In the living room there are two windows - ok, well, if you want to call the monstrous window 'one' window, then we have two, otherwise, there's four total. Geesh, you peeps are quite detail oriented, aren't you? I like that in a reader. Nice shooting', Tex. Anyway, we needed curtains. At night with the lights on one could see crystal clear into our entire living/dining/partial kitchen space and I'm really not a huge fan of that feature. So, off to Ikea we went. Along with the multiple curtain panels and rods for the living/dining area and bedrooms we purchased, we also picked up an area rug (I think for the bedroom), a bookcase for Cman, chalk for Cman's chalkboard wall, and some other misc stuff that I can't remember. See that? We hand over gobs of our hard earned greenbacks and I can't even remember what we purchased. That store is a black hole of wonderfulness that casts spells on the unknowing.
As we made our way up Rt. 17 in NJ, I requested a stop into one of my most favorite stores EVAH. West Elm. Don't know the name?? Tisk, Tisk! Here, I'll help you get acquainted, but don't go pointing fingers when you feel the overwhelming need to plunk down the plastic. www.westelm.com. You're welcome. Well, as made blatantly clear by our debit card that one beating wasn't enough, we purchased a shower curtain and bath mat at west elm and I got to visit my chandelier in person. Seriously love at first sight.
As we made our way north, Ed and I had to go see a Pierre about a counter. At this point, as I reached for my wallet, I could hear faint whimpering coming from inside. I pulled out my debit card and that poor sucker was weeping at the very thought of being swiped for a third time in just five hours. In about 2-4 weeks (keep your fingers crossed it gets to us before xmas!) we should have fully installed counters. Before that happens though, the template guy has to come measure our cabinets and sink/faucet. Then we (Ed) gets to pick a slab of stone we like. Then they polish and seal it. THEN they install the counters, sink, and faucet. Homies, those counters are the VERY. LAST. GIANT. PURCHASE. for this house. Yes, you read that correct. The last cringe-worthy purchase we will have to make for (hopefully) a long while. All in all though, the counters weren't as expensive as I thought granite would originally be. We got 10% off, free installation, free beveled edge (fancy-pants!), and the purchase was tax free - which if there were NYS sales tax involved, forgeddaboudit.
Ed began unpacking the bazillion boxes we have already brought over to the hizzy. Mainly the items are dishes, glasses, some decorative prints, small appliances, etc. He ran about four loads of dishes through the dishwasher - which was fixed with a $48 part - whoo-to-the-hoo!! And let me tell you, that dishwasher is silent when it runs and does a fantastic job! Oh and all the knobs and pulls were installed on the cabinets. Thanks, Dad!
We still have to finish installing the finishing trim on the bottom of the cabinets and we are up in the air right now about the crown moulding. We want to see the counters in first then decide our cabinets decorative fate. We also ordered our built in 12 bottle wine fridge that will go under the opposite side of the kitchen in the 'island' area of the kitchen where the fridge is. Can you see the empty space between the two lower cabinets? We are taking suggestions as to which types of wines should be fully stocked. C'mon, I know you have input! (PS don't mind the mess. We were playing shift the shit in order to take up the plastic on the floors and clean a little.)
Once the counters come in, I will share what the kitchen has amounted to in comparison to what it was. Maybe a little video tour of the new and improved hizzy will be thrown in the mix and as a bonus feature I'm thinking maybe a budget break down just for fun. Ha! Fun! I'm even shaking my own head at myself. I think I need to get out a little more if I think breaking down a budget (and into tears) is fun.
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