Thursday, August 4, 2011 4th Times a Charm
I have been trying to stop sneezing long enough to write a post! Seriously! I am officially allergic to the morning. Hello world, here is your memo! For 3-4 hours every morning you will get nothing but sneezes out of me! Now back to our regularly scheduled post....
Hope you aren't all sneezy! So when Joey was working on the Pinterest Challenge in the Kitchen, I was in the weird-o breakfast nook, which by the say is way too claustrophobic to be a breakfast nook. What was I doing in the breakfast nook? Beautifying!
Pulling colors from the newly modified wall space above the cabinets, we chose a warm grey to cover one wall in the nook. So far we have invested $15 in wood and $10 in chalkboard spray paint. Compared to those rockstar prices, this $26 gallon of paint has been the luxury purchase so far.
So the plan was to simply paint the wall and add some $3.50 decals I found at Home Goods.
That was the plan. Then the plan changed. We have a bev-fridge that lives where the fork is, and has to live there because there are no outlets on this room. Behind that wall we have an outlet at the perfect height, hence the bev-fridge must live in that very place.
Down came the fork and the spoon. Out the window went the vision.
Perhaps I was distracted because at that very moment Joey was working on the chalkboard fridge two feet away from me. Being the nosey Nelly that I am, I kept peeking in and "helping".
So I carefully restuck the fork and spoon on the swing door which leads into the dining room to give them a safe and temporary home. Then I problem solved that darn wall. It seems like a waste of space, so I wanted to give it purpose.
Soooo I came up with the idea of rustic built-in's. Reclaimed wood, like in the kitchen, to house the massive amount of kitchen goods we have. Plus give an attractive place for little miss bev-fridge to live.
So I took a very simple idea to plot out how the shelves would be best utilized based on how Joey hung the deer head, and went to work. Goodness, we love our Scotch Blue Tape! I looked at the items we had, and measured them, then started taping and labeling on the wall.
This was exactly the guide we needed for when we put the shelving up. We are still on a hunt for salvaged wood, but so far we are excited about the vision of this wall. And why is 4th time a charm you ask?...
We had to paint the wall four times before it stuck! It kept peeling and nicking. We almost gave up on it all together! Weirdness.
Any tips on where get to reclaimed wood around NYC? We are on the craigslist.org hunt, and of course checking out Build it Green in Queens....Secret places anyone wants to share?
Reader Comments (8)
What a great idea! I love salvaged wood and it will give you great storage. I can't wait to see how it all turns out!
@blair we can't wait! it's 1/2 the battle to make the decision! now to find that wood...
I never find such amazingness at Home Goods...Love the fork and spoon and the shelf idea sounds perfect!!! Can't wait to see it!
First, I love those decals. They look awesome!
Second, I'm glad you guys figured out the breakfast nook. Extra storage is always the right option, haha.
Third, I'm super excited to see what you guys do with that space! :D
I can't wait to see how the shelving turns out, I think it's going to be awesome!
@tamsyn thanks! we very much hope so! we'll keep you posted :)
@aarthiD thanks! we can't wait to wrap this project up! so close....
@krishann homegoods is super hit or miss around here. i snatched those up 6 months ago and just brought them out from hiding :)