Kitchen Party

Who loves Pinterest? I do. 

Who loves painting? Not Mercedes. 

Who decided to start a kitchen demo 2 days before vacation? Mercedes. 

Yup. 

We decided to demo our kitchen 2 days before heading to the beach. 

The weekend was full of hard work, cuss words & laughs. C's mom is always on board to help us navigate thru our wild and wacky ideas, so having her around made for some great laughs and good times. Seriously, if you don't have a good MIL life isn't the same. I'm grateful for her for a lot of reasons, but her humor is absolutely the main reason. 

So, I fell in love with open shelves & had to beg C to see my vision. He wasn't on board at all, then after some begging we started the project. The first place we headed was Lowes, they really do hire some great people. Everyone provided a lot of help and also gave us some great pointers. 

After Lowes we kicked off our kitchen party and immediately found ourselves working at 1 then 2 in the morning. 

The cabinets were removed, sanded, primed, painted and painted again. Then after drying they were stained. We wanted the antique look and it was pretty easy. If I can do it, anyone can do it. When I say I HATE painting, I HATE painting. I'd much rather work in the flower beds which is also something I despise. Painting and Mercedes do not mix. I can paint an empty room no problem, but a messy room is beyond stressful to me! 

Something I failed to mention... C was on call Friday & Saturday and also worked full days both days. After work he came home to bust his butt working on this kitchen. He'll never know how much I appreciate his hard work. 

If you want to test the strength of your marriage, renovate anything or build a house. I'm pretty sure C and I are here to stay. We've made it thru several renovations & home hunting, adoptions, infertility & numerous long trips! 😉

Yes, that's a chalkboard & I love it!