This constantly jumbled pile of measuring cups and spoons was making me crazy. So I bought a nice stainless steel set and hung them on small brass hooks on the inside of our cabinet door. Much better! I hope your Saturday night was no less exciting.
I'm sorry to report that I have no fan-related witticisms, so let's dive right in. Here's what the fan looked like before: Gold scrollwork on the blades. Floral, fluted shades. Let's look at those with the camera flash on and the corners rounded: Downright seedy. Who knew blue roses could look so prurient? I started [...]
As seen in the previous post, nearly all of the kitchen stuff is located along one wall, making the room sort of anchorless and not very user-friendly. I was won over by the STENSTORP island at IKEA: huge real wood top, stainless steel shelves, space for bar stools. I thought it would be awesome in our [...]
Our new kitchen is large and, let's face it, pretty ugly. Or maybe not ugly, but definitely not my style. Oak kitchen cabinets with scalloped fronts and faux-wood-panelling wainscoting. There's nothing I could do about the former, so the latter had to go. Before: original off-white walls, original wainscoting: In progress: original walls, white primer [...]
This is happening.
Project Palermo 