Kitchen Paint - Done!

Kitchen Progress @ 2039

Two full days of paint work down and large progress!



The Before is to the left - great kitchen for 1950, but dark and way too much wood for me. Decided that rather than remodel the whole kitchen, we would just get the cabinets and wood paneling in the breakfast area painted.

Here we are after two days of painting. The wall paneling is Benjamin Moore China White and the cabinetry is Hampshire Taupe (oil based). Looking back I wish I picked a color that provided just a little more contrast. However, the kitchen is already so much brighter !

Sinterlite by TheSize - Versatile stonewear for your home & beyond...

Wednesday night I hit an unveiling of Thesize's new product Sinterlite at Marble & Granite. Previous to the event, the product was very hush hush so I was eager to see what was new in stone.

Sinterlite is a porcelian stonewear that can be used in interiors and exteriors for a variety of uses: tile, counters, cladding, furniture, etc. It is stain resistent, heat resistent (they actually put a heating element under it and fried an egg on top!) and scratch resistent and comes in slabs up to 4'x12' which makes it a great choice for that extra large kitchen island you'd like seamless. It's thickness (3-5mm) makes it quite versatile as a veneer. It comes in 33 colors and M&G stocks 8. Price point is between an Uba Tuba and a low end Cesarstone.

Great product for people who want really low maintenance products and who enjoy modern design.

Ont he hunt for...... Kitchen Chairs

Trying to find something transitional - a little retro, but modern at the same time. Something with some color as my kitchen is going to be shades of white/beige. Oh and something inexpensive too.....

Here's what I have found so far:

The West Elm Scoop Back Chair (left).

Pros: this chair is on clearance so retails for $59. Reviews I have found online describe it as 'surprisingly comfortable'. Cons: Its only available in black and butterfly. Can my husband get past butterfly?

Orbit Arm Chair from CB2.

Pricier at $119 a chair. Very ET, right? Fun.. but it doesn't solve my color problem.

Ikea's Linus Chair

Retails for $39.99. Doesn't look super comfortable but at that price I guess it's worth a trip to sit in.

Everything else I love (Hello, Jonathan Adler) retails for quite a bit more. Any suggestions?