My Favorite Minis

I couldn't wait to place some of my favorite minis in the kitchen. :D


The little blue glass blender was one of the first miniatures I purchased. It's fun to finally see it in the kitchen! I love the coffee cup with my name on it too.

IF I can get my printer working again, I'm going to make a decal for the dishwasher door and those mixology books I mentioned earlier. I still need to finish the sink cabinet and add the faucets and counter top. I used "Elmer's Stix All" glue for the tiles on the backsplash.

I'm excited to see how many of you have signed up for my Follower's Give-A-Way! I've ordered a few more supplies and then I can get to work on your gift. I will post a photo of it when I'm finished.

Hope you have a happy day! It's absolutely beautiful here in Birmingham today. Blue sky, warm temperature and the fall leaves are breathtaking!

Playing with Blocks

I've made some progress in the kitchen. I decided to leave the corner pantry open. There is still work to do here, but I like how it looks so far...

I've been playing with some blocks I bought at my favorite thrift store. I have a huge collection of wooden blocks. I like the smooth finish on these.


I placed some of them over the stove to see if I could make a range hood? The corbels are from Houseworks.


I'm not sure if I'll use this? I've got an idea for a tile backsplash too. I'll show you that later...

Hope you have a nice day!

The Hazards Of Building A Pantry

OUCH! I just sliced the end of my finger!!!
Not off, but almost!

OUCH!!!

I'm okay. Really. Just mad at myself for not being more careful. Maybe if I wasn't trying to cut little pieces of wood on the floor that might help?


I found a cool website that gives the dimensions for standard pantry shelves. It also shows the measurements of different food items the might be stored in a pantry, including their height. Very helpful!

I had hoped to get the shelves cut for the pantry this evening and have something better to show for my work.

Here's a fiasco from yesterday. I printed a flamingo transparency to make the pantry door. I forgot to seal it evidently. Take one. Try again!


Hope you had a better day! I'm going to go eat ice cream and kiss my wounds.

Today's Projects

Today I will be working on two projects for the beach house kitchen. The first will be to build a base cabinet for the sink. The original cabinet won't fit under the window.



My dear Dremel base is in the charger right now. I'll use it to round out the opening for the sink. I haven't decided what kind of counter tops I want? This is 1/8" basswood.

I cut the pieces for the corner pantry yesterday. After measuring and measuring and plotting and planning, I found this website that gives the dimensions for a REAL corner pantry. I could have saved tons of time if I had found it first!



I painted the inside of the pantry with Folk Art Soft Apple green. The shelves inside will be white and the outside white beadboard.



I'm still thinking about the pantry door. I like the screen door in Jane's inspiration kitchen, but I may make a glass door instead?

I would like to try using glass etching cream but am not sure it would work on plexiglass? Has anyone tried that?

These things should keep me busy today. I wonder if any laundry or house cleaning will get done?

Hope you have a wonderful day!