Making the kitchen better. I still don't want to cook.

A few weeks ago we started updating our kitchen. The bathtub in the bathroom above the kitchen had leaked a few years ago, and thus the wall and ceiling were ruined in the kitchen below. We--and by we I mean David ;-)--finally got around to beginning to fix it.

I grabbed a few color pamphlets from Ace Hardware to help us get ideas for paint colors, as that was the first item on our to-do list: Repaint. One pamphlet was for historic homes, and since our house was built in 1915 I figured our house qualified as "historic". ☺ We found a palette that we both liked, and more importantly that EM liked. She is a budding interior designer. ;-)

 

Michigan Dunes for the kitchen walls, Blithe Spirit for the dining area, and Ala Mode for the kitchen trim and cabinets. The orange color we would incorporate via a copper ceiling. (I'm SO excited for that!)

On a snowy day in December we began painting. Our walls were a particularly abysmal shade of blue.

 Abby helped paint, too. She used a small brush from our school paint set, and she painted the bottom of the walls. She was very careful and stuck with the project for awhile. Well done, Abby!

 

Look at my shirt, Mom! I'm advertising for Ron's Repair!

 

David and I were slightly perplexed by Emma's method of painting, i.e. paint a large circle on the wall. But at least she was helping. Beggars can't be choosers, right?

 

In one day the three of us painted the dining area/entry way and a large chunk of the kitchen. We started painting the trim as well, just to get an idea of what it would look like. I was absolutely convinced that the kitchen wall color was mixed incorrectly. The color looked very yellow to me; not the way I saw it on the color sample. But once we got the white trim next to the yellow color--and away from the harsh fluorescent ceiling light--the color looked better to me. Now I really am happy with it.

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 Hi, Kitty.

 

 Before we began our kitchen project my mom gave me a table cloth. It matches the new colors perfectly!

 

Those shades are every bit as hideous as depicted in this photo. We plan to replace them with white shutters.

 

Yesterday during lunch hour David replaced the fluorescent light that was our kitchen lighting. We now have drop-down track lighting. And then tonight he installed spot lights that shine down on the counter.

I will now have to keep my kitchen counter extra clean. ☺

 

Eventually those dark cabinets will be white, and we plan to install indirect lighting all around the room. David will also put up that faux copper ceiling I mentioned. I cannot wait to see the entire kitchen come together. I know it will take awhile to complete, but so far I am really enjoying the little updates as they happen. It makes me smile to see the freshness. But like I said in the title of this post: I still do not like cooking. But I love to sit and drink my cappuccino in my cozy kitchen. ☺