28 months
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Yep. Things move slowly around here. I had to search and search through my photo folders to find this one - it was taken way back in December 2004. Yes, 28 months ago we started fixing our kitchen up. We couldn’t afford (and didn’t really need) a massive overhaul but we certainly wanted to update things a little. You can see why.
We started off by getting a shiny new wall oven and new ceramic glass cooktop and while we were at it, we had a shiny new range hood and an extra cupboard installed overhead. Then we had the awful brown tiles ripped out and replaced with lovely new blue ones. We also had a new benchtop fitted. This all happened back in December 2004.
Then we ran out of money and the above picture is how it has been ever since. Regular readers will know we recently got another windfall and so we are happily getting moving on this again.
Yesterday and today we started painting the cupboards. We have only done the undercoat so far and we will wait until next weekend to put the light blue top coat on, but already it has made such a huge difference. Goodbye, cacky old brown pretend-woodgrain cupboards, I did hate you so!
Once the painting is all finished we will be attaching shiny new stainless steel handles and we hope to get a bit of stainless steel stuff to use for the kickboard under the cupboard doors. We also want to paint that awful wishy washy lemon wall - I am thinking a creamy white.
This is the (messy) inside of one of our cupboards - that’s the drop sheet below it. You can see we still have to paint the inside of the cupboard doors. We were going to be slack and not bother but now we have decided it will look so much better and it will be well worth the extra effort. Gosh, we’re good.
There is also another long bench that you can’t see in any of these photos - it is opposite the wall oven and has the double sink. Back in December 04, we couldn’t afford to get a new benchtop or have the blue tiles installed there so that is on the agenda this time around too. I am so looking forward to our new kitchen. Nothing like taking things slowly - having a little rest for 28 months in the middle so you don’t get too worn out.
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Faye Said,
Sunday, April 29, 2007 @ 6:27 pm
Urh…aren’t you supposed to take the cupboard doors off the paint them???????
I would have been grateful for your old kitchen, mine dates back to 50’s.
I’ll never have a new kitchen, but I love mine anyway just the way it is, (because it’s mine)…and look at the money I save.
yvie Said,
Monday, April 30, 2007 @ 9:51 am
WOW!…it’s really coming together beautifully - i love the blue of the tiles and can’t wait to see all the cupboards painted! It’s hard to spend so much time in an environment you’re just not happy with- Faye’s lucky to love her kitchen so much! I betcha you’ll all think your meals are even more delicious once you start cooking in your spruced up kitchen (though it’s hard to believe that Paul’s salmon pie could get any better)!