Weekend Plans Went Up In Smoke

Have you ever had plans for the weekend only at the last minute have them blasted to bits? Well that was my weekend. I had hoped to go pick up pecans this weekend and get the piano out of storage so we would not have to pay another month’s rent on storage but those plans were shot in the foot with one phone call Friday afternoon. I had been canning the second turkey and was taking it out of the canner when the call came that the guy would be here between 9:00 and 10:00 Saturday morning to start work on the floor. Good news was he should be finished in one day. NOT it was a two day job and the house is still torn apart.

Ok so now that I have totally lost you let me give you a little back ground. Last weekend we discovered a leak under our kitchen sink and it had been leaking for a month. Which means under the cabinet was soaked the floor boards were soaked and we had a first class mess. First step was to stop the leak. With that done the floor covering had to be ripped up and the floor boards replaced. Thank goodness the subflooring was not harmed and only half of the kitchen floor had to be ripped up.

However, to do all of that everything had to be moved out of the kitchen, stove, refrigerator, washer, dryer and table and chairs.

Yep the kitchen had to be completely emptied. So I got the bright idea that since the kitchen was empty we could paint…I don’t know what possessed me with that idea but off to the store we went Friday night for paint. I was vetoed on yellow. Needless to say I was heartbroken, I had dreamed of a yellow kitchen since we moved in here but my husband does not like yellow. We agreed on a soft blue. It is ok it is growing on me. It will look good once the trim work is done and the white appliances put back in place. I think the walls will really pop against the white appliances. The cabinets white also. 

Today I finished the blue painting and some of the appliances were put back in the kitchen last night; the refrigerator is still in the living room but the washer, dryer and stove is back in place. So I can do laundry and cook today. The trim work still needs to be painted but because it is a dark brown it will have to be removed sanded primed and then painted. So that is hubby's job.

Now I am on the hunt for material to cover the kitchen chairs with since they are green and don’t match the kitchen. I haven’t found anything yet. I have decided on white curtains to help brighten the outside wall. It is brown paneling and the landlord vetoed the painting of that wall so I am stuck with brown paneling. But it has a big window and I figured white curtains will brighten that wall just fine.

So I am off to put the kitchen back in order and see if I can’t get some laundry done. I really need to be a better multi-tasker. 

This is the new floor, it is a grayish marble look to it. It looks pretty good with the blue walls. There is just enough contrast to look good.

Here is the new blue walls. I forgot to pick up white face plates for the outlets so that is on the list to get this weekend when I go back to the store. It doesn't look bad but like I said I had my heart set on yellow but the blue is growing on me.