Progress is being made

After many coats of paint, some emergency paint matching at the local home improvement superstore, copious amounts of champagne, and lashings of bourbon and ginger - progress on the kitchen re-painting is indeed being made. (click photos to enlarge)

A little carpentry remains to replace the molding over the doors that had been so poorly and sadly and unevenly chopped off to accommodate the hideous cabinets we ripped down.

We're very pleased with the two tone plus trim combination. My little pantry area has been re-arranged and feels so much fresher and more functional.

Some days I just stand in it and giggle...and spin.

We added neutral roman shades from Pottery Barn to brighten up the and unify the kitchen and pantry. Using more than one color also makes a feature of the original built-in ironing board cupboard - which just blended in previously. Having the extra trim "pop" adds a lot of period charm to the whole room.

Our dear, dear friend, the Angry Baker ("shut up and buy something!"), helped us solve a dilemma by suggesting that we create display/storage space by removing the useless knotty pine section connecting the cabinets to the (crooked) ceiling - and re-purposing the old trim.

As you can see, despite the fact that we still have grotty 1950's knotty pine cupboards with tragically colonial hardware - the kitchen looks bigger and less crooked. And we may even tackle stripping and painting the cupboards.

And, thanks to the Angry Baker and her smashing idea - I am now able to display some of my lovely Italian pottery which will no doubt become a huge pain in the ass over time by insisting on becoming repeatedly covered with a greasy dust film.

And finally - an energy-efficient and period-friendly light procured to replace the cheesy dust collector with those annoying little screw-on-rings to hold the shades in place that are designed for long slender girly fingers to unscrew and screw back on just to give the filthy shades a good washing. Plus, the pivoting lamps on this one allow me to pinpoint specific work areas - and really show off how filthy my range is.

More news and updates as we progress!