At long last, we've finished the kitchen! ("Before" pictures here)
We went with a light buttery yellow with a stronger yellow on the door (and the wall with the big window) and a very light version of the same yellow for the trim. The door picture actually shows the colors correctly, some of the other pictures look more lemony than buttery.
We liked the big open window seat so much that we decided to store the cookbooks and home school stuff elsewhere, and make it a real seat!
We couldn't find pre made cushions, so, after some hours of trying, we went to the fabric store and got foam and fabric for the seat cushion and some coordinating fabrics for pillows. In the picture, I haven't finished the pillows, but we just did for Girls' Night!
I want to make some pot holders out of the extra turquoise duck that we used to cover the foam, to tie in the rest of the kitchen, but it really looks nice with the blue/green of the counter tops.
We couldn't find pre made cushions, so, after some hours of trying, we went to the fabric store and got foam and fabric for the seat cushion and some coordinating fabrics for pillows. In the picture, I haven't finished the pillows, but we just did for Girls' Night!
I want to make some pot holders out of the extra turquoise duck that we used to cover the foam, to tie in the rest of the kitchen, but it really looks nice with the blue/green of the counter tops.
I now have all my "school" books in the same place, along with the copier and all the filing stuff.
Plus, I have a desk!
2 comments:
Yeah for yellow! The new door looks great and the window seat looks beautiful too! Good work!
The only project of mine I have managed this summer is a sanding and finishing of the top of the kitchen table. The stain turned out a little darker than I thought it would but it is too late to go back now!
Wendy, I hate to post a sad comment on such a 'sunshiny' post but I thought you (and your friend who lost Patrick) may like reading this. A few years ago a friend of a friend of mine accidentally ran over her own son in the church parking lot while picking her husband up after Saturday morning confession. She was such a devout Catholic Christian (and a professional writer)that she was able to write and deliver the most beautiful eulogy at her son's funeral. She had so many requests for copies that they put it on a website for all to see (along with other stories of him). The eulogy is on the home page. It is just beautiful.
http://www.joshua-michael.org/
You may have one of the mother's popular books "Angel in the Water" about babies in the womb :)
God bless you!
love,
Annabelle
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