Kitchen Remodel: The Last Project

(Before It's News)

We’ve been down to the last project on the kitchen remodel all summer: finishing off the breakfast nook. Being summer though, we don’t work much on the inside of the house. Still, there have been a few odd moments when we’ve made a little progress, like the dish rack. One thing needing to be done was the baseboard and a little trimwork.

Dan installs the baseboard, I’ll paint it.

The other thing is the table and chairs. We took awhile deciding on seating. Originally we thought a bench for the wall side, and a chair opposite. That didn’t work out, but I did find two acceptable chairs at a local Habitat For Humanity Restore. They are sturdy and at $10 each, how could we go wrong. All that was needed was sanding and painting.

I’m matching them to the back door, because we have so much paint left over.

The table needs to be done too. This will be a small built in, something simple.

We got all the pieces at the big box home improvement store. Except the cat

It’s small but just big enough for breakfast. Dan will stain it next

The goal is to have everything finished by the time it gets chilly enough to fire up the wood cookstove. After that, I can declare the kitchen officially done! Expect lots of photos to celebrate.

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