Randomly, Gus will pop on Dad's sunglasses and walk around with a little toddler attitude, like "look at how cool I am !".
In this snapshot of the kitchen, I am trying to show off our new cabinet job, and the new wall color.
Matt and I have been remodeling the kitchen, as many of you are well aware of. We are about 1/3 done with the project. We've painted the walls a new color- kind of a wet cement color with a touch of brown in it. And we sanded our old cabinets (they were a dark ugly fake mahogany color) and painted them white and given them brushed nickle hardware. The cabinets took 2 coats of primer and 3 coats of white. It was really time consuming, given we have a lot of cabinets in our kitchen.
Next step is the installation of new countertops (a faux marble in a black/grey color), the new sink- cast iron skink with a white finish, and new faucet, new dishwasher. Luckily my dad is pretty handy and he is going to help this weekend when my folks visit. We are crossing our fingers that the countertops will get here in time- we have started calling that home improvement store the "Home Don't-Know."
The final step will be the new floor- a wood laminate like Pergo, and the color will match the natural wood trim we have- sort of a warm mid-tone "brazillian cherry" to be exact.
Oh, and a few new light fixtures.
Sorry to go on and on.... I really pleased with the colors I have chosen so far, and Matt has proved to be really handy. We had to buy all new hinges for the cabinets and he hung them very well, with little help from me.
Have a good week!
Shay
