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A Lot of Wine Went Into This Kitchen

April 17, 2008 By Dusty Rogers 9 Comments

This is how our kitchen looked when we first moved in:


I have to admit–the kitchen is what sold me on this house. I loved the stainless steel appliances, maple cabinets, and my all time favorite–the pull-out garbage & recycling bins.


Thankfully the kitchen needed very little work. Some paint and accessories and that’s it!

I love painting. I really do. Little makes me happier than a freshly painted room. I don’t know if it’s the transformation a can of Behr and a little sweat equity can bring? Or possibly the joy of a job well done & bonus arm work-out? Or maybe it’s my unfaltering commitment to uncorking a bottle of wine each time I pop the top on a can of paint? Hard to say exactly what drives my love of painting…but I give the edge to the alcohol. There’s just nothing like taking a room from cool to warm with a roller in one hand and a glass of pinot noir in the other. Hate painting? Get yourself a bottle of Riesling and go to town. Trust me on this. In no time you’ll be itching to paint the neighbor’s house too.

So I mentioned in a previous post that I’m currently averaging 2 paint jobs per room with this house. Well wouldn’t you know it, the kitchen–arguably the most difficult room to paint–is what really brought that average up. It is with a hanging head and utter disbelief that I admit I painted the kitchen 4 times. The hanging head stems from the embarrassment of admitting this. The utter disbelief is that I managed to hold down a job in the midst of all that wine drinking.

The kitchen started out with stark white walls. G loves white walls and wishes every wall in our house remained white–but not this girl. So first I painted the kitchen a light lime green color (I was on a serious green kick when we first moved in). It was a disaster. We both hated it and suddenly those stark white walls were looking pretty good to me. So then I chose a light ivory color. Much better, but I was hoping for more of a change from what the kitchen originally looked like. So I decided to go about 2 shades darker and the third color on the walls became a warmer cream color. Bad idea. The yellow in the cream color looked terrible with our countertops (which have a little bit of grey in them). So for the fourth and final painting I went back to the ivory I’d chosen for paint color #2. And now I was happy.

This is a good time to note that G is color blind. This served me well when he came home as I was painting the kitchen for the fourth time, going from the cream color back to the ivory.

G (in complete shock): Are you painting the kitchen AGAIN??
D (trying to look innocent, while half in the bag): Um…no…just giving it a second coat.
G: It looks lighter to me!
D: Baby–you know you’re color blind.

So 4 gallons of paint, 2 rolls of tape, and let’s say 6 bottles of wine later (give or take, right?) our kitchen walls look pretty much the same as when we moved in. Thank goodness I get a discount at our local winery.

Our kitchen now:


Related Posts:
Finishing Up The Kitchen
Organized Kitchen Pantry
Anatomy of Our Dining Room

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Comments

  1. 1
    Mandy says:
    April 18, 2008 at 4:06 am

    You crack me up with your indecisiveness D :)

    The end result is gorgeous of course (and super organized) :)

    Reply
  2. 2
    Emily says:
    April 18, 2008 at 4:10 pm

    Love your blog – linked to it from D&R board. You are so funny and so talented — and I love a girl who also overuses a dash!

    Reply
  3. 3
    Katie says:
    April 19, 2008 at 12:19 am

    Holy Crap you really painted your kitchen 4 times, OMG!?!?!?

    Reply
  4. 4
    carrie says:
    April 20, 2008 at 1:41 am

    Hey there… I found your blog on the MKE board. I love it so far! Your writing is quite clever and you really have a knack for the decorating. Looking forward to more posts!

    Reply
  5. 5
    bklyn76 says:
    July 14, 2009 at 4:31 pm

    just came across your blog today and i love it! but really, it’s the little things that are making me drool: magnetic paint spice rack: genius! those wire door shelves in your bathroom: fantastic! i’m always looking for ways to keep things neat and tidy especially since we moved into a new place 2 weeks ago. thanks for the tips!

    Reply
  6. 6
    G+D says:
    July 14, 2009 at 8:00 pm

    @bklyn76–Hi! Thank you so much for your sweet comment. I’m so happy to have you as a new reader!

    Reply
  7. 7
    Christie says:
    August 8, 2011 at 3:01 am

    Hi, I was wondering where you got your refrigerator from.

    Reply
  8. 8
    G+D says:
    August 12, 2011 at 3:53 pm

    Hi Christie, our fridge came with the house (which we bought 5 years ago) so I’m not sure where it’s from. Sorry I’m not more help!

    Reply

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  1. Going Gray says:
    July 15, 2013 at 6:26 am

    […] cream but had a little gray in them.  I really wanted our main floor to be shades of brown, so I painted the kitchen 4 times trying to find a color that made the countertops look more cream than gray and settled back on the […]

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