(Well, Nicole did ask *heh*)
The back splash and countertop are essentially finished. The things left on that part of a long list of kitchen projects are minuscule tiny lil nanobits (redundancy> I can do that!).
Note lil things left (not back splash or countertop) in the pic below. The former “coffee shrine” (new one being built off camera) next to dishwasher is undergoing rehab. Reworked the shelves, which now need only more sanding and then treatment like the countertop, while the rest simply needs painting… which is awaiting the purchase of new paint. The color on the wall above the former “coffee shrine” is almost right, just not quite, and the new color will carry throughout the kitchen. Yeh, I know I just5 repainted the cabinets, but so? *heh*
Other things like finishing the window treatment and suchlike will also get a touch of my hand as things progress–and they are.
I do like the massive “trivets” made from marble left over from the backsplash. They total 1′ X 3′ area when slid together. Will make for nice holiday buffet serving and other hot stuff placement.
Of course, I ought to have cleaned up the messy sink, shut the “sponge drawer” and at least cleared out the mess in the former “coffee shrine” area, but, eh, had the camera handy, hot iron, striking and all that.
*sigh* Had the table saw in use yesterday and forgot to cut some trim. It’s cold out there where the saw is today, and time? Notsomuch. Oh, well. Lots still to do in the kitchen… before I can finish some projects in the living room, the master bedroom area and other things, so I’ll have my downtime hours pretty well full for the next bit and a piece.
Better to wear out than to rust out, right? 😉
One thing that irks me a wee tad is that while all the hardware showing–hinges, knobs, handles, etc., on the cabinets is from the same manufacturer, same “model”–designed to be installed together–and, as far as I could tell when I looked at the packages, the same batch/manufacturing lot, in pics I take, the knobs, handles and hinges all look like different colors. Lighting, shape, etc., is obviously causing them to reflect differently to the camera’s eye than to mine, but it is a wee tad irksome.
Picky of me, but that’s me.
I like it. Very nice. Looks clean and sleek without being cold. Nicely done. 🙂
Glad you approve, Nicole. 🙂 We’re going to warm it a bit with one of the minor colors in the marble (also used as an addition to those provided by Giani on the countertop, to tie the counter into the backsplash better) on the walls and cabinets. While I’m not looking forward to removing all the hardware and things like the pot rack (not shown in the picture here), I think it’ll pay off, and I’m glad my Wonder Woman suggested it.
I also need to do additional pickling on the peninsula I built (was that really a decade ago? yeh, it was… ) and replace the glides on the cutting board shelf with much more substantial ones, but that’s just fiddly stuff.