painting the roses red

Actually, we're not painting anything red, but we ARE painting the kitchen, inspired by this kitchen (the first two pictures). We were free from work on Friday so we started as soon as I got up at 7am, and we didn't stop till about 7pm. Same story on Saturday and Sunday, except we didn't start till about 9am on those days, and we took more breaks, which I think was beneficial.

The last 3 days haven't felt like much of a weekend, but I'm glad we decided to do it on a 3 day weekend, because we otherwise would have had trouble finishing.

We started with the kitchen cabinets because we went from dark brown wood cabinets to all white cabinets. If we tested the wall color with the brown, it would have been inaccurate because of the light reflection.

The kitchen isn't done yet, and the house is still a mess. We emptied all the cabinets before we started sanding and painting, which was not exactly necessary, but helped keep dust on our glasses and dishes to a minimum. The reason I emptied them was because I wanted to wallpaper or contact paper the insides of the cabinets.

We still need to paint the walls and the trim on the cabinets, but we came a long way this weekend, and I think painting the cabinets was the most difficult and time-consuming part of the process. The paint on the cabinets isn't perfect, but we are planning to touch it up later. I'm sad that I wasn't more careful, but I had no experience painting, so now I know better.

Not sure when we will paint the walls and trim, but I'm excited!