We are making progress in the kitchen. Last time you saw it, it looked like this:
We were hoping to re-use the vent for the new range hood, but the hole was almost 2 feet too low and it was the wrong shape. So we put a new hole in the wall and patched the old one. And then we applied a lot of mud to a very lumpy wall. Yesterday, I got the first two coats of paint up. Just like the living room (and eventually the bathroom), it is my favorite white: Marth Stewart’s Tailors Chalk.
It feels so big and fresh with the white walls, I’m crazy about it. The lower cabinets will eventually get a fresh coat of paint in the same color as the walls. We’re still having a really hard time finding brackets for the open shelving that we like and are a price we are happy with. Right now there seems to be no middle ground between “Okay” for $100 and “Gorgeous” for $300. Since there is going to be a lot of contrast in the room, we also want the finish of the brackets to match the knobs. Picky, picky, picky…
Leena
September 10, 2013 at 4:20 pmI’m crazy about it too!! It’s fresh. Wonderful work with hiding that huge hole from the wall and the small ones too.
Would the “gorgeous” one be too expensive, I mean it is a very long term investment, so that might be reason enough to spend a little.
Christina
September 11, 2013 at 4:04 pmThanks, Leena! The Hubs was thinking the same as you, so we splurged. 🙂 I do agree that it’s worth it, I just don’t like spending money that I hadn’t planned on, but we made room in the budget.
Magali@TheLittleWhiteHouse
September 10, 2013 at 8:17 pmIt already looks so much better. It’s amazing what a fresh coat of paint can do!
Christina
September 11, 2013 at 4:05 pmIt feels so much better too! Paint is wonderful.