Break time from a bad computer* (“Bad, bad computer!” *heh*)
Until I get around to purchasing and installing the stainless steel sheets I intend to be the backsplash for the stove (and, incidentally, a new stove), some SS tool racks and some sparingly-used paint will do. Just.
Yeh, yeh, the stove’s probably original with the house (40+ years old or so), and you can see I’ve removed the clock mechanism that had failed (actually, shorted out and caused a breaker to fail). I have a “treatment” for all that area coming up that will make its appearance, at least, less jarring.
I did get the storage tray under the oven to be less jarring against the nearby stainless exterior of our fridge (old model electric stove/oven: broiler element in the main oven and pan storage, etc., underneath):
Yes, that’s a paint with stainless steel particles in the paint. Not entirely bad, and does complement the fridge fairly well.
Unlike the replacement of the junk (to begin with) dishwasher and the old (original with the house? Could have been… it really was old) refrigerator, the stove, though old, works well. I never used the timer/clock, even when it was working. So, I’m not in a big hurry to replace the stove. Oh, the oven runs a wee tad hot, but that’s what my own oven thermometer is for anyway. Other things will come first. (Like, completely rewiring the house–correctly! The 220 outlet for the stove, for example, doesn’t even have a proper box installed!!! *sigh*)
Next up in the kitchen, as time allows, is finishing the counter tops and doing some “wall work”–including building a NEW “coffee shrine” and other lil stuff. Somethings to keep me busy whenever things slack off a tad.
And yeh, yeh, I know I need to wipe down the stove–particularly the storage drawer–and do some other lil cleanup things. I’ll get A Round Toit.
BTW, the stainless steel spoon with the black handle? That’s the third paint job on that wooden handle that I know of. Re-riveted the bowl to the handle once. Spoon’s older than I am. Some of my fav childhood memories include using that spoon to scoop things out of mixing bowls while helping Mother in the kitchen. I’m not sure where she got it, but it may not have been new when she did. The rest of the stuff’s new. Heck, the cheapo plastic pasta spoon is relatively new but still about to be replaced with a stainless steel version.
SO I like to cook. Wanna make something of it? 😉
Update: I did go ahead and get the “treatment” started on the controls area of the stove. Took a break to cook dinner, but all that’s left are some labels for the burner controls (printed on clear address labels, cut out and applied then clear-coated) and a decorative stencil for the blank area on the right. I’m thinking a pots ‘n’ pans stencil in black.
*bad computer: someone who bought an old HP Pavilion zt1000 notebook for $5 at a garage sale wants me to make it usable. *sigh* Later on today, I’m tearing it down–again–and re-soldering the power connection. Yep. PITA. *profound sigh*
Paint with stainless steel pieces in it. Pretty cool.
Yeh, pretty neat indeed, Nicole. I cleaned the drawer and applied some clear coat after I took the picture. It really shines now. One more clear coat to go.