Chris

January 29, 2011

The blue wall being primed. It took 3 coats of primer.

This is the start of a yellow kitchen.

January 28, 2011

Took off the hardware (I got out the drill and drill bits, my hubby said that was wrong and showed me how to use the drill thingy to get out the screws and remove the handles).

Garrett suggested I put the hardware through the dishwasher, so I did. They got partially clean then I had to scrub them with a toothbrush and dish soap.

I scrubbed the cabinets with Murphy's Oil Soap and they looked really good, wet. When they dried they look a bit distressed (old), oh well!

The picture below is before the scrubbing.

January 18, 2011

Kitchen Botox: Can't afford the full face lift just now.

BEFORE; doesn't look too bad.

Darn stuff comes off in layers.

A very good neighbor lent us a few items to help with the project.

Messy, messy, messy.

All of the wall paper is off!

I wanted to show you the color scheme and my inspiration to change things up a bit.

I don't know if the colors come across but I think they are warm and make me feel good. The canisters are already full from different odds and ends in my kitchen. I have two more metal pieces to go with these and an idea for frames hanging from an iron rod with colored ribbon (the colors of the canisters) of course. I want vinyl letters in the frames (all different fonts) that spell Thompson.

Now I need to take the hardware off the cabinets and get out the scrub brush to clean them then comes the paint. If, I can decide on colors.

January 12, 2011

Finished The Trait by Kristin Damon tonight. She is a talented writer and story teller. I can't wait to read the next in this series The Promise, it will be released This summer...........fingers crossed.