A KITCHEN MAKEOVER!!

                      I thought that you may like to see our kitchen make over... 

                                  (Some of my blogging friends are in 
                the process of doing the same and I hope to see theirs too)!

This is the kitchen as it looked 3 years ago when we moved in!                  It had pinkish lavender walls and
                              the red trim was more of a
                                                  hot pink red then real red!! 
                                                                There was also a very                                                                               PUNGENT MOLDY ODER! 
The first thing that came down were the creepy  sticky black track lights, and then  we painted the walls right off with an undercoat  (the walls were super greasy so I had to wash them first)                                         

                                             

... I was wishing for something to lift the microwave

so it would be easier to open,

and low and behold we found this neat 

road-side discard!

(it scrubbed up pretty and a little varnish

brought it to life)!!

  ... On the way from the old house as we were moving here, we had to stop and  move this cupboard from the middle of the road! We figured that it had dropped  and someone would be back for it...
... but after 2 days of it laying there on the shoulder we figured that is was a garbage  find and so we nabbed it, and I painted it  to use on the counter until we decided  what and how we would design the "new" kitchen  

   

   ... an antique box brought it higher                                     so that the doors could swing open.

                                                    Although a new kitchen was offered, it soon  became apparent that there was something very unique with these solid oak custom made cupboards!  So we opted to keep them!  ..~..~..

But the big built in sticky shelf could go....... 
..if only HubbyBear would agree! (well best not go away for a few days while I'm unpacking)!  A woman can accomplish many things with a little  determination!
                                                          "Hmmm I wonder if I could plaster"?  "Well it must be similar to frosting a cake right"?                                         ..~..~..
Then there was the sink....  

HubbyBear did an amazing job!!!

 New  plumbing after a long drying time!

But the big country sink that we brought along

was so wide that it would warrant a whole new 

constructed kitchen!

So the compromise was much more

appealing!! 

A wonderful solid copper sink!! 

   

          A shelf came down and something had to be  figured for the refrigerator that was too  wide and tall for the cubby space.  

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When I first met HubbyBear

(I shall now confess)!!

the "real" reason I "really" married him.... 

... (hee hee hee) ...

..was.... because he had a wood cook stove!!!

Well we were never able to hook it up (yet)

But then "the most wonderful road side garbage find ever"

came our way too!!

Here was a beautiful working vintage gas stove

 just sitting  out on the side of the road!!

 (I even knocked at the door and the man said

"Yes honey take it it's yours") !!!

But alas this too proved impossible to fit 

without reconstructing new cupboards so it is

used to store things and as a baking work spot.

And the top of the cook stove is on top to

 remind me that I do indeed have a cook stove 

if I may need it someday!

 It was used for the cooking/canning spot while the 

regular stove was moved out and disconnected.

(for I had to slip canning in all while doing the make over)

 (Thankfully the Mousiekins were there to help)!!

This door needed help!

    

Remember the ceiling?

This was the biggest task!

 

   

                           

We were so blessed..

.. to have our wonderful Grandson come and help!!

HubbyBear went to school to 

be an electrician pretty convenient

 I must say!! 

Be careful when your wife says

"Honey we need a new floor while the furniture is moved"!

Don't run to the store for more ceiling screws!

Heated rice bags are a must for 

soreness!

HubbyBear left the painting to me..

 and that's ok because he was agreeable 

about the floor!

I wish that I had a movie

of me applying the boarder all by 

myself..

but I bet Lucy was laughing

down at me from heaven!!

( I can't believe it came out straight 

after spending so much time in my hair and toes)

The doggies helped too!

(but they laid down on the job a lot)

Husbands beware

of improper "2 cents" timing!!

 (never only point out faults)!!

I decided that I could tackle the floor..

"couldn't be that much different then quilting!

And besides I do already have the tools"!

Hope you enjoyed!!

           

 No animals were hurt in this project....

.....Just humans!!