When we moved in over two years ago, I was at a loss over what to do with the completely wasted space over my cabinets. I'm not talking a couple inches. We have about 2 feet from the top of the cabinets to the ceiling. I have a couple things that I put up there at first, but they weren't tall enough to really make an impact. A couple months after moving in, I bought a tall bottle with sliced lemons and oranges arranged in it. After a while, I decided to use it as a starting point for a theme, and the concept of our citrus kitchen was born. I even went so far as to buy yellow, orange, and green Fiestaware. (And they are awesome, let me tell you!) My first addition to the cabinets was tall vases with lemons, oranges, and limes. These, along with the original inspiration, worked for quite a while...until I decided to paint the back wall.
Once my Lemon 'n' Lime Chill paint was up on the wall, the kitchen suddenly became too yellow. I never thought I could think such a thing since I LOVE yellow. But there it was, screaming at me every time I looked at it. So I decided I needed some sort of greenery up there. I found the cutest miniature lemon trees online but kept hoping to find something locally and maybe a little cheaper. It never happened, but I did find a cheaper version online. But as I was considering the purchase, I wondered if a lemon tree would escalate the yellow problem. So I decided to go with the orange tree.
Which ended up being out of stock...of course. So I asked to be notified when it came back in stock, but after a month or so of no word, I returned to the site, and the orange tree was nowhere to be found. Apparently I didn't deserve notice that I could never purchase the tree I inquired about.
Back to square one, I wondered if I should just bite the bullet and order the more expensive trees, which also came in orange. Then, on a trip to Wal-mart, we went browsing through the newly stocked garden center. There, just calling my name, was a bright orange flower pot. An idea was born. I would make my own dang topiaries! Complete with matching pots. So this weekend, I went to Hobby Lobby and picked up two ball topiaries and orange picks. I didn't have time to grab the pots, but I put the picks in the topiares and tried them out that night. It was just what it needed. And I've decided the pots that came with the topiaries work great, so I'm perfectly happy without the orange ones.
So after 2+ years, here's what I've come up with:
I'm totally happy with it although I almost think it might need something else. But since every idea I had about it came when I wasn't even really trying, I think I'll just let it come when the inspiration strikes.
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