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My dream kitchen and a $50 Williams-Sonoma gift card giveaway

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This post is sponsored by Wilsonart. I was compensated for my time and Wilsonart provided a gift card to give away to one NewlyWoodwards reader. All opinions are my own.

When I was asked to be part of the Wilsonart Dream Kitchen Challenge, it was a no-brainer. Kitchens are my favorite part of a house to design. We spend a lot of time there so it’s important to be pretty and practical. I’ve designed two kitchens on extreme budgets (1, 2) and I’m constantly thinking about what I’ll do in the next kitchen design – which will be starting soon. (And I have the Pinterest kitchen board to prove it.)

This challenge is pretty simple – I share what I’d do in my dream kitchen for a chance to win $1,000 toward new Wilsonart HD countertops. And then you can tell me how awesome it is and get a chance to win a $50 gift card of your own.

1 OVERALL

(Sources: House Beautiful, Simply Seleta, Inkie Mama, CoCoCozy, )

Looking at my kitchen board give you a clear idea of my dream kitchen –  a cozy farmhouse with a classic flair. Because we’re moving to 17 acres of farmland in the country, I want the feel of a farmhouse – warm, comfortable and welcoming. But I also want the room to feel classic and timeless. I’m a white kitchen girl through and through, so I would stick with white cabinetry but add depth through warm wood tones in floors and furniture, pops of bright colors and black accents.

COUNTERS

I was asked to choose a countertop from the Wilsonart HD laminate collection for my dream kitchen. I knew I wanted to go with a lighter tone to keep it light and bright. I also wanted a countertop that balanced wood floors and details. So when I opened my blogger kit and saw a sample of Bianco Romano, I was sold.

We had laminate in our last house, and it was definitely not this pretty. I actually kept petting the sample – it looks gorgeous and has a wonderful texture. Plus, it was light but had grey and brown veining, which means it would really blend with anything I could throw at it. I had to take a picture of the sample because the shots on the website don’t do it justice.

CABINETRY

Just because this is a dream kitchen doesn’t mean it has to be unattainable. You know I love our IKEA cabinetry, so I’d stick with the white Adel doors and drawers. The finish holds up beautifully, the Shaker-style door is perfect for a classic style and the drawers are extra deep. I’d actually go with 100 percent drawers on the lower cabinets, because I find drawers to be much more practical than base cabinets.

PANTRY

(Sources: Honey and Fitz, Slide Out Shelves, Farm Chick)

I am a person who believes firmly in pantries. Very. Large. Pantries. So, I’m making sure it’s clear that I’ll have one very huge pantry in this kitchen. Enough to hold all my small appliances (I’m a bit of a small appliance whore) and food items. And I would be willing to give up tons of cabinets for this addition.

DETAILS

(Sources: The Wicker House, Schoolhouse Electric, Home Depot)

I love the contrast of black with white. I’d use black details in hardware, like these black cup pulls from Home Depot.

I’m also a sucker for schoolhouse lights. I think they are classic, but will still feel at home in the country. I’d choose the Hampton pendant and the Northwestern surface mount fixtures from Schoolhouse Electric in a black finish.

I’d also like to add my large blackboard, black appliances and a black faucet.

 TABLES AND ACCENTS

(Sources: 6th Street Design School, Coastal Living, Simply Seleta, The Lettered Cottage)

And a few final details:

  • I love the idea of a long farmhouse table spanning the length of the kitchen in lieu of an island. Add some black Windsor chairs and you’ve entered my dream land.
  • I’d add a red door to the pantry, which would liven up the black and white.
  • Because I’m an open-shelf convert, I’d like to add a floor-to-ceiling plate rack to display my dishes.

And that’s a big peek into my dreamy kitchen.

Now that you’ve seen mine, I want to give one of you the opportunity to add a little beauty or practicality to your own kitchen.  One $50 Williams-Sonoma gift card is up for grabs by entering in the widget below. The winner will be chosen at random on Wednesday, June 26, at 8 p.m., and announced Thursday.

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Good luck!

