09.997-06:002017-02-14T10:54:09.997-06:00I love the durability and wash ability of tile, BU...I love the durability and wash ability of tile, BUT I picked out a 12 x 12 square and 6 x 6 square of nice quality thick tile. We also laid 1/2" thick cement board underneath and it is HARD. After about half an hour in the kitchen my feet are already tired. As we like to spend a lot of time in the kitchen it is not so good. Maybe if I had gone with a smaller and thinner tile it would be better. I really wanted wood floors and am seriously thinking of ripping out the tile and laying wood. As for white cabinets. I personally love the look and would rather have to do a paint touch up every couple of years then to think about all the crud that is on them that I can't see. <br />Have you ever thought about painting the walls white? That might help brighten up the kitchen. Heide at ApronHistoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01031250918789204123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-31646456470802073582017-02-14T08:19:22.224-06:002017-02-14T08:19:22.224-06:00You have such a beautiful kitchen. I love your ca...You have such a beautiful kitchen. I love your cabinets and for the tile floor you have to be careful about it chipping and dropping plates and glasses. The muffins look and sound so good. Thanks for sharing the recipe at C&C with J&J.<br />Happy Valentine's Day. Enjoy the week.<br />Julie<br />Julie's Creative Lifestylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356593535311926517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-52569652852244159022017-02-13T22:21:13.797-06:002017-02-13T22:21:13.797-06:00Hey Sweetie! My input would be that it's very ...Hey Sweetie! My input would be that it's very hard to paint cabinets to where they will hold up well. We have painted cabinets & the lower ones - especially around the sink & dishwasher are peeling often. Our goal is actually to do real wood cabinets down the line. That being said - I think that white cabinets are SO pretty for a farmhouse kitchen. I think it's a classic look and not a fad. So I think you could go either way & it will look nice, because natural will keep holding up. But white cabinets with pretty ceramic tile wood look floor would fit your house SO pretty & give that fresh farmhouse look. So basically I'm no help. Lol! <br />I can't wait to see what you decide to do! carrie@northwoods scrapbookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337824046780952876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-17710351544131547602017-02-13T21:12:51.889-06:002017-02-13T21:12:51.889-06:00No, I would not paint the cabinets. (I hate to pai...No, I would not paint the cabinets. (I hate to paint.) They look perfectly fine as they are. If the floor needs to be replaced, I would choose a hardwood. Yes, I do like wood, though I also have a lot of painted stuff. I like an eclectic look apparently. Your kitchen looks like one I'd be perfectly content in, except I'll bring my own muffin. Love the map, too, but that must have been at Instagram. Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-68768737790509409692017-02-13T19:54:32.627-06:002017-02-13T19:54:32.627-06:00Your cupboards are similar to mine and I love the ...Your cupboards are similar to mine and I love the colour; I changed the knobs and handles for a newer look. Our youngest daughter had a whole kitchen redo and she went with cream coloured cupboards and although nice, you lose the warmth from the wood tones.<br />As for flooring, I've had ceramic and the coolness to walk on didn't bother me but the chips from things being dropped did. I've had hardwood in two kitchens now and like it best. You get dings in the wood from dropped stuff but they add character and don't bother me much. My husband laid the hardwood throughout our whole house and it sure saved a lot of money. The prefinished flooring is so nice - growing up we stripped and waxed a whole house on our knees. :-(<br />Happy Valentine's Day Judy.Judith @ Lavender Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361061491506137380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-63377975564477870402017-02-13T17:53:52.396-06:002017-02-13T17:53:52.396-06:00I had a white kitchen in a house we built in 2000....I had a white kitchen in a house we built in 2000..Loved it.I've heard good and bad about painting cabinets..A lot of work to prepare them..Chipping afterward..I like the warmth of wood...Love your stove.