ok, you know how everyone has that one thing they've always dreamed of owning? it could be a front-loading washing machine, a crazy shower head, or a beautiful brass bed (if there are any men reading this, you may not have any idea what i am talking about, but i know for a fact all you ladies had something pop into your head)... for me, that one thing is butcher block countertops.... i love them... i love the way they look, the way they smell, the fact that they are warm and homey, yet still classic and a beautiful eclectic mix with modern fixtures... just look at them
obsessed.... so off we went to ikea to finally get my beloved countertops and i was flying high... we had 3 things on our list:
1. countertops
2. sink
3. shelves to recoup storage from the cabinets we removed
yes you heard me, WORLDWIDE.
before i continue this story let me first say that i had already had an emotional day in regards to our kitchen cabinets... after sanding for DAYS and 2 coats of paint the cabinets looked like crap... i don't know how else to say it... they have these weird bubbles in them and drips and stupid specks of who-knows-what... so when that lady announced that there would be no beautiful rich wooden countertops i was crushed...
i cried.
big. fat. tears.
poor peter... who knows what the people in the store thought he had just done to me, but he stood stoically by my side while i lost it in the ikea showroom...
i finally pulled it together and we decided to go with cheap white countertops until the wood ones come in (in at least 10 weeks)... so while we were telling the lady what we needed, we mentioned we needed a sink too... guess what? they don't have it... yep you heard me... fine, whatever... i don't care about anything anymore... peter picked out another sink and we headed downstairs to get the shelves and the (stupid ugly horrible) countertops... we get to aisle 1 bin 49, and guess what? they are out of the shelves.... i hate my life. and ikea.
the next day peter installed the counterops and got the plumbing ready for the sink... first we had to measure for the hole and then we cut... ok peter cut:
but apparently our measurements were a little off:
for some reason, this sends peter over the edge... the sink-hole is too much for him... i don't want to tell tales but he may have even said a really bad word... and then gone outside for a while... so i stepped up and did some "pinch-cutting" (i am so lame) and voila:
we have a sink!! woop woop! next we drilled a hole for the faucet (putting painter's tape on vinyl before cutting it keeps it from chipping):
and in goes our sweet new faucet! (please note the sweet product placement, we are hoping for a sponsorship)
then peter did something to the pipes (who knows what) and we have water!
too bad he forgot he had loosened the drain pipe, oops
but that was an easy fix and after many trials, we are almost cookin' with gas.
Love, love, love your blog. I'm totally amazed when I see people turn something ugly into something beautiful. You guys are doing awesome!! My want is a clawfoot tub, someday I'll have it. Someday...
ReplyDeleteChelsea,
ReplyDeleteMy want is a new kitchen. We had the money one year to fix it all up, then Freddy's mother's house was about to fall down. We spent my kitchen money on her house. It was that or let her move in with us and take turns staying with his sisters! Who knew it would be the last year we would make a ton on his bonus and his inventions? Oh well, someday (after we are nurses) I will have my new kitchen. My want for my kitchen is a professional gas stove and a hood. When I sear meat, my house fills up with smoke and makes our alarms go off, then we get a call from the alarm company wanting to know if they need to send the Firemen.