billy painted the majority of the kitchen, and then the guys who did the back rooms for us finished painting it. yay!
i can't show you complete before and afters of the kitchen yet either, because it's not done. we still have to do the floors and there is nothing re-hung on the walls. it's just simply been patched up and painted. which makes a huge difference in and of itself, but it's looking a little stark right now. here's a sneak preview though.
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| before. pancakes anyone? |
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| during. |
we also bought new counter tops for the kitchen, but ran into a ton of trouble upon trying to remove the old ones. trouble as in, we could not remove them at all without the kitchen walls crumbling around us.
in a last ditch effort we decided to peel all of the weird yellow counter top stuff off of the counter tops to see what was underneath them. we were kind of surprised to find semi-cool old 50's plywood that was in semi-good condition. except for a few random spots where it looked like someone had dumped a gallon of melted caramel. we scraped it all off (60 year old glue ain't goin' easy) and have sanded some of the plywood. it actually looks okay. we are considering leaving just the plywood counters and sanding and oiling them, and returning the wood butcher block counter tops we bought at ikea. we will then call our counters "authentic" and "rustic", not "cheap" or "half finished". please take note.
we have not finished sanding or oiling the counters, because, let's face it people, this amount of work on our one day off a week together while trying to keep a one year old from eating lead based paint chips is pretty daunting. we're going in spurts. so yet again, here is just a sneak peek for you until i can happily show you a finished product.
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| before. yes, i missed the memo on child proofing. |
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| before. billy is either hiding from me, taking a nap, or trying to get out the counter tops. |
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| during. this counter has not been sanded or oiled, i just wiped it off with a sponge. not too bad, eh? |
stay tuned! i can't WAIT to get this thing finished!
2 comments:
I think those counters look awesome! Totally return the Ikea ones. We painted our counters with that special countertop paint a few months back to tide me over, and it was the worst idea EVER. The stuff is already chipped and rubbed off and I'm pretty sure it's giving us cancer. Your counters are going to be gorgeous, the wood will be so natural and farm house-y...my very favorite look. :)
I concur. These look great! My kitchen counter tops need a makeover. If only there was real wood underneath. Unfortunately I just have a faux butcher block formica. These pics are inspiring though.
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