redecorate my kitchen

and the walls a pretty blue over the Christmas break. He had already painted the dining room a great shade of red. Looking good. We have a big gift card from Home Depot – hoping to get a new stove (and possibly a dishwasher too).

the walls are primed. The woodwork is freshly painted a glossy white. Clutter is gone. We traded the bifold doors with a set from the basement closet.

I need to make some color and tile and countertop decisions.

the wallpaper is off. Need to sand and do some wallboard repair. We are going to paint the woodwork next.

tried attacking the wallpaper yesterday. Sadly it was a mess. We have 2 layers – inside layer is vinyl, attached directly to drywall with no sizing or primer :( That was painted over with kilz and then papered over by a wallpaper lady who didn’t trust prepasted – she used an unbelievable amount of paste – making removal with a dif solution very tedious and messy.

We are going to rent a steamer and see if we have better luck with that.

We are stripping the old grapevine & grapes wallpaper & border – I have no idea what color to paint yet – My whole house is stuck in an early 90’s color scheme.

Going to price out countertop & a new stove. It will be heavenly to cook in an oven that registers a consistent temperature. Having a self-clean option that actually works will be a bonus :)

discuss plan of action with my dh

Floor and wallpaper are at least 12 years old. Time for some new paint, countertop. Need to replace my stove and dishwasher. Thinking about painting the cabinets and replacing all the hardware…