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My Summer Kitchen and a 70’s Flashback

July 16, 2014  Cool Collections | Decorating | Uncategorized

 

White farmhouse kitchen decked out for summer - love the colorful thermos and barware collections kellyelko.com

Are you a little bit country or a little bit rock and roll?

Red stove with carrara marble backsplash kellyelko.com

Love the vintage thermos collection kellyelko.com

I’m having flashbacks to my childhood filled with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and Devil Dogs eaten out of my Donny and Marie lunchbox with matching thermos.

Donny was a little bit rock and roll and I was helpless to resist his purple socks?

Love this open display cabinet and vintage thermos and barware collections kellyelko.com

This kitchen has the best collections! kellyelko.com

These definitely have a fun 70’s vibe and go perfectly with my vintage 7-up sign window treatment.

They make me want to break out my plaid bell bottoms …

or mix up a fruity concoction and serve it up in a vintage travel glass.

Love the carrara marble backsplash and the colorful vintage collections! kellyelko.com

Of course, when friends come over for those fruity concoctions, I’ll be ready with my hidden stash of supplies that perfectly matches my $1 estate sale step stool find.

Cute vintage ice bucket and love the blue metal storage box kellyelko.com

A metal chest from HomeGoods is filled with outdoor party supplies.

Metal box is perfect for storing party supplies kellyelko.com

For the morning after, the coffee will be brewing to cure what ails you so add a splash of milk or heavy cream from the animal of your choice (I’m partial to the pig).

Love this vintage creamer collection kellyelko.com

White farmhouse kitchen - love the pantry behind those numbered cabinets! kellyelko.com

Now if I could just find a Donny and Marie thermos.

P.S. See more of my kitchen here including a red stove and my favorite lights made from demijohns!

P.P.S. Here’s my favorite fruity concoction.

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  1. [email protected] this top that

    July 16, 2014 at 5:35 am

    I am sure that after a couple of your fruity drinks and i will be seeing pigs, sing…like donny and maire.

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  2. Alison @ Soiledrotten

    July 16, 2014 at 6:17 am

    Love! I think I need that turquoise metal box now. 🙂

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  3. Rusha Sams

    July 16, 2014 at 7:04 am

    Nice summer throwback. Love the decor and your collection of vintage finds. I’m comin’ over for a Devil Dog!

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  4. Sarah

    July 16, 2014 at 8:00 am

    I’m coming over for drink in those vintage glasses!

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    • Sarah

      July 16, 2014 at 8:00 am

      *drinks

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  5. Heidi @ Decor & More

    July 16, 2014 at 8:03 am

    Never tire of peeking into your kitchen! We missed you at Haven but am loving the vacay pics… Hope you’re well!
    Xo Heidi

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  6. Karah @ thespacebetweenblog

    July 16, 2014 at 8:09 am

    Gah! I love your kitchen … decorated in any era, but the 70s vibe is awesome. I bet your could find that Donnie and Marie thermos in some shop on the Cape!

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  7. cassie

    July 16, 2014 at 8:27 am

    your kitchen is the prettiest. and i love all your fun summer containers! i like to hide my mixers so my friends don’t steal my alcohol- we live in that kind of neighborhood and are a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll, and a little bit ghetto.

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  8. Cecilia

    July 16, 2014 at 9:39 am

    Sigh, I love your kitchen and all the vintage 70’s (ahem, now I’m feeling old) stuff is way cute! I want to come by for drinks! I think I like the pig the best too!

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  9. Susan

    July 16, 2014 at 9:58 am

    Really nice job decorating, colors are very cheery. Brilliant use of the 7-up sign, nice score. I am sitting here, trying to talk myself out of NOT going to Goodwill, because the other day, they were loaded with good stuff. Oh, this junkin’ bug is hard to fight…

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  10. Pam

    July 16, 2014 at 10:33 am

    Of course I should have my Barbie thermos displayed in my kitchen. What was I thinking keeping it in my memory box? The lunchbox and dolls got away from me somehow but I’ve got that thermos!

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  11. [email protected]

    July 16, 2014 at 10:42 am

    It is lovely! Thanks for taking down memory lane 🙂

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  12. Cynthia @ her lovely nest

    July 16, 2014 at 11:16 am

    Kelly, I adore your kitchen! and that turquoise tin? swoon!
    I totally hear you, I often find myself thinking how much cooler our lunch boxes were in the 70s…perfectly proportioned, great graphics [my favorite was my Shawn Cassidy box, but Scooby was right up there too], and a thermos tucked under a flap to keep it in place. now that’s what I call genius!

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  13. Gwen

    July 16, 2014 at 3:38 pm

    Tots love that backsplash.

    I used to have a Donnie and Marie doll set. Shoulda kept those things!

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  14. [email protected] Clutter

    July 16, 2014 at 9:44 pm

    Love vintage display of thermoses and glasses! Your photos are great! I like the numbers on the cabinet doors too.

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  15. [email protected]

    July 17, 2014 at 7:59 am

    I’m drooling over your backsplash too. Everything is so pretty

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  16. Vel

    July 17, 2014 at 2:52 pm

    So cute Kelly! I’m a bit of both I think! Love this simple update on your kitchen!

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  17. Bobbi

    July 17, 2014 at 5:43 pm

    Nicely done.

    Ah, the good ole’ days.

    I remember those metal lunchboxes, with our favorite heartthrobs advertised on them, we youth sported in the 70’s. Although, I loved Donny; Andy Gibb was my crush. Shadow Dancing…Drag me across the floor. I had the 45. 🙂

    Love the blue step stool, picnic box and aluminum colander. I have a small version of the colander and enjoy using it.

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  18. Jessi at Yankee Belle Home

    July 28, 2014 at 4:39 pm

    LOVE your kitchen!!! That metal turquoise box…you’d have to watch that if I visited. 😉 And the step stool is just as fabulous. Happy to have found you via Rhoda’s blog. I’ll be back to you blog!

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