<br />Ceramic is easier to keep clean..Hardwood shows every water spot but is warmer..I have hardwood now but my kitchen is very small..I'm always wiping up something and I don't cook..I have high gloss wood floors..big mistake..A rustic wood floor would look great with that stove...Maybe too dark with your cabinets though...The ceramic I had in my white kitchen didn't show anything..Vinyl is less expensive and warm but doesn't do much for you when you want to sell your house..<br />Do what makes you feel happy!!This N Thathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14660035693962636210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-55810659363251114642017-02-13T16:00:40.571-06:002017-02-13T16:00:40.571-06:00Wow, Judy, you asked a question and did you ever g...Wow, Judy, you asked a question and did you ever get answers! I love the look of your kitchen and I would not change the cabinets. <br /><br />At some point we will need to redo our kitchen (43 years old) due to structural changes that we need to make. I will use that as my opportunity to get rid of the antiqued green cabinets we've had since the 1970s. But we will be going with wood. I just think it looks warmer and I think that's important in a climate that is cold for most of the year. <br /><br />For flooring, I would choose vinyl (there are an amazing amount of patterns out there, as I found when we replaced our bathroom flooring!) or wood. Not ceramic tile. As others have said, it is cold, hard, and unforgiving. Not easy to clean either. <br /><br />Just my 2¢ worth, and the muffins sound wonderful! I will be trying your recipe; thanks for sharing. I do have some gluten free recipes on my blog, so if you haven't seen them and are interested, click "gluten free" in the label cloud!Mrs.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00392321745556290343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-26954232685928092432017-02-13T15:37:52.121-06:002017-02-13T15:37:52.121-06:00Those muffins look wonderful, Judy! As far as the...Those muffins look wonderful, Judy! As far as the cabinets go, it is really whatever would make you happy. White is classic. I love painted cabinets, but that is a personal preference. Which makes you happy when you think about them?? There are some really pretty vinyl floorings now that would be easier on the feet than tile. Wood (real wood, not the engineered/laminate kind) is always amazing. Once again, it should be whatever delights your soul! BTW I LOVE. LOVE. LOVE. that giant world map! Make yourself happy. ;) blessings and hugs ~ tannaTannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484104973009411729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-15557006889790638112017-02-13T13:47:39.670-06:002017-02-13T13:47:39.670-06:00The muffins sound yummy. It is hard to get rid of ...The muffins sound yummy. It is hard to get rid of things because they have pleasant memories attached to them. Love you kitchen and stove! I'm going to say yes to your question because I would love to have white cabinets and I do love a tile floor. Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-22367848216126439192017-02-13T13:16:36.250-06:002017-02-13T13:16:36.250-06:00Judy, There are all kinds of new wood type floors....Judy, There are all kinds of new wood type floors. Brick like and stone flooring is so nice too. I would not paint the oak cabinets they go with your cupboard and table. No offence, please...but I would remove the wall paper border and maybe paint another color. I think back to my bathrooms in town, I had those borders in them. They are kind of out dated. I love that old stove you have. Wow. I bet your house smells good all the time. Making soap...is something I have always wanted to do. Blessings, xoxo , SusieSusiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425051654313691986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-72122220509649992692017-02-13T12:50:23.311-06:002017-02-13T12:50:23.311-06:00White kitchens have been around for ever, if you l...White kitchens have been around for ever, if you look through old magazines and photos. <br />I like white kitchens, but they might be hard to clean if painted. Newer cabinets are treated these days, so they are easy to wipe. I wonder if there is paint like that. I like wood floors, but I have old adopted cats that people declawed. In my last home the cat scratched the wood floor just by accident. I recommend small grout lines in the wood, not cracks in the kitchen. I had that once before, and it made it hard to clean the wood floor. Now my floor has small grout lines. If you do paint, you could paint the island a color, and the rest white. <br /><br />A stone floor could look real pretty in your kitchen whether you paint or not, but it is cold where you live. You could then just paint the island a favorite color that looks nice with oak. Are the floors heated already? It would look English.Butterfly 8)(8 Bungalow https://www.blogger.com/profile/12407401010841427366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-86950640134274639862017-02-13T12:39:06.866-06:002017-02-13T12:39:06.866-06:00Your cabinets are beautiful. I'm partial to th...Your cabinets are beautiful. I'm partial to the warmth natural wood adds to a room. I wouldn't do ceramic (or quarry) flooring for the reasons mentioned above. There are some beautiful vinyl and laminates out there that are much more forgiving underfoot. I LOVE that antique (?) stove--it is a work of art. