Showing posts with label kitchen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kitchen. Show all posts

Sunday, February 5, 2023

I Asked AI To Create A Vintage Kitchen - Here Are The Results!

 

Who doesn't love a vintage kitchen? The heart of the home, filled with all the best things that make up the very essence of our lives - family, old recipes and favorite foods, hand-me-down cookie cutters and grandma's dishes: all the best things in life!

And if you love antiques and vintage things, then you probably also like checking out vintage kitchens in all their worn glory. 

I've been so excited since the availability of AI (artificial intelligence) to create so many wonderful, different things. Sometimes these are the very things that we can try to describe but just can't completely visualize because we don't have an image or photo.  

I'm not going to talk too much about AI today because then I will never get to telling you about these photos (but I will talk about AI more in future blog posts because I am so passionate about it and it's possibilities.) But for now, enjoy looking at and thinking about the vintage kitchens on this page. I created each one using AI by brainstorming words, detailed descriptions, things I could imagine and see in my head and wanted to see in reality and not just in my daydreams. I hope you like them! 

And by the way, they are unedited, and wonderfully imperfect. Don't be a stickler for details in this case, just take in the general feel of each kitchen. AI isn't perfect by any means, and neither am I! 














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Have a great week! 
Laura


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Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Old Furniture Upcycled Into Dollhouses & Play Kitchens



In many of my blog posts I've talked about upcycling salvaged materials and furniture and turning them into entirely new treasures. Did you ever think about upcycling something and turning it into a toy? Well that's just what these creative folks below did when they repurposed their old night stands, TV tables, bookcases and other furniture pieces into fabulous play sets for their children and grandchildren. Check it out!








Super-cute mud pie kitchen as seen on Crate & Barrel blog
  






Pink play kitchen



Outdoor mud bar doubles as a play kitchen and as a mini potting bench. Love it!









Bookcase turned dollhouse with casters via Pinterest













What do you think? 

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Article copyright ©Laura Beth Love 2019 and may not be republished in print or other media without express written permission from the author. For any link corrections please leave correct info in comment area. Article originally published 2019 and revised and updated 2022

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Upcycled: Awesome Kitchen Islands Made From Old Dressers


Dresser turned kitchen island via hgtv


Don't know what to do with that old dresser that you no longer need in the bedroom? 

How about repurposing that old salvaged dresser and turning it into a unique, one of a kind new kitchen island? 

Monday, February 6, 2017

Amazing Upcycled Ideas For Your Kitchen

I think one of the most amazing things about decorating is that it is something that is completely personal. Everyone's style is completely unique, and you know what's awesome about that?  No one but you has to like it! 

I say surround yourself with the things that you love and the colors that make you feel the way you want to feel. Even better? Pull out those favorite thrift store finds, family hand-me-downs and heirlooms from the attic and enjoy them by incorporating them into your home decor, or by upcycling them into something completely new.  

For example, I love the kitchen. I think it's one of the homiest parts of the home - but it certainly shouldn't be the homeliest! Check out these amazing ways that some creative minds turned old, salvaged pieces into amazing personal statements of style for their kitchens!


Old bed headboard is now a new display shelf




Sculptural silverware hanging decoration




Three red wagons transformed into a minibar from Inhabitat
This could also be used for storing extra tableware, serving bowl, etc. 




Old spoons and serving pieces can easily be turned into drawer pulls. All you need is a drill and some screws.




Pallet kitchen island by Beyond The Picket Fence (be sure to check out her new book too!)




Globe stand turned kitchen towel holder




Small chandelier made from kitchen implements from junk aholique




Old book knife block from theownerbuildernetwork




Clean salvaged wood scraps turned into pot storage




Antique dresser turned into a kitchen island from Heir and Space



Upcycled kitchen colander via Pinterest



What do you think? Do you have any upcycled items in your own kitchen?



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Have a great week!
Laura

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