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fullygoldy) wrote2007-11-05 08:34 pm
fullygoldy) wrote2007-11-05 08:34 pm
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Getting Down with my Womany Self
This weekend I finally broke out the table saw! W00t!! When I told Mavis what my weekend plans were, she said, "Oh, you're going to be all 'womany'!" LOL, I love her SO much! She's come a long way from that 2 yr-old who chided me for using "daddy's" drill.
It's been a year since we started on the kitchen remodel. Phase 1A was completed in time for DH to come home from the hospital. Phase 1B hasn't been going very quickly at all. But, we've been busy more with recovery than remodeling. The plan was to take the knotty pine paneling reserved from the closet demolition and use it to panel across the tops of the kitchen cabinets, to give the entire great room/kitchen a unified appearance. That little 12" space above the cabinets has been bare white wall since we bought the house. It was the only place (except for a small section of backsplash and the small spot under the countertop) that wasn't paneled.
Saturday, I worked on the part next to the door - 1 floor-to-ceiling piece, the little bit of backsplash, the little bit under the countertop, where the shelves are going to go. Sunday, DH and I worked on the short pieces to finish out above the cabinets. We still need to acquire 24 LF of crown molding, stain and hang it, but already the appearance is amazing. The french country look is pretty evident :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fullygoldy/1910842267/ for a wide angle view
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fullygoldy/1910834863/ for a closer look
In the closer view, you can see the paneling behind the Kitchenaid and all the new dishes stacked in the open cabinet.
Punch list for Phase 1B:
Finish the cubbies in the tall cabinet
Paint the tall cabinet
Paint the base cabinets
Install the pulls on the base cabinets
Put washers behind all the upper cabinet pulls
Cut and install the shelves under the end of the countertop
Finish the crown molding
It's been a year since we started on the kitchen remodel. Phase 1A was completed in time for DH to come home from the hospital. Phase 1B hasn't been going very quickly at all. But, we've been busy more with recovery than remodeling. The plan was to take the knotty pine paneling reserved from the closet demolition and use it to panel across the tops of the kitchen cabinets, to give the entire great room/kitchen a unified appearance. That little 12" space above the cabinets has been bare white wall since we bought the house. It was the only place (except for a small section of backsplash and the small spot under the countertop) that wasn't paneled.
Saturday, I worked on the part next to the door - 1 floor-to-ceiling piece, the little bit of backsplash, the little bit under the countertop, where the shelves are going to go. Sunday, DH and I worked on the short pieces to finish out above the cabinets. We still need to acquire 24 LF of crown molding, stain and hang it, but already the appearance is amazing. The french country look is pretty evident :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fullygoldy/1910842267/ for a wide angle view
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fullygoldy/1910834863/ for a closer look
In the closer view, you can see the paneling behind the Kitchenaid and all the new dishes stacked in the open cabinet.
Punch list for Phase 1B:
Finish the cubbies in the tall cabinet
Paint the tall cabinet
Paint the base cabinets
Install the pulls on the base cabinets
Put washers behind all the upper cabinet pulls
Cut and install the shelves under the end of the countertop
Finish the crown molding