Baby Steps

Now that we feel like we have a functioning kitchen, the rest of it will take just as long, or longer to actually finish. We have been working on installing the light fixture above the sink, and although this was supposed to be an easy task, somehow it took almost three hours. The house was built in 1925, and the majority of the electrical in the house has not been updated. Luckily, there was a fixture in the location we wanted, so we didn't need to run any new lines. The problem was the wiring was so old that it would not cooperate. The wall and ceiling construction is also lath and plaster, so the more we worked to get the connections to hold, the more plaster chipped away. Finally, we have a new light, and another  project for another day will be to fix the plaster at the ceiling.

We have also re-purposed the old ironing board cupboard and made it into a spice shelf. We have matched the countertops with cherry wood shelves and will finish with the same sealer.