…another episode in the ongoing kitchen saga. Joe got the kitchen mostly painted this weekend. The color I chose is called Fragrant Cherry, and when I came down from putting Julie to bed Friday night, he had most of the first coat on the walls. He said he wanted to lick it because it looks like black cherry soda to him. Which reminded me of the scene in the original Willy Wonka movie where they lick the fruit on the wallpaper.
He was right, of course. It does look just like real black cherries. Unfortunately, it’s going to take three coats total to really cover up the much lighter color that the walls were. I just hope we don’t tire of this color any time soon, ’cause it would take that many coats again at least to cover up this dark color. But I think I do like it, and Joe says he does too. Hopefully, he’ll get the last layer on the walls done tomorrow night and the edges on the ceiling done Tuesday, and we’ll be done with it before the installers come on Wednesday to put in my
Although I have yet to see them with my own eyes, the reordered cabinets have supposedly come in at Home Depot and will be delivered to our house in the next couple of days. I have to call again in the morning and triple-check this because I went around and around this morning with the kitchen designers, store manager, and customer service guy when I was at the store to pick up another gallon of paint, and couldn’t get a straight answer on exactly when. But, if the kitchen gods can keep a straight face with me this week, I’ll have them in time for the final install on Friday. And THEN – oh my, dare I even suggest it – I may emerge from kitchen hell and finally get to unpack my beloved pans, cooking tools, ingredients, and miscellaneous stuff-that-goes-in-the-kitchen for good. I can not wait to screw some nice big holes in our freshly plastered and painted walls and hang up my beautiful spice racks.
Of course, I’ll have one more round of plumbers and electrician to deal with, but I love those guys and can manage that. And Joe has a little bit of trim work to do on the floors and windows still, but that can wait till spring as far as I’m concerned when it really comes down to it. Looking back a the calendar, it has been exactly one month today since Joe and his dad knocked out the old cabinets. It feels so much longer, and the entire project will have lasted almost six weeks by the time we’re really done. I can’t wait to take the after pictures and show the world how worth it it is!