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-39350386032921696672017-02-13T11:41:24.155-06:002017-02-13T11:41:24.155-06:00So many comments....instead of reading them, I'...So many comments....instead of reading them, I'll just state my opinion. My kids both painted their cabinets white. They do look good and have had some chipping. We left ours natural wood and did new hardware ....the oak always looks good. We had a ceramic tile floor. Very nice for the dogs and dirt, but drop something and it breaks....we had trouble with chipping and breaking tiles. Our legs got tired on the hard tile. I'd go wood.....I know they make much nicer vinyl too. I love your kitchen....love the map!Anita Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581280313136512145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-17731854995861212812017-02-13T11:01:46.538-06:002017-02-13T11:01:46.538-06:00Personally, I like with wood cabinets and would no...Personally, I like with wood cabinets and would not paint them white.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-69262389780817044212017-02-13T10:52:12.414-06:002017-02-13T10:52:12.414-06:00I like your wood cabinets with your stove. Also, ...I like your wood cabinets with your stove. Also, I got ceramic tile and I now know I would rather have linoleum. We had linoleum put in out little house bathroom and it is much easier to keep clean. The same goes for my granite counter tops that I though I had to have. They are hard to clean and it is hard to tell when they are dirty. I wish I had gotten one of the upgrades of formica. Arlene Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845514896764280013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-56443933083830923592017-02-13T10:19:25.398-06:002017-02-13T10:19:25.398-06:00I think it all depends on what you like. I've ...I think it all depends on what you like. I've had these dark brown things forever and I would probably keep them if the wood was something pretty. It isn't. I've wanted white cabinets for about 25 years now and I'm hoping to paint them this year. While I usually lean towards dark, my house is small and the kitchen is pretty close to tiny, I guess it's tiny-ish, and I want it bright in there. The white cabinets will help. We're going with white on top and a darkish gray on the bottom ones. With all we have to do around here, it'd probably be easier to move. We did put laminate flooring in years ago. It looks like hardwood but isn't. I do like it. The problem is you aren't supposed to get them wet. That's not easy in the kitchen. :) I'm sure whatever you decide will be lovely! Have you considered staining them a different color? I'll come up there and bring Claudia with me. She's the interior designer daughter (and please don't call her an interior decorator unless you want the lecture about the difference between the two...LOL). She's already told me which walls can come down in my house, what we need to do to reconfigure the kitchen and master bathroom, as well as which colors to use. Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-44820392207673453562017-02-13T07:40:45.519-06:002017-02-13T07:40:45.519-06:00I can tell you that I have had white cabinets sinc...I can tell you that I have had white cabinets since 1989 and I will never have white cabinets again. Keeping them clean is an impossible task they show every Touch of every fingerprint. I really love your kitchen cabinets. And wish I had them. That said do what you like to look at I never go with what is an or what anybody else likes its what pleases you when you look at it. The only thing I would change in your kitchen if I owned it as I would put tile or wood on the floor. I like either one. Not real wood fake wood. I love my ceramic tile floor and my kitchen. I love anything with poppy seeds and lemon in it. I think your home is absolutely lovelyMadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-75169771284295993252017-02-13T07:38:21.636-06:002017-02-13T07:38:21.636-06:00This sounds like a wonderful gluten free recipe. M...This sounds like a wonderful gluten free recipe. My son is visiting and he only eats gluten free. I Love your kitchen and especially like the world map on the wall. Now I want one!