see now this is why

Of all the horrid things in that nasty little kitchen, I picked one thing as the basis for where to go. And that was the 1958-ish blue countertop.

I cleaned a big chunk of it up today, as I'm starting to wind up the work. It's close now. But honestly, even I'd forgot what it looked like. Look at this I mean god damn.


Love the Blue

Replacing a nasty old plastic outlet plate with a matching silver metal one didn't hurt anything either, but still. You can just go swimming in this, can't you? I don't even particularly like blue most of the time.


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And here's today's photo of the corner. That trim honestly was the best idea I had. Hey, look, these cabinets belong in the same room now! I'm just so happy with that.


July 25 2014 update

You'll notice the top-access cabinet is back and there's a microwave on it. That's because it's finished! I skipped the insertable bin secondary storage area to save time. If it comes to matter, I can always add it later. I'm just trying to get this thing done now. Maybe Sunday.