Adventure Logan

For those of you who have followed this blog for several years, you know we usually do a major project each year. Well, this year was no different! Our final major project has been the kitchen. I am not sure how I have lived with pale pink kitchen counters and the matching floral wallpaper for the last 7 years. When I look at the other projects we have completed, I wonder how that kitchen was left for last.

 The transformation from ugly took several days. The counters were cleaned and then painted with a 5 step kit. Coat one was painting all countertops flat black with a roller, followed by three layers of metallic paint (silver, black, bronze) each applied with a large natural sea sponge. I daubed the entire surface with splashes of the silver first then the others. The last step was 3 layers of sealant. The finish is quite good – supposed to look like granite.The awful wallpaper got covered with a white tile board that is very easy to clean. It actually made the space look larger.

The finishing touch was a new sink. Of course, you know it all couldn’t go smoothly – so this is where the project hit some road blocks. Just as Dave lowered the new sink into its space we noticed a hairline crack on the front – so out it came and off he went to Lowes. It was the only one in stock and even the sample sink had a dent in it so we had to head to Sarasota to get one they had on hold for us. I went with Dave and we asked that we see the sink before buying and low and behold it too had a hairline crack in the exact spot the first one did. We ended up getting a different sink (more expensive) with a 10% discount.

Then the fun really began and by 8PM and several trips to Lowes for fittings we called it a day and called Larry the plumber to finish the job.

We are more than pleased with the results – and happy that all the major projects are completed (patio, bedroom, bathroom, living/dining) and now kitchen. I guess we can rest now and enjoy – or maybe it is almost time for the first project to get a tweak. LOL