The Kitchen That Was . . . And What It Will Be

On our weekend of rest, Howard and I are working once again on our slow-moving kitchen makeover.  It began last November . . . and you can share a bit of it with us, in this post from November 5, 2009.

It was Step One of our Kitchen Makeover . . . so step into the Way Back Machine

(please keep your arms inside until the ride comes to a full and complete stop):

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Posted Originally on November 5, 2009

A glimpse of the kitchen that was . . . .

Today  I dutifully cleared off all the clutter from the "L" shaped kitchen counter.

(That brightness to the right is our sunroom.)

I put all the counter clutter here for the time being:

Why am I sharing this mess with you?   Yikes, it looks awful.
Have I no shame?  Nope, guess not.

But the mess was worth it.  Template man came and did this:

I never realized they actually made a wooden template, stapled together like a big frame.

Isn't this cool?  It is like a giant puzzle.  I took these pictures from the sunroom.

Ah, goodbye, smooth top cooking surface!  It's not your fault I hated you,

and I hope we can find you a good new home.

We should hear in just a few days when our new soapstone counter will be delivered and installed.  This is Step One in our kitchen re-do -- new countertop with a new sink and faucet, and a gas cooktop.   It's a beginning, but a really good beginning!

It just started raining.  I knew I should have taken this guy for a walk 10 minutes ago. . . .

Dion and I wish you a lovely Thursday -- what is left of it!  We are about to get wet. -- Cass

P.S.  Funny note:  Template guy pointed out to me that some of my cabinets are not entirely level, and they will have to shim the counter.  Not level? Cabinets in an 1880s kitchen not level?    I told him I'd have been way more shocked if he'd told me they were level.  :-)

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Back to the Future, and October 2010 . . . .

We're making progress.

This weekend, our time was spent getting up close and personal with this:

Wallpaper that isn't, as my niece Emily says, "Evil."

Emily has lots of experience with Evil Wallpaper.

This is my inspiration photo for our kitchen.

I'm up to my elbows in Biscuit color paint, Howard's on a ladder wrestling with wallpaer,

and come Heck or High Water we're knocking off at 6:00 to have dinner with my Dad.

I better get a move on, eh?

See you Monday!  -- Cass

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