The day my brother left after installing my bathroom vanity, I headed to AQS Branson. I got home the following Sunday evening and immediately went into Kitchen Remodel mode. Everything had to be removed from the kitchen and laundry room as the contractors were showing up the next morning.
The space was striped to the studs! Everything is getting replaced. While my brother was here I picked my cabinet and wall color, so I spent a day picking out the rest of the finishes. Fell in love with this slab of quartizite. My contractor says I just need one slab, which is good as this is the only one they had.
Then I had to pick the backsplash. I’ve opted for white squashed hexagons for the most of the backsplash with a this gorgeous purple and blue tile to go behind the range. I’m putting the same flooring down in the kitchen that I have in the rest of the house. There’s a small piece of it under the hexie tiles.
I don’t have a picture of the kitchen at the end of the first week or 2nd week, but here is week three.
The Electricians have been in. They’ve done all the wiring and have installed the can lights. The Plumber installed the water line for the ice maker, added a gas line for my new range and installed new spigots for the sink. Finally the Sheetrock guy has been in and the walls are ready for paint, but first cabinets.
The color I picked for my cabinets is Rolling Surf by Krylon. It’s an all-in-one spray can. So I had to get it color matched. While the paint was still wet, Butterscotch decided she needed to help. Needless to say, I had to wash a cat’s paw. You may be able to see in the background the color does not match, so another trip back to the store was necessary.
The 2nd time they got it right. While I was there I also picked up a quart of Spangle. This will be the wall color. I think it will tie nicely with the White Lilac I have in my living room and dining room and the Brave Purple that’s in my den.
It’s not all been kitchen. There has been some quilting. I taught Quilted Sneakers at Ritzy Quilting the last weekend of March. If there is enough interest, I’ll teach this class again August 16th.
As for what I’ve been working on….
There is a shop sample which still needs borders…
and for myself as part of the Gulf States Quilt Association Quilt along my version of Blooming 9-patch pulled from my stash.
I’m going to try to get back on schedule with my posts. We’ll see if that happens.
If the vanity and odd jobs were not enough, he came bearing gifts. Coasters and a cutting board made from scrap lumber for both me and my sister-in-law.
