Kitchen Pics

It's official! I am DONE painting. Yes, done! It wasn't without being completely and utterly sick of it, or an extremely sore arm AND a cramp in my hand. But its done. There are 22 doors that had to be painted and 9 drawers. That leaves us with:

• 2 coats of primer each side of door (4 coats/door)
• 2 coats of paint each side of door (4 coats/door)
• 2 coats of primer on front of drawer (2 coats/drawer)
• 2 coats of paint on front of drawer (2 coats/drawer)

So that leaves us with a grand total of # with paint and primer of....212 coats! Holy smokes! The only thing left to do in the kitchen is finish hanging all the doors, tile, and install new countertop with sink/facets, etc. But PAINTING IS DONE! I know I already said that, but can't you tell I'm excited? Now if only my arm would quit hurting....

Doors with painted backsplash

Close up

Cabinet Progress

We have half of the upper cabinets finished and hung! I am happy with how they are turning out so far. Will be even happier once our kitchen doesn't have to be torn apart 24/7!

Labor Day Rundown

Here is a quick rundown of our fun-filled-super-full weekend!

Friday Night:

We primed all the lower cabinets in our kitchen. This included wiping them all down, removing all doors, handles, and hinges. We gave it two coats of primer and let it dry overnight to be ready to paint in the morning. (Make sure you check out our new range - woo hoo for 5 burners and matching appliances!)

Saturday:

Painted 2 coats of paint on lower cabinets. We also primed 2 coats on about half the doors - front and back. Let me tell you, this is time consuming!

I needed a break from painting, so I decided to try a pinterest project where you paint letters onto glass votives. The paint didn't stick to the glass so I gave up. I did, however, try another idea I saw on Pinterest. This included filling a vase with pine cones, and using a toilet paper roll in the middle so you don't have to use so many to fill the vase. I then filled the rest of the top with ribbon, and added flowers. I like how it turned out, but I wish the flowers were taller. I think I am going to switch out the filled vase for the Christmas season as well.

Sunday:

We decided to visit my Grandpa in the hospital. Macyn wasn't exactly an angel, but tolerable. Better than when she pees her pants when we put her in time out (that's a whole 'nother story). But, Grandpa was happy to see her and us. I am not quite sure what the next steps with his Leukemia is, but all I know is they stopped his chemo, and he has 90% bad white cells. His total white blood count is 300. Earlier in the week they told him if he decides to not treat his AML, he would have 2 weeks is all. This makes me nervous knowing how his blood work is turning out. That being said, we are still taking it one day at a time, praying, and hoping for the best.

Monday:

We decided to hit up my hometown parade. It was a parade full of fire trucks and random stuff. Seriously one of the longest parades with nothing that memorable. There were some clowns, horses, and Steve King was there. I always think its kinda cool to see him in person instead of only on CSPAN or the town hall meetings I get on my phone all the time. I also made the 125th brochure for the town. I was asked, and I think it turned out pretty well. I also had to draw out the map - it was tedious! (It is a gatefold, which is why it looks weird flat)

We also had some good home made ice cream in the park and checked out the craft fair. It was a very busy, hot weekend!

Macyn and myself waiting for the parade to start

Kitchen Makeover Part 1

We decided to go ahead and start on our kitchen. This will be a long, drawn out process, but hopefully it will be done by the holidays this fall. DH had to use a day of vacation, so he decided to begin to paint the upper cabinets. I think they look pretty good so far - now we just need doors! They are being refaced and will also have to be painted. The next step should be painting the lower cabinets. This way, all the inside painting would be pretty much completed.

We have also picked out our color pallet. It consists of Olive Gray, Chilled Wine, and Submarine. The colors aren't super accurate on the screen, but it gives you a good idea. The Gray will the the paint behind the back splash, Chilled Wine the accent wall, and Submarine the trim around the window.

Here is our tile - its an image off the internet so it isn't super great, but you get the idea.

Next is our countertop - Butterum Granite by formica.

We are still deciding on cabinet hardware. The ones we like are double the price of the other, so we are still debating on those. We hope to have our kitchen done by the fall and we can't wait to see how it turns out!