The New Kitchen Window ~ A Special Place

As a little girl one of my favorite places in Granny's house was her kitchen.

The sink was just beneath the window and had two sides; one for washing and one for rinsing.  Just outside the window was her beautiful green lawn, flower beds, and large garden which ran all along the fence line.

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We were the dishwashers back in the day and looking out the window while washing and rinsing the dishes was calming, it was actually enjoyable washing dishes in Granny's kitchen.  Surely this special place was more about spending time with Granny than the location of the sink, but the view from the window while washing things up sure was nice.

My mother's kitchen window is still a favorite spot of mine.

Though she does have an automatic dishwasher there are many times we wash things up in the kitchen sink.  Mom's kitchen window is always a bright and sunny spot.  The sun streams in while we are hand washing and magical colors form as the sun's rays dance on the sudsy bubbles.  And as we rinse those colorful bubbles away the dishes just glisten, sparkly clean as the sunlight dances on the rinse water dripping from the dinner plates and glasses.  Surely this favorite spot also has more to do with begin alongside my mom, but the bright and sunny window sure adds a special something.

Not having a kitchen sink just beneath a window is something I have really missed in my current kitchen.  I am so excited that in the new kitchen there will be a large bay window above the sink

and it has finally been installed!

These pictures were my inspiration when choosing a window for the new kitchen.

I really like how the counter top flows into the bay window area...

There is so much more counter space for a plant or two, or for displaying favorite pieces...

There are two main reasons this feature is appealing to me...

~the kitchen, especially the sink area, is more open without a window or wall just behind the faucet

~ more water splatter from the sink can land on the counter rather than on glass windows and wiping the counter top is much easier than windows...

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The new window has been installed.
These pictures aren't all that pretty but with remodeling it always gets messy before it gets pretty.

The crew is making a plan...

The old bow window has been removed...

Yep, it's gone...

The windowless view from inside...

The new one is being framed in.

The old was a bow window so this time we chose a casement bay window with retractable screens so we can open the two sides to let the outdoors in during the cooler months of Spring and Fall...

We have one coat of primer on the window.

Still need to add the final trim work, caulk, and paint.

One more thing checked off the remodel list but it doesn't seem like we are any closer to being finished.  Our contractor says it will more than likely be September...BIG sigh!

The inside view.

The ledge is where the counter top will rest as it continues into the bay window like in the inspiration photos...

I know this kitchen window will become a special place for me,

and my hope is that it will also become a special place for others.

Good memories for those,

who in years to come,

will stand alongside me at the sink just beneath my kitchen window.

You can see the plans and progress here... KITCHEN REMODEL DIARY

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