First, you know I'm having all this worked on in my house right? We are extending the kitchen island to accommodate a wine fridge at the end of the island, with a new (larger) countertop:
And this is the fridge:
The island top is almost certainly going to be honed granite in Absolute Black, like this:
The granite on the counter tops is staying, much as I'd like to change it! I can't remove the portion along the back wall and replace it first and foremost because it seems like such a waste. But secondly, and I'm actually kind of happy about this, it would be prohibitively expensive because of the mirrors on the backsplash. They would all get destroyed in the removal process and I would have to replace them. You don't even want to know how much they cost. So it's out of the question at least for now. I did not get to pick the original granite and have never liked it so I feel very lucky to be able to replace the island.
We are also doing this picture fame molding throughout the foyer, halls, and master bedroom. Here, you can see the boxes all measured out in the foyer:
And here are the moldings in the hall to the bedroom - it just needs painting:
And some more of the bedroom (why oh WHY did I not pull up the shades!?):
I think it is just what this big cavernous room needed to fill in and make it feel more homey. It won't be painted this month because I quite literally ran out of money, but hopefully next month. And then it will be all done! I can't even believe I am saying those words because it seemed like it would never come.
And see the mess? Of course you did - you can't miss it:
This all came out of my closet. It's like those clown cars - there is a bigger pile of clothes and shoes than should have been able to fit:
It's on the floor because I am getting my closets done!! I might be more excited about this than anything. Before, it was just one bar along the back. It is changing to 2 bars on the left, shown here, and shoe and bag shelves on the right:
I'm hoping to have it finished, painted and styled next week - I can't wait to show you!
See you tomorrow!
