01 January 2013

How I spent my Christmas vacation.

And by "I" I mean "we," and by "we" I mostly mean Brad. But I did help!

Let me remind you of the before......




I've been bugging Brad about redoing our kitchen for at least a year. He went back and forth between being on board and seeming to humor me. Then all of a sudden last week, he loaded up Larry and Jordan, hit Lowe's, and the paint-the-cabinets project commenced.

Calling in some Christmas Eve reinforcements...


Admiring his Christmas handiwork...


Enjoying squeezing into tight spaces...


The final stretch...


Painting THE LAST DOOR...


A week (and a day) later, we are know the proud owners of a beautiful white kitchen!





What a difference a hundred bucks and a week can make! Anal Brad, for the most part, didn't want anyone helping him paint (which was fine by me, really), so I did a lot of the door disassembly and liquid sandpapering. I think Brad would agree that this was a super simple process that just takes time for drying and lack of space (he could only do a handful of door fronts at once). Just a quick wipe over everything with the clear goo (liquid sandpaper-eqsue) - maybe 1 to 2 minutes per door or cabinet section, then a layer of primer, then a layer of paint. No major mishaps, only one spot of paint on a dog, and no one fell off a countertop. A successful and beautiful vacation project. A million thanks, Bradford. I heart my kitchen.

5 comments:

Sara said...

Cute!

Melissa said...

I LOVE it!! Very nice!

Melissa said...

I LOVE it!! Very nice!

Lady Lisa said...

Gah. Just catching up on everything you! Kitchen looks lovely, and from the looks of things, your Holiday was amazing. Happy Near Year love. :-)

Stephanie said...

Thanks, guys!!