After many weeks, and many variables we finally have both our wood counters, and the handmade tiles I painted up in the kitchen.
Here we were, trying to figure out the layout of them. I decided while in process that i did not want a predictable, geometric repeating pattern, but rather wanted to mix up the tiles just how i pleased, imagine that!
Can you see how dirty and splattered the wall already was?if you don't i'll tell you, it was.
our good friend, and tile guy extraordinaire Alirio, doing his thing.
Ta-da!
yes you did spy my lentil soup
the vegetables the kids and i are re-growing, a very cool experiment
I should really mention a bit more about the counters, they are maple hardwood butcherblock, custom made for us made by my talented cousin Emiliano, you can see more of his work HERE.
Trust me, he is awesome, call him up!
There used to be horrid cream formica before.
Thats it!
quite the improvement from THIS, RIGHT?
A prize if you can spot the wallpaper
What we have done here to make this kitchen our own has been an exorbitant amount..
from removing above awful dated wallpaper, to repainting the whole kitchen, replacing the old aluminum windows, putting in an entire new porcelain sink, new faucet, new plywood underneath the sink where it had rotted away, taking down a wall and adding soffit lights, new counter tops, new light fixtures, adding a dishwasher, new fridge, running a gas line to the (new) gas stove, painting the cabinets, removing the awful old black microwave and adding a white range hood, re-grouting the floor, adding knife magnets, and finally, tiling.
Aah, i feel a little ill just thinking about it all,
can we rest now?
Happy wednesday!
Oh it is so beautiful! Lots of work but you will smile in your kitchen everyday now.
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