Kitchen Cupboards

I loved the kitchen cupboards at my last house - original solid wood from when the house was built in the 1950s, which I painted to freshen then up. I could see the grain of the wood through the paint, which was highlighted by the glaze I put over top.

And now that I'm shopping for cupboards I can't find anything quite like it. I still want light, painted cupboards, but everything is painted so smooth and solid it might as well be made out of plastic. I thought I wanted something simple (it doesn't have to be such high quality wood if it's painted), but it turns out it's not so simple after all.

Below, a Shaker v-groove style of cupboard - I like this look. But painted.

April 10, 2012: Foamed and Waiting

The insulation was sprayed in a couple of weeks ago, the energy audit was done. So now we're just waiting on final drawings to submit for permit. Then wait for permit approval. And schedule the work. It seems like a lot of waiting.

In the meantime, there's plenty of shopping and decision making awaiting us. Windows, cupboards, lighting, etc. It's much more fun to look at photos of these things on the internet, collecting inspiration, then it is to actually schlep around town to pick them out for real. But we're getting there...

Below - our fantastically foamed walls. The blue tape outlines the future enlargement of the window (if you've got a south-facing exposure, take advantage of it!). This will be the large window in the living room.