A DIY weekend...

Patrick and I spent a lot of Friday and all day yesterday working on the kitchen. I must say it was so nice to have him around helping me. He is so handy and so great at projects, not to mention it was nice to have someone to talk to while I was sanding or painting.

I spent two hours at Lowe's on Friday, alone. It was a fine trip, but there were too many big decisions that had to be made in that amount of time, with my week of kitchen stress built up and I alomost started crying. I'm such a baby. I seriously, naively, thought this project would be a few days, max...

Here we are at day seven, or eight, and I'm seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. We got a lot done yesterday and my kitchen is starting to get back into order. The appliances are in their places and the dishes are back in the cupboards, BUT I have no counter top, no sink, no dishwasher and no water in the kitchen. That's been a little tough. However, with the bathroom sink right there and the utility sink in the basement for dishes, I think I'll survive the estimated two weeks until countertop arrival.

With all of this to say, here are some updated pictures. This is not a finished product, but a close enough place to stall.

When all chaos broke loose and all the appliances moved to the middle of our small kitchen...

Patrick's skills in action...
Me hard at work scraping stupid liquid nail goo off of the walls where the counter use to be...My color choices: Lemon, for the walls; Cut Ruby, for the trim; Claycrete, for the counter tops.
Ah, it's getting so close to being done! All that we have left to do hang the pot rack (which was here already, but had to be taken down for painting), hang the three floating shelves above the cart on the left of the picture, attach the last few cabinet doors, get counter tops and put a last coat of while paint on the doors (to the basement and bathroom). Almost done!!!


A special "thank you" list is necessary in this DIY project:
Patrick - you're wonderfully talented and handy. Thank you for all your hard work, even though this was all my idea. This was certainly a great marriage builder. Dinkin' Flicka.

Allyson - thank you for your listening ear and your rational thoughts. Also, thank you for verifying that the yellow was not a terrible color choice. AND lastly, thank you so much for making us dinner when nothing in our kitchen worked. You're great!

Andre- for the delicious bread and cookies!

My mom- for listening to me rant and talking to me when I had been alone all day.

God- for giving me sanity breaks, some sort of patience and the ability to work under a large amount of pressure. Also, for His grace.

The men and women of the Indiana, PA Lowe's - thank you for your patience and your knowledge of things that don't make sense to me. I enjoy your store, but hope not to see it for several days.