Our new house: Kitchen Design and favorite kitchen appliances

Modern white kitchen design - house tour

We are finally settled into our new home but we still have tons of unpacked boxes and not enough furniture!  It’s coming together slowly and I imagine it will take a few more months as furniture always takes awhile to decide on and to come in.  But I’m excited to share a few peeks into our house.

Modern white kitchen design - house tour

Modern white kitchen design

One of my favorite rooms is our kitchen so I wanted to share a little tour of it and my top 6 kitchen must haves.

This was taken when we first moved in so we didn’t have much in there.  Other than adding more appliances and a few rugs, my husband also changed the cabinet handles out to match the rest of our house.  The rest of our house uses a dark “oil rubbed bronze” hardware so in the photos below this you’ll see the new handles.

Modern white kitchen design - house tour

A SLEEK TRASH CAN
SimpleHuman Dual Compartment Trash Can & Recycler

A garbage can is crucial for the kitchen, but a nice looking garbage can is almost impossible to find!  I wanted to find one that worked with the style of our kitchen and also didn’t scream GARBAGE CAN. This SimpleHuman trash & recycling can was the perfect fit for us!

Modern white kitchen design - house tour

PAJAMAS || SLIPPERS || RUG || MUG || MIXER || TRASH CAN (c/o Simplehuman)

COFFEE MACHINES EVERY COFFEE LOVER NEEDS
Nespresso Virtuo || Nespresso Pixie

It’s no secret that I love my coffee.  I drink my coffee black and I love really strong coffees.  The nespresso makes the best dark roast espresso and coffees so it was a no brainer when we were buying our coffee machines which brand to go with.

Modern white kitchen design - house tour

One of the Macy’s near me has a Nespresso boutique where they let you try all the different flavors/capsules which my husband and I really enjoy.  Now that I’m pregnant, I’m careful with my caffeine intake and their half caffeinato is perfect for me.

Nespresso Pods Recycling

One thing that I have to mention is that you CAN recycle the capsules from nespresso machines!  Nespresso provides you with bags that you can store the used capsules and you can either recycle in one of their stores or you can mail it to them (it comes with a prepaid label!)

THE ONLY PANS YOU NEED TO COOK WITH
Cast iron skillet || Dutch Oven

I don’t know what I’d do without my cast iron skillet and dutch oven. Both of these are my most used pans when I cook!

Best alternative to Le Creuset

I love the Le Creuset line and I do own some, but I have to say that my Martha Stewart Dutch Oven has been so good to me over the years and it’s a much less expensive option than the Le Crueset.

Modern white kitchen design - house tour

Cooking on the Cast Iron Skillet

I love cooking all sorts of food on the cast iron but you do have to watch it as things do cook very fast on it and it can get quite smoky if you have too much oil in there!  I’m also excited to finally have a gas stovetop as I’ve only had electric in my previous home and apartments. My parents have always had gas stovetops so I always knew how far superior they were when cooking and I’m so happy I finally have my own!

I’m not a super gourmet chef or anything but I do enjoy cooking lots of different kind of food and along with a regular non stick pan, I can cook all my meals with these pots/pans.

I also very much appreciate the pot filler that’s attached to the wall.  It’s so handy when cooking pasta!

A CUTTING BOARD THAT STAYS PUT AND LOOKS GOOD
Boos Maple Wood Cutting Board

I’ve used so many different cutting boards that were all pretty awful; too flimsy, hard to clean, not enough space.  Then, I found the Boos Block and I’ve never gone back.  We do always keep it on the counter as it’s a bit too big to store it, but I don’t mind it as then I always have a cutting board handy.

It’s easy to clean, never slips out from underneath and does a great job cutting with all our knives.

Modern white kitchen design - house tour

HIDDEN MICROWAVE

I also wanted to share our microwave that’s hidden in our island.  I’ve never had a microwave like this and I do feel a bit futuristic when I use it 🙂 It slides in and out like a drawer and the settings panel is hidden in the top portion so you can open/hide it.  Our house is really old and was completely remodeled so I love that the new builders thought of a great detail like hiding the microwave like this.

Like I was saying, our furniture is still getting in and I don’t want to share too much until all the rooms are ready but I may start sharing some peeks into what we’ve got coming in.  It’s just so hard to have to wait 10 weeks before we get our main couch!  I was joking with my friends that I think I may have this baby before I get some of our furniture in!

AMAZON KITCHEN MUST HAVES

Head over to my Amazon Kitchen Essentials store to see all my kitchen must haves and favorites!  I have a ton of kitchen tools that I use all the time including silicone microwaveable lids and my favorite knife that cuts through everything!

6 Kitchen Must Haves on Amazon

I also rounded up the best spring fashion buys on Amazon.  You don’t want to miss out on my favorite dress that’s on sale now!

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