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.