So, to all of you who have seen our kitchen in person (or in photos), notice anything different?
Nope…we still have that ugly linoleum and horrid light fixtures. It isn’t so much about what is there, but more about what is not there anymore...
THAT cabinet that has been the bane of my existence since we moved into our house. I cannot tell you how many times I have hit my head on THAT awkwardly placed cupboard, or how broken up our kitchen felt and looked with it hanging out right down the middle of the kitchen.
So my hair-brained idea that has been stewing for a few years - just take the whole cabinet out. Earlier this week I started Operation Destroy Cabinet and cleaned the cupboard out, reorganized the kitchen so we could “live with it” for a few days to make sure we could really do without the storage…and happily I can report we don’t need the extra space!
Then today, as I was prepping the trim to get a fresh coat of paint I simply thought “out loud” and my sweet husband knew that it was coming down one way or another. So he (only mildly grumbling that I waited til the END of the weekend to hint about the cabinet’s demise) set about to taking it down for me. About an hour later with a little help from Jeff, we have an incredible open and spacious kitchen.
Addie is excited because when the girls help me bake we can all work and not be crowded under the cabinet. I’m excited because I can see out my the windows when I’m in the kitchen – I can see from one end to the other! And…no more cranking my head. Yeah, definitely that, too.
Wow Bean, it really opens up the kitchen, and makes it so much brighter. I love it. Nice job.
Makes it so much bigger looking! And you get all that light from the window that was blocked before. Very nice!
Looks great:) V. airy. Jamie is such a good sport.:)
Oh, so much better. That was the first thing we did in our kitchen. We had the very same thing and it made such a difference to have it gone!
Amazing the difference!
Such a simple thing and it makes the world of difference! You’ve set the ball rolling now though…I wonder what will ‘go’ next?
My guess was the water cooler. Is it hiding on me or is that gone too?
Good eyes, Uncle Deej – That is gone too!
OK, so you inherited your creative, craftiness from your Mom. . . did you have to inherit the passion for being in a constant state of “redoing” your digs?
It does look nice, but then, it was fine the other way too.
Poor Jamie
Great decision!