Finishing the Kitchen

We have continued working on the kitchen... and still have more to do! Here is the kitchen from around when I posted last:

We then worked on the counters for the cabinets that we moved... These cabinets were where the stove is now. They are now next to the fridge and house my coffee bar. We stained and did 3 coats of Waterlox on the counters.

This is an area that we added to the right of the stove. It will house my pots and pans! We did the same for this countertop.

We finished tiling the wall (the last couple tiles have since been installed).

We are contemplating building a plant shelf on the window.

Winston had a chance to test out the new sink.

Cover and Khloe have been enjoying the beautiful weather with their new haircuts.

We worked on the shoe storage bench and storage cabinet. We also stained the drink cart (to the left in the picture) to match the rest of the counters.

We fostered these two (yes, we had four dogs for over a month!). They are sisters (not blood) from the same family. Their owners passed away, so they needed someone to take them in. They have since been adopted...

and are living the same quiet lifestyle that they are used to! I am so happy for them...

The garden is flourishing (more pictures to come)!

We installed coat/purse hooks for the entrance.

We started to decorate the kitchen. My clock went back up.

I decided that I wanted some open shelving above my coffee bar. We had some cool older wood in the yard... so cut it to the correct length and cleaned it.

After the woodwork dried, I stained it the same dark walnut color as the floors and counters.

We found some mission brackets online (Mission shelf brackets) and installed the shelves. Now I just need to decorate!

We started staining the fence. It is due for a new coat. I need to work some more on this...

We are still not done in the kitchen... We have a bit to do:

-Paint new cabinet fronts

-Find new hardware and hinges and install

-Install beadboard behind bench

-Decorate

This year, I would like to:

-Renovate downstairs bathroom

-Stain fence

-Continue expanding our garden

-Work on ceiling in dining, living room, and parlor (white tin ceiling)

I hope to update soon with more pictures of the yard!

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