Okay, deep cleansing breath. We're almost there. This is painting week. I had much concern about the color… there's a lot of it, as it's all over the walls and the stunning new ceiling. Make a mistake there and.. oh, perish the thought. But ultimately I went with a shade lighter than I thought I needed, and this was just right. It's beautiful!! Sunny, buttery, creamy, without being yellow. The trim is white without being cold. And most importantly, it's almost DONE!!!
The painter is still hard at work today (day three), and will need a bit of tomorrow too. Then, lighting and hardware goes on and we're good to go. I have a cleaning team coming on Friday to help with the next phase– putting life back together. They will clean the dusty new kitchen and prepare it for launch. Then they will help with the long, arduous process of cleaning all the items we took out of there and putting them back into their new homes. (Yes, we had boxes, not as many as you would think with a box company president as a husband, but we didn't seal them up tight. How naive. Now all the contents of all the boxes are full of dust. The dishes need to be washed and all the pantry goods need to be wiped off…) The amazing thing is that for the first time, ever, we will have adequate storage space. We will be able to put things away instead of just parking them all over the counter. And counter? There's a lot more of it. In any case, I think it's high time for some photos.