Adding Spring Touches to the Kitchen

Adding Spring Touches to the Kitchen

The Pacific Northwest can be rainy and cold in March but despite that there are clear signs that spring is here.  Crocus are coming up like weeds, tulips and daffodils are in full bloom, and the leaves are coming back on our forest trees.  Growth and subtle color is everywhere! It’s still too early to plant my containers though.  I’ll have to wait until May …

Until then I’ll continue to add spring touches to our home!  There are so many simple and inexpensive ways to create the feeling of springtime in your kitchen which for most us is the hub of our home.

A pretty hand towel folded on the counter or laying over the sink is an inexpensive and easy way to freshen up your kitchen space.  I’m not big into large scale bunnies everywhere but I do like subtle seasonal touches.  This bunny hand towel is the perfect addition to the range.  I also added a cute Beatrix Potter spatula and vintage chocolate mold in the shape of a bunny to the wood kitchen tray.

I use these bar wipes for counter clean up and keep the seasonal linen over the sink just because it’s pretty.  There are so many gorgeous towels and quality linens last forever.  I’ve also added a new dish brush (also like this one) and  creamer that also holds flowers and wooden spoons.

I have a garden box outside the window that I look forward to filling when the weather gets warmer.  I found a beautiful wreath for the window and it makes the entire kitchen feel like springtime! Outside we are still drying out from winter but you can see that the leaves are beginning to come back on the trees.  We live on a protected forest and wetland area so we often see deer, bear, bob cat, and recently we’ve had coyote.  I think they are going after the rabbit .. mother nature.

The vintage bunny mold fits perfectly on the wood tray next to to my range.  I have a great recipe for candy bunnies made with cacao instead of chocolate.  They are delicious so stay tuned for the recipe!

I also ordered a few milk glass vases from Etsy and they are so fun to fill with flowers for springtime!  These flowers are from our winter/spring garden and they smell incredible.

Adding Spring Touches to the Kitchen

       1.   Add spring linens

2.  Fresh scented hand soap

3.  Add flowers and a wreath

4. Change your kitchen rug