Adding a little "Farmhouse" to the kitchen

So I just love all the Farmhouse decor that is so trending right now.  I don't have white cabinets, nor do I really want white cabinets but I love the look.  I wanted to add some farmhouse to my kitchen sooo, I got a few things...

I went shopping.  I had the $50 dollar gift card that I got from being on Studio 5.  I also had some other coupons and I headed over to Tai Pan Trading, Quilted Bear and of course Rod Works.  I used alot of the things I already had too.  But I went from bright red with sunflowers to this more muted, neutral color pallet.  I really like it. I found the "Farm Fresh" tray at Quilted Bear.  I had the other items.

 These tin canisters are from Rod Works and I loved the white jar to break up the tin a little.

The "EAT" is also from Rod Works.
  

I got the cute rooster pic and the milk bottle from The Quilted Bear and I had the rest of the stuff.

Just a few items for the shelves at the end of my cabinets.  The kitchen is closed today...I wish!
I did some big changes in my dining area. I will share those a little later.  Thanks for stopping by.







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Let's talk cabinet tops.

If you are lucky enough to have this space above your cabinets then you may have the love, hate relationship that I do. I always wanted more space to decorate. When we built I wanted the space above the cabinets so I could put "cute things." Sometimes, when I have to clean up there, I wonder what I was thinking. I love the look, but cleaning the grease and dust mixture off my faux plants and other items is really gross. (Do people still say gross?) Anyway here is what I like to do with my tops. Over the cooking area...

Over the fridge...
Over this funny cabinet...

On the other side...
And in the corner...
I have a thing about cabinet tops. I like to make little vignettes at different points and not just cover all the area with stuff. I like to give your eye a place to stop and rest, so the speak.

Now they are all clean up there for another year. Ha. I wish!

What do your cabinet tops look like? Do they need a little attention?