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770750648145547973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-64354179118400603882017-02-13T07:16:30.624-06:002017-02-13T07:16:30.624-06:00Your muffins sound delicious, especially with icin...Your muffins sound delicious, especially with icing! I think white kitchens are here to stay, they are so bright and clean feeling. I would go with hardwood, they make so many easy care durable ones these days. I have ceramic tile which I love because I paint in my kitchen and I can easily remove drippings, but it is cold in the winter. Good luck!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215845240444922556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-78275242507268495792017-02-13T06:31:27.138-06:002017-02-13T06:31:27.138-06:00Ok, so we live in a nearly 100 year old house with...Ok, so we live in a nearly 100 year old house with white kitchen cabinets, that indeed turn yellowish...I would put in a wood floor, jmo. I loveeeeeeeeeeee your kitchen and loveeeeeeeeeeeeee the old stove. smiles<br /><br />I saw a magazine that had beautiful white top cabinets and blue bottom ones, very antiquie looking.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466115918585699329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-52762291464277243372017-02-13T03:59:13.934-06:002017-02-13T03:59:13.934-06:00I currently have older, wood cabinets and like the...I currently have older, wood cabinets and like the ease of just cleaning/polishing them. I've had painted cabinets and the paint tends to chip easily. I've had white cabinets which tend to turn yellow! I would leave the wood. As for flooring, I love the ease of cleaning vinyl. I just use a vinegar/alcohol/water mix to mop with.<br />Thanks for the great recipe and your kitchen is lovely. Best wishes with the paring down of Christmas decor!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-73303772958879739582017-02-13T03:51:43.984-06:002017-02-13T03:51:43.984-06:00I'd paint the cabinets, maybe a soft off=white...I'd paint the cabinets, maybe a soft off=white. I love light painted kitchens and yours is so well arranged. As to floors, we always had tiles in France, but here I have a composite which looks like tiles but is not hard on the feet. Vinolay is good also.Elizabethdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405703727112759947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-61836983701187594512017-02-13T00:45:14.007-06:002017-02-13T00:45:14.007-06:00Your kitchen is a bright and beautiful place. I lo...Your kitchen is a bright and beautiful place. I love painted cabinets, and have had them for 12 or so years. However, white cabinets do show the dirt - every little spill that dribbles down and if you have frame and panel doors, the dirt in the crevices needs constant attention. Next kitchen I'm going to paint a darker colour on the bottom cabinets and have white on the top. <br />I'd also nix the ceramic floors. Tile is so cold and hard. We had a ceramic tile kitchen once and my feet and legs became tired so quickly on it. The grouting lines are hard to keep clean, too. A smooth linoleum is good, or wood, which I prefer. (or laminate - there are some great options that can be waterproofed). <br />The lemon muffins look delicious. I also reduce sugar in most of my recipes - there's just far too much! Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-18040101033060655682017-02-13T00:43:36.608-06:002017-02-13T00:43:36.608-06:00Floor NOT ceramic, it is far to noisy and cold. G...Floor NOT ceramic, it is far to noisy and cold. Go for a very good quality vinyl, that looks like wood if you wish, that is what I did although my cupboards are cream. Your kitchen loks lovely to me and I would keep the oak cupboards JudyMargaret Birding For Pleasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212581401252445388.post-89375388212012665782017-02-12T23:10:14.174-06:002017-02-12T23:10:14.174-06:00You are going to get lots of opposite opinions for... You are going to get lots of opposite opinions for sure. Our cabinets were Oak and the kitchen seemed so dark so we painted them 2 shades of green with a third shade of green on the walls. We've liked it. We recently replaced all our floors. Wood floors in the kitchen, family room and halls. Pictures at this link https://happywonderer.com/2013/08/20/before-and-after-2/<br />Have fun making a decision on what to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com