Seven Years -- The Heart and The Soul of Linderhof

Seven Years Ago

In May

I started Lines From Linderhof

And somewhere soon after I discovered the "sidebar"

And so I included pictures

of 

The Heart of the Home

 The kitchen

With it's marble counters

It's plethora of 

oils and vinegars

wooden spoons and cooking utensils

Asian blue and white used to store flours and sugars

And a red toaster!

The Kitchen 2015

Same cabinets

Same pots hanging over the island

Same stove

Same wooden countertop next to the stove

But the countertops less cluttered

The knives are on a magnetic knife strip

My "collection" of wooden cutting boards nearby

Big clear glass containers to hold sugar and flour

And the mixer moved to that side of the room.

The Soul of the Home

The dining room

With the 20's Duncan Phyfe table, Shield Back Chairs and Sideboard

The chandelier defies description but it seems to fit

It's Eastertide for a big blue and white vase holds branches and the German Easter eggs

The "Green Man" is over the buffet, two blue and white candleholders flank the silver tea service and behind it is my huge Spode Blue Room blue and white platter

The table is centered on a mostly red Oriental

The Dining Room 2015

The table and chairs

The buffet are all the same

(although there are new upholstery on the chairs)

The "Green Man" still hangs over the buffet

And those blue and white Asian candleholders still flank the silver tea service

(they're famous, those candleholders for they've been featured in a magazine --

not showcasing Linderhof but another, more classy and more expensive home)

The table and chairs are still on a red Oriental

But this one is large and it's a Karastan

A flea market purchase

And the bigger rug definitely looks better!

The chandelier is still hanging over the dining room table

And Husband Jim still feels that it's a "tad" too high!

The table is set for a luncheon

Which seems more fitting than an empty table

For the dining room really is the "soul" of the home!

The changes I've made the last seven years are small

Not redecorating but rather refinement

Homes should change a bit over time

But that doesn't mean that it needs to be a complete redo.

For, to me, the familiar is good!

As everyone calls the Kitchen

the heart of the home

for it's where food is prepared with love

for family and friends

But the dining room to me is the soul

for it's where family and friends gather

To eat and share conversations and ideas.

I'm using the two newest pictures of the kitchen and the dining room to update my sidebar -- it's about time!     Would you wear the same dress for seven years?

I don't think so!

And since it's Monday, I'm sharing my kitchen and dining room updates with Susan at Between Naps On the Porch for Met Monday