This post is sponsored by Wilsonart. I was compensated for my time and Wilsonart provided a gift card to give away to one NewlyWoodwards reader. All opinions are my own.

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  6. Planning a kitchen was huge for us! You are so right it’s the heart of the home. It will be interesting to see ours come together. Can’t wait until you start the build process too!

  12. I would love to purchase a new set of wine glasses. Right now we just have random glasses due to breakage.

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  31. Seeing as we’re buying our first house next week, I’m sure I’ll have 101 things to use this gift card on. We’re planning to paint the kitchen cabinets white and the walls will be pretty light as well so we’ll need a nice, colorful, accent piece!

  35. Oh, I have such kitchen lust – our current one is so small! Someday ….
    I’d love an island and tons of counter space!

  36. Loving all of your ideas, I might need to pop over to Pinterest and repin some of your ideas!

  37. I also LOVE white cabinetry in the kitchen. I would like to get ikea cabinets one day, but we are making do with our current painted cabinets for now. We are in dire need of new countertops, though. Ours have the 80s marbly look :). I can’t wait to see what you’ve dreamed up for your new house.

  39. My cookie sheets have been looking really sad these days so I think I’d use the gc. to buy myself some new cookie sheets 🙂

  41. I know you much be excited about your next kitchen and all that land!! I’d use the gift card for cookbooks or cake stands and cake stuff! lol

  42. Love your style and I would get probably kitchen gadgets or some cookbooks.

  44. I really need a sieve. I could probably get some new kitchen towels too. Thanks for the chance to win .

  47. Love it!! I hope these all end up your new farmhouse someday… so much fun to daydream about what the “dream” house will have!! 🙂

  50. I definitely love the idea of a black and white kitchen, but the open cabinetry would never work in my house. We have dogs, and fur, and with that comes everything in the open being covered in the fur.

  52. Your dream kitchen is the shit and makes me wildly jealous… I hate my current kitchen. Loved the kitchen at my house, after I tweaked it, but this new kitchen is all oak cabinetry and the most giant peninsula ever… Ugh.

  53. Just getting ready to paint my new kitchen and it would be SO fun to have a gift-card for some extra fun stuff to add in to the new space. 🙂

  55. Our kitchen is in dire need of a new countertop. The current laminate is dinged, scratched, stained, and warped- hooray for purchasing homes that have been foreclosed! I think we’ve decided when the time comes to replace it, we’d like to do laminate… there’s some concerns about our cabinetry being able to support the weight of other materials. I dig a black and white kitchen with pops of color as well, and since we painted our kitchen cabinets black and distressed them, I’d really dig Wilsonart’s White Carrara or Cararra Santorini to keep the farmhouse chic vibe going.

  56. This may seem silly, but I’ve had my eye on a nice bread knife from William Sonoma, so that’s what I’d get with the gift card. 🙂

  61. I’m really loving the white cabinets with black hardware. For me it would be some sort of pale green counter to go with the wood floors. I want an antique looking window door for the pantry… with sage highlighted lace as a curtain for it.

  62. Oh, such pretty kitchen ideas! I’m not sure what I’d buy exactly . . . maybe pretty serving bowls? Love the tables with black chairs–those are way cool. Hurry up on your new kitchen, would you?

  64. white cabinets with shaker doors! we have these awful builder oak cabinets with rounded doors… ugh… who chooses to put rounded corners on cabinet doors!

  65. Love that countertop you chose…..would look fantastic with the white cabinets!

    As far as Williams-Sonoma…..I think the question is more what WOULDN’T I want to buy?? I saw some cute popsicle molds there that I’d pick up, and then maybe some kitchen towels? Love their kitchen towels.

  67. Love this!! I’m obviously a lover of farmhouse but want to incorporate more farmhousy stuff into mine. Thinking black chairs for my kitchen table area and I’m already doing my back door red! So exciting! I hope you get your dream kitchen!!!!! 😀

  71. mmm i love that pantry with the pull out shelves. we don’t have a real pantry right now, but i would love that.

    i wish we had an island too – our counterspace is so limited now.

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