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Flickr Finds: Chez Shoes' New Kitchen Storage

040308_kitchen.jpgWe were moseying through Flickr this evening and found this inspiring Before-and-After kitchen shots from Chez Shoes' 400 sq ft bungalow in Highland Park. This shelving addition adds so much personality to the kitchen thanks to the colorful dishes and containers. After taking a look at some of the photos of this bungalow, we're hoping that Chez Shoes would let us do a house tour, or enter the Smallest Coolest contest. Take a closer look after the jump!

[ Photos from Chez Shoes' Flickr ]

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Before

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After

Comments (14)

I love the red trim against the white walls and checkered floor.

posted by mattab on 2008-04-03 11:51:40
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it's a very happy kitchen!

posted by kdkaboom on 2008-04-03 11:53:46
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I love it; vintage inspired with tons of color. Awesome!!

posted by Melissa82 on 2008-04-03 11:55:55
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she just moved to another apartment

posted by LaDonnaNichole on 2008-04-03 12:19:32
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This is a case of Good IKEA...

posted by bepsf on 2008-04-03 12:52:49
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The red window frame is a real keeper!

posted by Aulaire on 2008-04-03 13:00:01
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This is why I am hooked on this site - such a simple but effective addition. When I compare this to the celebrity closets poll from yesterday - well there is no comparison. This one makes me smile and appreciate what one person can do simply.

posted by Gallivant on 2008-04-03 13:33:38
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Ooh, those shelves could be perfect in my kitchen! Do we know which IKEA shelves those are? I can't find them on ikea.com.

posted by semidivine on 2008-04-03 13:42:19
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Sorry, but i don't get it--it's like a combination of a child's kitchen play set and a poor granny's kitchen. Ugh.

posted by olive88 on 2008-04-03 14:25:49
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What did she/he do? The red wall, checkered floor, appliances... all were there in the "before" shot. All she/he added was a set of shelves and some rainbow mugs. If you like these things, give credit to the landlord.

posted by LAhamlet on 2008-04-03 15:14:33
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Grace & all, thanks so much for the love! Sadly, I'm not there anymore - long story short, my landlady was facing foreclosure and I decided it was time to move on. I'm now in an even tinier studio apartment with no kitchen at all - maybe I'll have the chaos of moving sorted out in time for next year's Smallest Coolest.

As for olive88 - I'm afraid you *do* get it. Child's kitchen play set poor granny's kitchen = exactly my style.

posted by chez shoes on 2008-04-03 18:44:01
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Oh, and the shelf is from the Varde series at Ikea.

posted by chez shoes on 2008-04-03 19:08:40
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Where did you get the cute paper towel holder and spice rack above the stove?

posted by sadiesadie on 2008-04-04 15:36:56
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The paper towel holder is from Target. The shelves over the stove were thrifted long ago - it's a metal shelf that I believe was originally intended for the bathroom.

posted by chez shoes on 2008-04-04 16:14:19
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