Mission Accomplished

There is accessorising left to do, and some wallpaper below the chair rail.

The new faucet against the new tile.

Here you can see that the blue cabinet doors are no more, the old hardware (hinges and door knobs) are gone and replaced with white, the range hood is replaced with a shiny new one (and very quiet) and the tile extends behind the stove.

New counter tops, new dishwasher, and new tiles against freshly painted (inside and out) 'White Down' cabinets.

The new colour, Bar Harbour Beige, more neutral and easier to live with.

In the Middle of it.

The new pot lights are in and it is like the sun came out!

Plenty of wet oil paint as we paint the cabinets.

More wet paint.

Lis finally gets her yellow Kitchen .......

And promptly hates it. It actually shows up so good in the photos that I might just change it back.

Getting Started

The pot light holes are cut. There was extremely limited working room in the attic.

Protecting the existing floor from dirt and wear.

The old kitchen faucet that had been repaired once and was leaking slightly underneath.

Say goodbye to the old grungy range hood and the tired blue cabinets with their dated hardware.

The cabinet had to be extended and everything plumbed and wired underneath to accommodate the new dishwasher. The old floor was in not bad shape but had a few bulges from some water spills over the years. It was also yellowing just a bit in places.

Before and After

What we started with!

Behold! The new kitchen.

Hey, I'm just kidding. But here is the funny part. Lis just walked in the door as I was putting on the last roller full of paint. She caught a glimpse of yellow from the front entry and exclaimed that finally, after all these years she got her yellow kitchen. She came running and stopped, like the Road Runner, just before it runs over the cliff. She was silent.

We have been married for 38 years and I can read her body language with amazing accuracy. I knew she didn't like it and I simply went and got the colour fan deck and we sat down to choose another colour. Most people re-decorate their homes every 8 - 10 years. We do it every 8 -10 hours. Pictures to follow.

Shed Some Light

Today the up-grades on our kitchen started in earnest. I have been poking away at it for a while now but the major items, of which I am not capable, are now in full swing. One task which I would never tackle is installing pot lights. Many years ago, I had a carpenter friend build a 'sunshine ceiling' which contained a couple of banks of fluorescent lighting. At the time, they were the thing to install and have been a bit of a bother with burnt out tubes and defunct transformers, not to mention the debilitating flickering light that emanates from fluorescent. She who cooks is very light sensitive and at times claims to suffer from light deficiency syndrome. I am trusting the eight bright overhead pot lights will shed some light on her dilemma.