
Scout & Kenyon helping... "go play please". Dog hair and paint bring with them a challenge all their own. Paws just rests & watches all the action, deeply sighing at various moments as though to let me know she is well and approves. At 14 and half, she is my heart.

Kenyon not helping. Good boy.

My Coronado, CA, kitchen, due to appear in Better Homes and Gardens sometime this year, cost me approximately $35,000.00 for a complete renovation. This cucina will cost, with hired labor (mine not included), a little less than $1500.00. Mr. Butler's expertise cost me $570.00 for 13 hours; wood for the shelving cost$162.00; Southern yellow pine countertops were $200.00 with delivery; cabinets were $200.00; $90.00 for the decorative shelf; and the rest is for baskets, paints, glaze, wood stain, and butcher block oil.
Left to to: flooring (yet to be determined) and to finish countertops - a process of sanding and applying thin layers of butcher block oil.
The joys of renovations. But, the dogs are great. Even when underfoot.
ReplyDeleteThere is much pleasure in simplicity.
ReplyDeleteYour dogs are precious!
xoxo
Jane
Che e' bella la cunina nuova! Ora io e Dino veniamo a cucinare per te. Baci
ReplyDeleteHI Kim
ReplyDeleteDear little paws reminds me of my family dog.. you know I still think of her and that is 30 years ago..!!!
Well the kitchen is coming along well.. earthy but light! Your so clever!! .. Did you think of maybe buying a free standing cupboard as a pantry.. that way you can keep it when you move.. down the track...maybe you don't want something so bulky...
Well I love your kitchen and your cleverness.... Have a great week Kim, can't wait to see more... xx Julie
This is great Kim! I can't wait to see the final posting..the walls, the floors, the whole banana! Your kids look so happy in their new surroundings. It's cloudy and cold in Coronado..you aren't missing anything!
ReplyDelete-Nancy
Your dogs are gorgeous ! And I bet that your work wouldn´t be half as funny without their "help" ;-))
ReplyDeleteI love your shelf ! Have fun with remoddeling.
Kindest regards from Germany
Eve
I have a very good feeling about you redo..it will be simple and lovely.
ReplyDeleteYour friend,
Janet
looking great can't wait to visit!
ReplyDeleteLooking good so far!! Can't wait to see it finished!!
ReplyDeleteThe dogs look so happy in their new home.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE what you've done to the kitchen - so you . . . can't wait to see photos after the oatmeal glaze is on the walls.
Nicely done!
Cordelia
Hi Kim,
ReplyDeleteSo much fun spying on all that you're doing (oh, with the dogs of course).
I love Montepulciano so was immediately grabbed by your blog. I've bought some wonderful handwoven rugs there in the village.
Have you ever been to Castiglione del lago on Lake Trasimeno?? Wonderful village.
I too am an island lover. I live in California half a year and on an island in Maine half a year (a bit colder than your island).
I'll enjoy dropping by your postings.
Sharon Lovejoy Writes from Sunflower House and a Little Green Island