{kitchen photos}
So Morrissey and Kevin have left, you know 'the boys', and I nearly passed out when Moz shook my hand and flashed me the most gorgeous smile accompanied by his ice blue twinkle eyes. Good lord is it okay to get weak in the knees when you are happily married!? Sheesh! But my husband must have totally noticed it because the second they left he said, "That guy looked just like a younger version of Morrissey" and I immediately chimed in, "Oh I know, and..." talking on and on about him and how I blogged about this already on haus maus... I was speaking to him like he was one of the girls and we were all sitting around the school yard having a chat about cute boys. This is one thing I cherish about my husband -- how freely we communicate our feelings. He is just as open with me when it comes to women and I absolutely respect and love it.
Now let's talk KITCHEN. Here is a bit of history if you recall...
Immediately after major renovation (new floor, removed corner closet, new door, new radiator, relocated hot water heater, new walls, new tile on wall and floor, new plumbing.
How we've been living for 6 weeks...
As I already mentioned, we had some issues with the shelving but it's okay because we can select others and install them ourselves. The major concern was the plumbing bit, hooking up the dishwasher, cutting the hole for the sink, and in general building it because we own only a drill and do not intend on buying a saw or power tools anytime soon. If we were back at home in the states we would have built the kitchen but without these tools we had it done for us. The total was 369- Euros in the end, but it's okay. The total for the kitchen as you see it is around 1250- Euros complete with installation. Here it is! Ta-dah!
And currently... Though it's still not finished we are getting there! :)
Now for the left wall... Where I plan to place the vintage white buffet with the walnut counter (which I will keep walnut after seeing my IKEA kitchen in place today, I think it will be a nice contrast - new and modern to the right, and older vintage version to the left. :) That will arrive on Sunday so I will show you photos on Monday of how it looks. By then I should also have my stove adjusted to be a bit higher so that it's level with the counter and I should have the shelves up over the sink.
I am so happy!!!
(images from holly becker for haus maus)
Kitchen Before
Kitchen Before
Immediately after major renovation (new floor, removed corner closet, new door, new radiator, relocated hot water heater, new walls, new tile on wall and floor, new plumbing.
How we've been living for 6 weeks...
And currently... Though it's still not finished we are getting there! :)
Now for the left wall... Where I plan to place the vintage white buffet with the walnut counter (which I will keep walnut after seeing my IKEA kitchen in place today, I think it will be a nice contrast - new and modern to the right, and older vintage version to the left. :) That will arrive on Sunday so I will show you photos on Monday of how it looks. By then I should also have my stove adjusted to be a bit higher so that it's level with the counter and I should have the shelves up over the sink.
I am so happy!!!
(images from holly becker for haus maus)
Comments
cant wait to see finished kitchen.
i enjoy reading you.
best regards from croatia
PS Im eternally jealous of your kitchenette when does it arrive, are you painting it eau de nil or duck egg blue? because if you do I might have to steal it from you!!!!
It looks great already and I can´t wait to see it when it´s finished and when it has your even more personal Holly-touch after using it for a while.
Ooooh, how I´d love to have seen those guys...Where´s the pictures? HEHE
Love that you and Thorsten have that special thing going on...I can only imagine you talking all girly with each other...this really is special! Sweet couple that you are *hugs*
Also, I love the integrated dishwasher. I have to make sure we do that when it comes time to get one installed in our house.
Thanks for sharing all!!
I am impressed!!!
I am enjoying reading your experiences so much because it completely reminds me of the time I had when I arrived 12! years ago.
And yes, Berlin is an incredible, incredible city. It is truly in the air. I miss Berlin.
And yes, I missed so many foods for a long while - cranberry juice... going out for big American breakfasts... black-eyed peas...
Tips: Some grocery stores have now started to carry Ocean Spray cranberry juice, and you can find black-eyed peas in the Asian supermarkets. But you will have to make your own pancakes with real maple syrup :)
Keep writing - I've been busy this month too, but it's always nice to drop by!
Kylie
Great job Holly, never doubt your eye for design, even when it comes to kitchen counters and appliances ;)