I can ALMOST say that our renovation project is DONE!! We have ONE MORE DAY, I think, this coming week. They have not done the front door, painted the little hallway to the master bedroom or hung our under-cabinet lighting. Minor details. I have been battling with my sinuses for 3 weeks. Today I took an Allegra-D. I had no idea a decongestant could throw me in to “nesting” mode (without being pregnant). You’ll see what I mean shortly. Anyway, here is our new pantry! The old pantry had lots of random wire shelves, so we took that all out, painted it and had our contractor do these nice wood painted shelves. LOVE THEM! I went to Target Friday to scout out some baskets because that’s what I’ve seen on Pinterest and it looks super organized. Haven’t bought any yet. There is also a blank wall on the right side so I am trying to figure out what to put there to make it both organized and cute! It doesn’t take much to excite me.
Do you remember this post from SEPTEMBER 27th? Today I FINALLY tackled this room. Jeff & I have been chipping away at it for a couple of weeks, and today (thank you Mr. Allegra-D), I got it all cleaned out, dusted, mopped and organized. The contents of this room (which is what we call our “mystery room” adjacent to our eating area in the kitchen) are temporary. This is my old dining room table which I used to sew on, which will be used probably by Browder to do homework for the time being. The boxes underneath the table are picture frames and chotchkies that we have no where to put right now, but it is all out of the way and organized until we get ready to hang stuff! I have hung 1 clock and a key rack in the whole house I think. Oh, and a bulletin board.
“Mystery” storage room. We will eventually decide if we want shelves in here, cabinetry, a desk…. exciting stuff, huh?
And… the moment we have all been waiting for…. the finished KITCHEN!
I’m in the market for a few counter stools, which I cannnnooootttt decide on. The island pendant lights were hung last week and they are from good ole Pottery Barn.
We painted our ceilings in the kitchen too and while I was unsure about doing it, it turned out great, especially the huge dome over the table! We painted them the same color as the walls.
Our next project is our den! We had it all painted (ceilings too), but the furniture in there was mine before I met Jeff. It’s great furniture but we’re thinking we need to update since we have a new kitchen. Maybe by Christmas.
The dining room has been painted and the funky arches have been taken out. We have no dining room furniture in there so there’s not much to see. I have to give a shout out to Amie of Linen and Boxwoods! She is my sweet friend who helped me along the way with all the decisions regarding paint, cabinet colors, lighting, etc. She made several trips with me to the tile store, the lighting store and put up with my texts of pictures of paint swatches painted all over the walls. THANKS AMIE!! She is getting ready for her own renovation with our same contractor, so I can’t wait to see it all unfold!
Our next major renovation will be our bathroom, but we’re taking a break until after the new year so you can have a few months of actual applique posts rather than renovation updates. I am STILLLLLL…. working on my sewing room too. I can’t quite figure out what to do and won’t commit to hanging anything on the walls (other than my bulletin board). Maybe soon I will get it together. Maybe when I have another Allegra day. Seriously – I cleaned out our garage, put a bunch of stuff in the attic, hung the boys winter clothes up and put up some of their summer stuff. Ditto on my closet – I got out all of my winter clothes and put up some of the summer stuff and started a Goodwill bag. I’ve accomplished more today than I have in 2 months.
War Eagle!! Time to crash…
Rosemary it looks GREAT!!! Absolutely beautiful. I can relate on the sinus medication. I was taking Sudafed last week and I was amazed at the energy I had.
I know – I used to drink a Starbucks for energy but I guess having sinus issues works better!
Love your kitchen! I sure wish mine looked like that. What color is the paint in the kitchen. I am going to take down some wallpaper in my kitchen an can’t seem to pick a color. I keep coming home with all these paint swatches.
The color we used in the kitchen, den AND dining room is Benjamin Moore Grant Beige! I love it!
Hi! I’m new to your site and new to your blog–but I must say, your kitchen is awesome! We are just now in the throes of renovating a 70 year old basement. And what a project it has turned out to be! Nothing is square and plumb–not even the ceiling! We have had to knock out walls to let in more light and all of the windows have to go because none of them open. It’s a day to day decision about everything and it’s going very slowly. I can only hope that it turns out half as well as your kitchen!
Beverly
Good luck to you!
Rosemary,
I have a new sewing room and attached office that I cannot decide what to do with either! I have some IKEA kitchen counters that hold my PR-650 and supplies…. but my fabric is still in plastic drawers! Everything is white…I can’t commit to a color! I just bought this print and hoping it inspires some decorating!
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I’m struggling too! I painted the walls white, but feel that it’s so BLAH! My husband might kill me if I say I want to paint the room again! HA! I like the print!
really looks great! we have been in the process of building a new home and the kitchen has been hard to decide on. if you dont mind, what is the name of the granite you chose to use in the kitchen? its beautiful! love the blog – sewing or otherwise.
I THINK it’s St. Cecelia??
I think that’s one we are considering …thanks!
The kitchen is beautiful! LOVE it! I know it is such a relief to be done with the construction! I hope you and your family enjoy many happy times in your new kitchen.