I made mucho grande progress on the fridge. Chickity check it. It's really coming along. Here's the Cliffs Notes...
From this:
To this...
Picture a couple of crisper drawers on the bottom shelf. |
I also spent some quality time with my star-player, the putty knife. Tore up every last popsicle stick on the first floor. I was originally hoping to salvage them but you gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em. Cork it is. I had been dreading it because of the brick-removal fiasco but they came up in no time, only about 20 minutes invested there.
I really want a piano/library/study room, and that can only happen if I forgo having a formal dining room. And stairs. Small price to pay. So I've decided to have an eat-in kitchen. To make the most of my square inchage, I designed a banquette and I started construction last night. I'm just using 1/8" and 1/16" basswood since I'll paint/upholster it in the end.
I love having the right tool for the job. For once. |
I decided to make it look 'well-loved'. (Note the butt prints) I found these shell beads at Michael's on sale, 8 for $3.49. I think they'll make pretty amazing picture frames. I have a ton of this cheap n' cheesey dark glazed wood furniture. Mostly they're cabinets and credenza-ish, dresser things with a few benches/side tables. All a little different, but way to similar for me. I love the ecclectic look, I'm notsomuch into matchymatchy. I found a piece with a hideous octagonal cutout. Looked like a vanity for the bathroom to me. So I upgraded it. I was originally going to start in the bathroom, but then decided to hit up the kitchen first. Which has now turned into doing the whole lower level first (kitchen and piano-library-study room).
I haven't showed the color palette/overall look for the kitchen yet, because I'm not entirely sure at this juncture. I And then there's these. Over the top, but crazy beautiful: I think these glass tiles would help tie all the mixed metals together, but would they be too much? I love the warmth of the travertine since everything in the kitchen so far involves cool colors. Dilemma. Guess I'll have to order samples and wait until I have my floors and countertops. I saw a wall done in this giant black subway tile once, and I can't stop thinking about it. I'm hoping to eventually achieve something like these, but bigger in scale: Anyways. That was yesterday. Gotta go back upstairs and finish the banquette. |
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