The kitchen countertops went in last week & I LOVE them! We chose to go with a dark walnut wood that is slightly distressed & I'm so excited! We have had granite counters in our kitchens for the last 11 years & I do still love stone, but I'm looking forward to changing things up a bit. I think they give a really warm feeling to the kitchen.
The sink is a copper undermount.
Oh, do you spy that old dishwasher, it works & we were going to keep it...BUT I found a stainless dishwasher this week on Craig's List for a great price! Now it will match our other appliances, yay!
The counters were doused with mineral oil & then covered with plastic wrap & paper to protect them. I think wood is going to be great! They are low maintenance, just apply mineral oil to soak in as needed. And if they get a ding or burn, we can lightly sand it out & just reapply mineral oil.
We don't have an island in the kitchen (I am hoping there will be room for an island "cart"), but we do have a great eat-in peninsula. We will have 4 barstools on the back & eventually plan to build in a little bookcase right there on the end--for cookbooks, etc.
The floors were stained this week & we are also really pleased with the way they turned out. After several trips to the house to see stain samples on the floor, I think we picked the right one! I have not actually seen them in person, but Jeff took this photo on his phone. This is of the dining room before the paper went down; you can see the family room floors are being covered up with butcher paper to protect the finish. They will do one last sanding & coat of poly right before move-in.
Oh, have I ever shared with you that we have lots of moss at our new house! I love moss!
And while the contractors have been busy at the house, we have also been busy with our own projects. My Dad has a couple of old mantles & we were hoping to use one on the family room fire place. We carried this one to the house to see if it might work for us...do you see that?
Pretty much a perfect fit! Again, SO excited!
We took advantage of the pretty weather & the holiday on Monday to start scraping the paint off & sanding it down.
We actually loved the true antique crackle finish, but it was surely lead based paint & was flaking off a little too readily...so we are stripping it down to bare wood & will go from there.
Drew & Darcy enjoying a little ride with Pop while we worked.
The original idea was to paint the mantle (not sure what color), but the wood is actually rather pretty, so we may go with a stain...any suggestions or ideas?
8 comments:
Beautiful!!!! I know it must be so hard to be patient!! I love the countertops and floors and mantel! It is all looking very wonderful. You will be moving before you know it. Blessings!
Melanie: Beautiful! Love all the colors and finishes you've chosen. I'm living vicariously through you...!
Love the countertops!! We are eventually going to paint our kitchen cabinets and change the tops! Love the yellow, too! Looks a lot like ours!
Melanie, It will go faster than you think. I know you are anxious to get in the house.
I really like everything that has been done; love natural wood; I think the mantle would look great if it were stained but that is your decision to make. I also like your copper sink. I am sure it will be a beautiful place when you finish.
Can't wait to see other things you are having done/or doing yourself.
Awaiting next posting.
Ms. Aggie
Melanie...you are so good at picking colors and putting everything all together! Your house is looking GORGEOUS! I'm sure you all are excited to be living in it ALREADY...and no more long trips to school in the morning! :-)
I love seeing these reno pictures! I hope that you will have an open house someday.
Oh I know you must be SO..........excited to get into your "new" house! It looks BEAUTIFUL!!! LOVE the counter tops! Can't wait to see more pics!
Love the mantle!!!!!!!!!!! Cannot wait to see everything completed!
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