I may have mentioned before that I have a nasty little habit of taking on several projects at once, and then frantically working to bring them all to completion. Well, I have done it once again!!! I love to fix up old furniture, and I stumbled upon a china cabinet that I loved in Goodwill this summer. I had Jonathan and some youth drag it home, where it lived in our office/"don't know where to put it, stick it in that room." It was a very dirty faded yellow color and I had plans for painting it a red color. Well, I slowly (emphasis on slow) worked on that project, while I proceeded to take on the role of Nursery Director at our church. Our nursery and pre-school ministry has not had a director for some time, so taking on the position proved to be no small task. I had to organize my volunteer workers, develop and produce a worker's handbook, schedule, organize the nursery, etc. Then, I decided I wanted to recover my throw pillows on the couch, in order to match the draperies I had made for the kitchen over the summer. Meanwhile, I started sewing dresses for Hannah. As if this wasn't enough, three weeks before we were expecting four house guests and planning to throw Hannah's big birthday bash, we decided to renovate our kitchen.
Jonathan and I have been wanting to do something with our kitchen ever since we moved to Clewiston. The light fixture was an enormous box that housed long fluorescent light bulbs, and our cabinets were as old as the house (around 30 years old). They were a dark brown color, and many were faded, mismatched, scratched etc. The hardware on the cabinets was dull and did nothing to help the appearance of the cabinets. We had painted our walls a pale yellow when we moved in, but our color schemes have evolved since we moved here, and the kitchen just needed more punch. So, we said lets go bold. . . we decided to paint our cabinets black. After research, we found out that we aren't that daring. Apparently, black cabinets are currently all the rage. Anyway, our little project turned out to be a VERY intensive three week project that sucked up all of our spare time and rendered our kitchen unusable. We took all of the cabinet doors and hardware off, then all surfaces were washed with TSP, thoroughly sanded, washed again, liquid sandpaper was applied, and then a primer sealer was applied. Once this had been done to all the cabinets, facing, and doors, we began the painting process. Remember, everything had to dry in between applications. Jonathan and I were walking zombies for 3 weeks, staying up until 2 a.m. at times, and let's just say Hannah watched a lot of videos. And remember my first cake gig? Yes, that happened right in the middle of the whole ordeal!
I do not divulge these details to complain, rather to encourage you to hire it done, should you decide to give your kitchen a face lift! We actually had fun, and I am happy to report that their were no fights during the process. When we finished the cabinets and the doors and new hardware were back on, I set to work painting our walls. All projects were finished in time for our company and Hannah's party, and we are currently enjoying our updated kitchen!!! I looked for "before" pictures, but really couldn't find anything that did justice to the previous appearance. Anyway, I have uploaded pictures of the process and finished product.
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