More Kitchen Updates

If you're following me on Instagram and Twitter, you may have noticed I spent much of Saturday printing our engagement photos at home. We bought a new printer about 6 months ago, and this is the first time I've tried DIY printing. See you never, Duane Reade -- there's a new printer in town. 

Carly is printing four photos for us (one each of 11x14, 8x10, 5x7 and 4x6) but because we have the rights to the pictures, we can print and distribute them as we wish.

Note to brides-to-be: get the rights! Without them you don't technically own the photos (even though they're of your wedding...) and you'll likely have to pay your photographer for every print you'd like. Which, if you're like any bride I know, will be a lot. 

We decided to print a test photo to be sure we knew how to properly insert the paper and use the settings. I am happy to report this could not be easier. And now we're almost fresh out of photo paper because I cannot stop. 

The first photo we chose was taken by Carly during our engagement session. I love coffee (and Boo!), so how perfect to pair them together?  Here's the sweet photo I am gushing about:

So what to do with it? Frame it of course! And hang it in the kitchen! In our coffee nook! Yes!

Here's where we started:

The steps couldn't be easier: we measured the space above the coffee machines and centered the photo between the cabinets. A few bangs of a hammer later, we had ourselves a hook to hang on!  That, my friends, was a wrap. 

Here's where we are now:

Doesn't it look sweet? I love this photo and coincidentally the colors tie in perfectly with the rest of the kitchen: the color of the coffee is almost identical to the cabinets, and the stainless frame picks up the stainless appliances, knobs, canisters, spice jars and soap dispensers.  And it holds a special place in our heart (no pun intended) since it was taken during our engagement session. 

As a refresher, here's what we've done in the kitchen to date:

Coffee station

Spice rack

Soft closures on cabinets 

Soap dispenser upgrades 

What do you think?  Do you like art in the kitchen?  What do you have hanging in yours?

xx,

The Future Mrs. Wolf