It seems like the kitchen should be done already, but all of the little finishing details take time and that’s what’s been happening in the kitchen for the past few days.  It’s a little bit of this and that.  Installing trim, caulking, painting, patching, finishing, and starting to get things more organized.  So, I thought I would share some of the this and that, because it’s all a part of the kitchen renovation. Last week, the trim went in around the dining room and basement door frames and it’s amazing how much that added!  It’s just simple trim, but it did the trick at making these mismatched doors make more sense together.  (The dining room doors are open in the photo below.)  We worked on filling, caulking, and painting them yesterday. The “appliance garages” are actually regular cabinets with hinges that will hold the door up when opened.  We looked

When we looked at this house, I had a feeling it would be a strong contender if not the house we bought.  There was a lot this house wasn’t, but it offered a lot of the things we wanted and needed and I was really excited at the thought of a well-built house in a desirable neighborhood back to life.  I could see us living here, I could envision our stuff in the house, and I had some ideas for how we make this house our own.  Before we even made an offer, I started sketching out the kitchen, dreaming about what it could be. In that initial sketch, I made the window larger and put sconces on either side.  (I didn’t quite have dreams grand enough to remove walls, yet!) As the kitchen renovation was closer to becoming a reality, each sketch included those sconces.  I just really loved