Boom Go The Dominoes
There was a point about two months ago when I kinda sorta maybe nudged a domino. Now I'm sitting here surrounded by caulk. That's how it happens, you know. Nudge. Caulk.
In between the nudge and the caulk there was a dishwasher, a light fixture, some countertops, and some tile. In other words, WHOOPS? I guess maybe we remodeled our kitchen? By accident?
The first domino was the dishwasher. The shiny, beautiful new dishwasher that is so quiet I often consider making out with it. Tongue would be involved if only I could figure out the logistics. Anyway, I bought a new dishwasher and it was FANTASTIC, but then it kinda sorta made me notice that the light above the kitchen island really was awful.
It was a terribly cheap and crappy flurescent light -- the type that mounts against the ceiling and becomes home to many, many dead bugs. I guess I could have just taken it down and cleaned it out, but once it was down, it only made sense to rip it out all together. So I did, and I bought a new light.
The new light was FANTASTIC, but then it kinda sorta made me notice the sink. The mother truckin' sink. I know it seems weird to rage against a sink, but LOOK AT IT. LOOK AT THE EVIL, EVIL SINK. IT'S JUST SITTING THERE. SINKING.
What's that? Not seeing the problem? Well, look directly across from it. ANOTHER SINK.
Who does that? Who puts two sinks right next to each other in a kitchen? Somebody who hates counter space, that's who. An evil, evil person who wanted to make me rage every time I made cookies or grilled pizza or just wanted to set groceries down without putting them on the floor.
So I did the only logical thing and knocked over another domino. I went out and bought all new kitchen countertops because THAT is how you get rid of a really stupid sink. It's also how you get rid of horribly cheap countertops that never did make sense in the kitchen anyway.
And then the new countertops got installed and suddenly there was nothing more important in this whole wide world than hiding all of the construction flaws on the wall above the counters. There are no photos that can do justice to whatever happened when those walls were built, but I think it involved booze, illegal substances, and a power sander. Oh, and paint. There was paint involved originally, which I had long ago covered with my own paint.
So that is what the kitchen looked like when we bought the house and way up there is what it looked like last week. I'd show you what it looks like right now, but it's filled with caulk because I went and tiled a whole bunch of those walls.
Maybe I'll show you the new kitchen when I get a chance. Maybe. First I have to go see what other dominos I need to knock over.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Reader Comments (13)
Fancy! Love it.
I love the new light fixture!!
I know all about those nudges. In one five day stretch last year, right before my husband went back to work, we resealed the driveway, stained the deck (it took NINE HOURS), and painted the main bathroom. A few months ago I decided to take a couple of days off work to relax and ended up depopcorning the dining room ceiling, painting it, and then putting four coats of red paint on the walls. I understand these nudges.
I haven't done tile though... hmm...
Come knock over dominoes over heeeeeeeere.
Also, that's a lotta white with random green and yellow in the original shot.
We have that same extra sink in our island. I use it for storing my fruit in a basket. So dumb b/c I can't even use it as a prep sink b/c it doesn't have a disposal! I guess I could get creative and throw all the food in a bag but - really waste of good counter space! But I live with it b/c if I knock one domino over, the whole house will fall :) Looks great so far!
I think you should have filled the island sink with dirt and made a planter. Would have been the easiest thing in the world to water. You could have grown your own vegetables or herbs, right in the kitchen... stem to saucepot!
Then again, you have cats, who might get the wrong idea.
I want to see the reveal pictures after all domies had been knocked over.
You have a ginormous kitchen! Can't wait to see the finished product.
It all looks beautiful! Excellent strategery, plinking over that first domino. ;-)
Nudge. Caulk.
(Love that!)
If you have a second to answer a question regarding the glass tile you put up I would appreciate it. What did you do on the edges where they didn't meet up against something (if you had any edges like that)? I'm in the process of buying tile to do the same in my kitchen and was wondering what to do with the exposed edges? I've done some research on edging glass tile and it's all over the place. Just curious to hear from someone who actually put up the tile? Thanks!
knocking down dominoes is quite fun.
so is saying caulk.
and so will be watching you hunt for ass prints on your pretty new counter tops when you return home this weekend.
:)
If you give a mouse a cookie...
your husband must super hate you right about now...