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<\/p>\nA bread box completes a farmhouse kitchen. \u00a0I remember the bread box that sat in my grandmother’s kitchen. \u00a0Her tiny home was nestled in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains in Utah. \u00a0It’s not a surprise that we are returning to farmhouse kitchens, rustic breads, and rockers on front porches. \u00a0There was a warmth to my grandmother’s kitchen that made the sourdough loaf she pulled out of her bread box taste better than anything I can remember. \u00a0She danced around the kitchen using her dish towel as her partner. \u00a0She fried up homemade donuts with pink glaze, and she put up jars and jars of peaches that glowed like lit gold. \u00a0I will always wish I could go back to her kitchen where I felt so loved. \u00a0I will miss her always.<\/p>\n
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Building a New Bread Box that feels Nostalgic<\/strong><\/p>\n I gave Kevin the assignment to reproduce a bread box, using new and widely available materials, that looks and feels like it belonged in my grandmother’s kitchen. \u00a0He came through brilliantly.<\/p>\n Home improvement stores are jumping on the farmhouse train by offering a wide variety of Shiplap, pallet-wood, and reclaimed lumber. \u00a0We found lumber recycled from trees killed by beetles that had blue-ish wood-grain that I knew would look beautiful stained a white-wash gray. \u00a0We also picked up a cute cabinet knob, hinges and rubber feet to complete the bread box.<\/p>\n Adding New World Functionality<\/strong><\/p>\n In discussing the design, it was important that we improve on a classic. \u00a0I wanted the bread box to be large enough to accommodate long loaves of bread. \u00a0I also wanted the lid to double as a cutting board. \u00a0By finishing the interior wood with Crisco oil, we created a food safe cutting surface that works perfectly.<\/p>\n Finishing Touches<\/strong><\/p>\n I wanted the bread box lettering to look slightly weathered, so I created a stencil using my Cricut Die Cut Machine and freezer paper. \u00a0Simply attach the freezer paper, shiny side down on your cutting mat. \u00a0After weeding the design, lightly spray the shiny side of the freezer paper with spray glue (see my recommendation below), and press it securely against the lid of the bread box. \u00a0Paint the letters using a stencil brush and craft paint.<\/p>\n What are some other ways to improve on a classic kitchen design?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A bread box completes a farmhouse kitchen. \u00a0I remember the bread box that sat in my grandmother’s kitchen. \u00a0Her tiny home was nestled in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains in Utah. \u00a0It’s not a surprise that we are returning to farmhouse kitchens, rustic breads, and rockers on front porches. \u00a0There was a warmth to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weekend-projects"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"bread](\"https:\/\/www.blowingawayoutwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Bread-Box-2.jpg\")
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