The Kitchen-To-Do-List: Progress Report!

This past times week, nosotros knocked 2 whole things off the kitchen-to-do-list! 

While I would prefer to endure the speedy hare who rebuilds his entire kitchen on his tiffin break, I receive got to settle for existence the tortoise who makes teeny tiny steps towards the complete line. 

I may never teach there, but yous tin bet these lilliputian turtle legs volition at to the lowest degree teach an honorable cite for effort. 

I'm pretty certain that the turtle is supposed to win inward that analogy, but let's endure realistic.

 Anyways, I'm super excited to demo yous a duo of teeny tiny updates that we've made recently.

Last fourth dimension nosotros visited the kitchen was dorsum inward April when I painted our kitchen cabinets as well as replaced the hardware. It made a huge touching on on the await of the kitchen, but didn't assistance much amongst the function. The basic work is that nosotros receive got nigh 2 inches of cabinet space.  

You may think that this cabinet is where I shop all of my pots, pans, toasters, java machines, tupperware, casserole dishes, as well as 4 infant giraffes.

I tried to brand it a lilliputian improve past times paradigm it, but manifestly that didn't assistance amongst the lack of infinite issue.

This infinite has non been this laid upwardly clean as well as empty since the twenty-four hr catamenia I took this picture. In reality, it's a full hot mess, as well as there's non plenty room for even one baby giraffe...or to a greater extent than than three pots.

My ideal scenario would endure to expand the kitchen nigh 4 feet into the following chamber (which has a giant cupboard that I could cutting inward half, as it would endure improve served as kitchen space), but that's simply an persuasion I've been pondering as well as I receive got no plans to knock downwards walls anytime soon. 

So, for the fourth dimension being, I had to await for slowly options to assistance increase our storage space. Rather than go out for to a greater extent than space, it dawned on me that I could instead go up!

See this perfectly proficient empty infinite inward a higher identify the sink...just waiting for me to mess amongst it?

 I receive got wanted to hang a pot rack since the twenty-four hr catamenia nosotros moved in, but I kept putting it off because all of the ones I constitute locally were nearly $200.

So, instead, I purchased this stainless steel pot rack online for exclusively $63. (Amazon Affiliate link)  I was a lilliputian curious to observe out if it would endure a character rack or non since it was hence inexpensive, as well as was hence pleased when it arrived inward simply few days as well as was gorgeous. Score 1 for the teach by hunters!

I was able to hang all of my pots from it, as well as it frees upwardly hence much infinite inward my cabinets! 
Plus, I simply genuinely dearest the agency it looks.
And did yous notice the other novel addition?

We replaced the faucet! 
When the form folks at Moen generously offered to allow us receive got their Annabelle faucet for a spin, nosotros jumped at the chance, knowing our ain lilliputian faucet was on its final leg.

I've never shared a moving paradigm of our former kitchen faucet on the weblog before. I ever cropped it out of the pictures.

But, today's your lucky day.

Meet Faucet, Jr. 

 He was a difficult worker, as well as fifty-fifty though he was falling apart, he was a proficient boy. We've been through a lot over the past times few years.

But all proficient things must come upwardly to an end, as well as it was Junior's fourth dimension to retire to greener pastures. 

 Luckily, Jesse is groovy at crawling into the places I don't desire to crawl into, hence I enlisted his assistance amongst installing the novel fancy faucet.

It took him less than an hour, as well as he was oh hence really patient as I bounced some taking pictures of our cats....who had really dissimilar ways of dealing amongst the kitchen chaos.

You may think final calendar week when I showed yous this look of terror on Cheese's face.

This 1 was taken nigh 30 minutes afterward after she had apparently reached her limit. (Keep inward withdraw heed all she is doing is simply watching Jesse quietly install a faucet.)

So, after a lilliputian chip of kitchen chaos, here's the kitchen faucet! I've wanted to supplant this faucet for hence long, hence this is a full mini-kitchen-dream-come-true.

 I chose 1 amongst the 'spot resist' technology that resists fingerprints as well as H2O spots, as well as it is amazing. Who knew that materials genuinely works?! I also dearest that it has a pulldown spray head. I'm ever washing off paintbrushes or something as messy, hence this characteristic genuinely comes inward handy.

But my favorite characteristic is the built inward lather dispenser. Our sink ledge is kinda narrow, as well as our former lather dispenser was ever falling into the sink. It drove me absolutely crazy. Now, all nosotros receive got to practise is fill upwardly the lather container underneath the counter likely 1 time a month. It's genius.

So, those are the 2 really wonderful things nosotros knocked off the kitchen-to-do-list this past times week! 

After paradigm the trim and walls, paradigm the cabinets, replacing the hardware, paradigm the tile, paradigm the grout, paradigm a chalkboard wall, as well as instantly a novel faucet as well as pot rack...we are genuinely moving along! Here's what the kitchen looks similar as of today.

And if you're curious, hither are the things withal left on my to practise list. (Well, my reasonable list. I've got a crazy list, too.)

Here's a quick breakdown. 

1. Replace the thrift shop chandelier amongst a genuinely cool crystal chandelier flushmount. My lilliputian chandy is a tad also large for our depression kitchen ceilings. 

2. Put dainty wooden blinds on our windows. 

After three years of having peeping eyes into our kitchen on a daily basis, you'd mean value I would motility this 1 upwardly the list. 

3. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 dainty rug...perhaps a colorful stripe. 

4. Some colorful fine art betwixt the windows

5. Comfier barstools.

Now, let's chop-chop verbalise over #5. You may think when I spray painted my thrift shop stools silver. While I withal mean value they await great, I've been keeping my optic out for something comfier. I similar to sit down at that topographic point a lot as well as work, hence I'm certain my behind would appreciate it if I constitute something cushier. 

I saw these at Marshall's simply yesterday, as well as I was 2 seconds away from hauling them home, but realized that they were also short. They were exclusively $99 each, as well as absolutely perfect for what I needed. Aren't they cute?

So, the search continues for cute as well as comfy barstools.

I'll hold yous inward the loop on whatever discoveries.

Until then, I'll simply savor the progress we've made! So, that's all for today! Thanks for stopping by!

And a large give cheers yous to Moen for allowing us to savor their Annabelle faucet! You tin banking concern fit out all of the beautiful faucets Moen has to offering here.

'Til following time!

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