Andi, Drew and I have been rehabbing my sister-in-law’s house that we have been living in. Some bedrooms have been painted. The living room has been painted and so has the kitchen. The kitchen could use new counter tops, sink and new Moen kitchen faucets. It’s surprising what a coat or two of paint can do. The kitchen cabinets have been painted white and the old hardware was taken off and painted what now looks like a brushed chrome. It looks really pretty.
Drew took down the range hood and gave it the same brushed chrome look too. The walls had an apple wallpaper border along the backsplash and we took that down. It was very easy to do with a spray bottle filled with hot water and a scraper. Over the sink had apples painted across the wooden strip that joins the cabinets on either side. They are now gone too thanks to primer and paint.
I have to admit that I didn’t get to help out with the painting much. I mostly kept the baby occupied while Andi did most of the work. I did help with the trim while the baby was napping though.
The house looks almost 100% better now even though there are still more rooms that need repainting.
Since we are living in a camper there isn’t much room for stuff so I have to purge stuff from time to time. I have to recycle the junk mail constantly and get rid of all of the magazines full of colon cleanser reviews, sale papers, credit card offers and such.
It’s surprising just how fast that stuff piles up. I take all of the bills that are due and put them in a prominent place so they don’t get forgotten and put the paid ones into a shoe box and put that box into one of the upper cabinets so it’s out of the way.
If we ever get a house of our own again; this is what I want to have in a new kitchen:
1. Black granite counter tops
2. Stainless steel appliances
3. A backsplash covered in metal tiles
4. An easy to maintain floor (and not cheesy looking)
5. Oak or Maple cabinets with glass fronts on some of the doors
6. Under cabinet lighting
7. A gas stove with a waist-high broiler
8. A pantry
9. A separate closet for mops, brooms and cleaners
10. A built in cutting board
11. Lots of drawer space
12. A center island with room for seating
I watch way too many home improvement shows and want just about everything they do on those shows. The picture above is almost exactly what I want except I want the seating at a center island.
This weekend I have to bake cookies for our Christmas party at work. I’m planning on making my famous chocolate chip cookies.. Well they aren’t really my famous cookies… I use the recipe on the bag of Nestle’s Chocolate Morsels. I just love the taste of them.
I hope all goes well this time. The last time I tried to make cookies my indoor lighting in the kitchen went out and it was too dark to make them. I have 2 really long fluorescent tubes above my cabinets and I don’t know when the last time they were changed. They both went out within a couple minutes of each other. Luckily I hadn’t gotten any further than getting everything out to make them. I hadn’t actually started them.
I’ve been trying for months to get the grease buildup off of the top edge of my kitchen cabinets. I bought some Lysol Lemon Breeze All Purpose Cleaner and it works. It took a couple tries but that gunk is gone!
So while people were busy at the Branson golf course I was cleaning my cabinets. I got the top ones done, now it’s time to get the bottom ones done. And after all that I have to re clean my counter tops. I should have done the upper cabinets before I did the counter tops! Oh well.. live and learn!
After all this work and sweating I should probably weigh about 10 lbs! lol
Next on my agenda today is to get out the step ladder and use the Magic Erasers on the plastic that covers the fluorescent lights that line the space between the ceiling and the top of my cabinets. I think the easiest way to tackle that one is to remove each panel and take them into the bathroom and fill the tub with warm soapy water and let each one soak for a bit. If you do this be sure to remove your Rolex Yachtmaster first. I’ve done dummy things like this and ruined a watch or two.
I just need to remember not to dance around while I’m on the step ladder. That could lead to bad consequences. I might end up posting tips on how to keep a cast clean and dry.
Andi, Drew and I have been rehabbing my sister-in-law’s house that we have been living in. Some bedrooms have been painted. The living room has been painted and so has the kitchen. The kitchen could use new counter tops, sink and new Moen kitchen faucets. It’s surprising what a coat or two of paint can do. The kitchen cabinets have been painted white and the old hardware was taken off and painted what now looks like a brushed chrome. It looks really pretty. 
