Jun. 15, 2009 - ~Phase one.....check.
For phase One, of (hopefully) 4 or 5 short phases, we took down the cabinets on the upper wall above the sink. Hubby then re-textured the walls and they installed the new 'cabinets' (stainless steel shelving), and a new lighting fixture.
~Before~
~After~
This photo gives a pretty good idea of what the texture looks like, but it's so much nicer in real life. They also removed the window, making a pass-through, and will be framing this in later on, in stage 2 or 3 I think.
For those who thought the stainless steel was a flat piece of shelving I hope you can tell that the shelves are made up of individual bars. In this photo I have a few coffee cups hanging from the back of the lower shelf and there are other attachments from IKEA that can be used with the shelving as well.
The shelving really opened up the kitchen. It feels 'airy' and the roof seems higher! Also something we didn't realize is the cabinets REALLY boxed in the light from the fixture, but the shelving allows the light to flow freely, adding to that airy feel. As you can imagine..... a nice surprise for my little kitchen.
All in all - a prosperous weekend and we hope the following phases go as smoothly.
Comments
Jun. 15, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by hillarym
I love it! My dream kitchen would have no upper cabinets at all--just some shelves as necessary. I love the style of your shelves. That is very versatile the way you can attach things to them like that. Thanks for sharing your project!
Blessings!
Jun. 15, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
That looks great, Eunice. I like the shelves. Makes cupboard doors seem unnecessary. Good incentive to keep everything neat.
Missi
Jun. 16, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Eunice
I do like the versatility of the shelves and YES - neat is exactly what we're going for. Been purging and cleaning and the more we do the more it seems needs to be done.
BTW, Laines Letters was great yesterday. Along these lines but so rich!
