Kitchen is Fully Finished? (At least I hope so)

[lydamorehouse]

 
Image: Approximately what the finished cabinets look like. 

Shawn is slowly putting back dishes. We have our kitchen back, at long last. However, yesterday, when I THOUGHT we were finished, Shawn noticed that it was very easy to scratch the paint right off. I will tell you that, if I had this project to do again, I would not order Benjamin Moore's supposed finest "enamel" finish. This stuff was sticky, dripping, and really hard to work with. It also seems insanely susceptible to dings and scratches, despite what it says on the tin, as it were. Anyway, the dishes aren't fully put back yet because I had to put a THIRD coat on the far left side.

But, my part in all of this is done. There are still a few bits of clean-up and touch-up, but they're also the sort of things that can be done whenever. 

We celebrated getting this project finished by finally decorating the Christmas tree/Solstice Shrub. My Star Trek RPG group might be happy to see that the Picard era Enterprise graces our holiday boughs.


Image: holiday Enterprise

I'm still recovering from the big project, so I don't have a lot else to say at the moment. How was your weekend? Do anything noteworthy or fun?

Comments

[sabotabby]

It's so beautiful! The kitchen and the Enterprise.

[lydamorehouse]

Ah, thank you so much!

[rachelmanija]

It looks fantastic!

I wrote fanfic and baked bread.

[lydamorehouse]

I finished my Yuletide assignment today, too! But, bread sounds amazing. Maybe I'll do that tomorrow!

[pameladean]

Oh, the colors in the kitchen look great!

I too have had the experience of buying somebody's so-called BEST enamel and finding that it wasn't best at much of anything. Hmph.

I'm always delighted to see a Star Trek ornament.

P.

[pshaw_raven]

Your kitchen looks really cool - I love that red countertop!

[carbonel]

Not much this weekend, but last weekend I helped Pat Wrede and her sister put up her Christmas tree. I'm Jewish, but I being involved with decorating of other people's trees. I brought brownies (homemade) and ginger cookies (TJ's) and (at Pat's request) small marshmallows, and Pat made hot cocoa topped with aforesaid marshmallows and spiked with Amaretto.

It was a lovely afternoon.