Has it really been since October since I last blogged? I would never make it as a professional blogger!
I feel like there should be all sorts of news worthy of blogging... but I have been having some serious writer's block!
I cannot wait to show off all the work that has been going on in our kitchen! But, it's not done yet and so I'm holding off as long as possible. I can tell you that I've been painting and painting and painting and we haven't even touched a roller to the drywall yet! We have two tall cabinets that have been sanded, painted an Ivory color, painted again, and again, then sanded and distressed and then stained. They are nearly complete, just waiting on Ben to drill some holes for some fabulous glass knobs! They make me squeal when I look at them! Of course (as there always is) there have been some naysayers and rude rudeness about them... but hey, they make me giddy and like the rest of the house I'm not looking for some cookie cutter cabinetry. Ben loves them too, though I have yet to hear any squealing from him! To give you an idea of what they look like I will post this picture that inspired me, it's from Pinterest, of course! These are not my cabinets, mine are even better! ;)
This past summer Ben found a bench at a garage sale thatalmost made him squeal like a school girl he really liked for only $10. It was re-purposed from an old queen size bed frame. The former owners used it in their garden, but we decided it needed to be IN the house. But, where? This is no small bench, but kinda chunky and slightly overwhelming in a way. It's been pushed aside with no real purpose and I'm excited to announce that with the kitchen remodel we have moved some cabinets to make a peninsula that we have space for it in the kitchen. It will sit near the back door and will be a great place to put on and take off shoes. The plan is to have Hotsauce (aka Ben) put in a box for storage under the seat... perhaps even tomorrow! It has a new paint job as well and went from a very dark stain wood to gray with a black glaze. In true Kelly fashion I have distressed it and some days I love it and others I think... well, I don't know what to think. I believe when the whole thing is put back together that I will love it. At least I hope I love it!
I also searched and searched for the perfect neutral color for the walls. If you know who Thrifty Decor Chick is... I greatly desired her Cinnabark walls from her dining room. She informed me that Behr paint has two different colors of Cinnabark and of course I could only find the "wrong" Cinnabark. So I stood at the paint sample area FOR.EV.ER. It was here that Ben asked me if I truly wanted the perfect neutral color (aka tan) in the kitchen since I frequently comment that there's too much brown (insert gasp here) in the house as it is. A light bulb started to flicker. But, if not the perfect neutral color then what? A whole world of color stood before me and I almost panicked. We are talking color anxiety attack. Just as the first bead of sweat began to form on my brow Julayne comes to the rescue with one simple statement, "Haven't you always wanted a red kitchen?" With the light bulb, in full 100 watt goodness, finally turned on and I was inspired! I want red. Not neutral. But, red in all of its glorious redness. Right? Yet, as I thumb through the samples I backed off of my vision a bit and pick a color called Brickberry. Something, red, but not particularly flashy. Perhaps a more neutral version of red, like a boring cousin of red in all of its glorious redness.
In my excitement to try out Brickberry and determine if I had indeed picked the perfect neutral red I found a scrap piece of drywall and try it out... and you may have guessed by now... it was ugh. And not just a little ugh, but ugh-ly! It faded into the wood colors and looked almost pinkish orangeish salmonish!
It was U-G-L-Y, you ain't got no alibi, you ugly, yay, yay you ugly!
I want a red that's going to pop... like these shutters...
These shutters make me happy. Almost squeal worthy really! And that's the color I want my walls to be! I deserve to be happy in the kitchen when I'm loading the dishwasher for the 4th time and sweeping for the 400th time! Don't I? Besides, my dad will like this color, though he will ask where the sunshine blinding yellow cabinets to go with them are...but you can't please everyone!
So these are a few glimpses into my inspirations for what will be a wonderfully remodeled kitchen. And if it ever gets complete I will post a million pictures! In the meantime, pray that Ben will heal from a sprained wrist so that we (translated, he) can get some more work done in our (translated, my) kitchen! :)
I feel like there should be all sorts of news worthy of blogging... but I have been having some serious writer's block!
I cannot wait to show off all the work that has been going on in our kitchen! But, it's not done yet and so I'm holding off as long as possible. I can tell you that I've been painting and painting and painting and we haven't even touched a roller to the drywall yet! We have two tall cabinets that have been sanded, painted an Ivory color, painted again, and again, then sanded and distressed and then stained. They are nearly complete, just waiting on Ben to drill some holes for some fabulous glass knobs! They make me squeal when I look at them! Of course (as there always is) there have been some naysayers and rude rudeness about them... but hey, they make me giddy and like the rest of the house I'm not looking for some cookie cutter cabinetry. Ben loves them too, though I have yet to hear any squealing from him! To give you an idea of what they look like I will post this picture that inspired me, it's from Pinterest, of course! These are not my cabinets, mine are even better! ;)
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| photo credit http://pinterest.com/pin/117515871496427512/ |
This past summer Ben found a bench at a garage sale that
I also searched and searched for the perfect neutral color for the walls. If you know who Thrifty Decor Chick is... I greatly desired her Cinnabark walls from her dining room. She informed me that Behr paint has two different colors of Cinnabark and of course I could only find the "wrong" Cinnabark. So I stood at the paint sample area FOR.EV.ER. It was here that Ben asked me if I truly wanted the perfect neutral color (aka tan) in the kitchen since I frequently comment that there's too much brown (insert gasp here) in the house as it is. A light bulb started to flicker. But, if not the perfect neutral color then what? A whole world of color stood before me and I almost panicked. We are talking color anxiety attack. Just as the first bead of sweat began to form on my brow Julayne comes to the rescue with one simple statement, "Haven't you always wanted a red kitchen?" With the light bulb, in full 100 watt goodness, finally turned on and I was inspired! I want red. Not neutral. But, red in all of its glorious redness. Right? Yet, as I thumb through the samples I backed off of my vision a bit and pick a color called Brickberry. Something, red, but not particularly flashy. Perhaps a more neutral version of red, like a boring cousin of red in all of its glorious redness.
In my excitement to try out Brickberry and determine if I had indeed picked the perfect neutral red I found a scrap piece of drywall and try it out... and you may have guessed by now... it was ugh. And not just a little ugh, but ugh-ly! It faded into the wood colors and looked almost pinkish orangeish salmonish!
It was U-G-L-Y, you ain't got no alibi, you ugly, yay, yay you ugly!
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| Photo credit |
These shutters make me happy. Almost squeal worthy really! And that's the color I want my walls to be! I deserve to be happy in the kitchen when I'm loading the dishwasher for the 4th time and sweeping for the 400th time! Don't I? Besides, my dad will like this color, though he will ask where the sunshine blinding yellow cabinets to go with them are...but you can't please everyone!
So these are a few glimpses into my inspirations for what will be a wonderfully remodeled kitchen. And if it ever gets complete I will post a million pictures! In the meantime, pray that Ben will heal from a sprained wrist so that we (translated, he) can get some more work done in our (translated, my) kitchen! :)
2 comments:
I can't wait to see pics! If you bought a gallon of the red...try a primer underneath and see if it makes a difference. Maybe the wall wouldn't soak up as much then?? Anyway...just a thought. Come to think of it...forget pics...we still need to come visit!!!!
My laundry room at my other house was Chinese Red. LOOOOOVVVVEEED it when it was all done but it literally took 6 coats, count 'em S I X COATS to make it red It started out this hideous fushia (sp?) and got darker with each additional coat until I finally the desired color. It was beautiful when done but I feel sorry for the people who bought the house and had to paint over it, if they did. Definitely get a dark primer to start with.
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