Work with what you have and make it work

When I started refinishing my kitchen cabinets in mid July I knew it would be alot of work, but had no idea how much...  Sanding, prime, paint.. Take the tarnish off the handles then dry brush them white white enamel..  Put up rope molding and cut and install baseboard.....  I could here my beloved saying, measure twice, cut once,  Penny... I know he would be proud... Proud that I actually accomplished it..  Although it is not by any means elegant, it is home... Humble and fresh and new to me. I am very pleased with it..

Well,  you know how that goes,  you do one project and then you look around and say, oh... I don't like the way the backsplash looks now.. So,  I changed that also... The bricks on the backsplash are hand painted.. Then I wanted to paint the backsplash above the stove..  I finished today..   Something in keeping with the colors in my entryway mural..   In a week or so when it has cured, I will give it all a clear coat.  

Then I am looking at the kitchen windows and a little light blub went off... so now I am doing a faux stained glass design with Gallery glass paints and leading..  It is not finished as yet but I will share a photo of WIP...
Outside of that,  the kitchen is done for now...  The walls will be next, but I am going to wait a while on that...

Photo below is the faux stained glass i am working on..  Long way to go.. Will be nice not to view the power lines out the window..

                                     

Before.... Stove side.. 

 I can't believe I did not take a before photo of the kitchen wall, but the cabinets were the same. See the tile backsplash?  I changed that out also.

Look below the bottom cabinets... See the dark area? I will assume this has been there since the house was built.. It's carpet...  I ask you, who puts carpet up as a baseboard?

So off it came..

I pulled out my enamel tile paint and created a little niche above the stove after I finished the painted brick work... In about a week or so when the paint has cured, I will put a clear coat over the entire backsplash...

Close up of the roses and vase.

A little wine, bread and grapes

And there you have it. 

 The painted brickwork goes around on the right.

Finished for now.

I put up rope molding above the top cabinets, but you can not see it very well.  The baseboard was a challenge, but I was able to cut it, notch it and put it in.

This is on the sink wall..  Bottom drawer...  I guess when they put the cabinets in in 1963  they left concrete pieces all over the floor under the drawer.. Who knew?  I have never pulled the drawers out.. I have only been in this house for 5 years..  Only took a minute to clean it up.

I was at this point when I realized I had not take a before photo of the sink wall. 

Next I removed the door and drawers, to paint the base..  Then removed the handles and started on the rest.. I could only do a few a day, which explains why it took me so long..  There is that horrid carpet basebord again.

All done

Now on to the back splash WIP

I am pleased with it.

Finished... 

 The only thing left to do is paint the walls.. I will leave that for a while.

A little hard to see,  I put in spindle legs in front of the sink..

When I complete the windows it should look nice... The colors for the windows are peach, white, amber and clear.. This photo was taken before I started the windows.

Thank you for taking time to wander over for a visit..

Love and blessings,

Penny