That much closer

After the bluster of installing the kitchen cabinets last month, JG has made incremental steps toward our finished kitchen. He spackled, sanded, cleaned up caulk, and installed toe kicks, but the biggest obstacle in the way was paint. I knew which color I wanted, but practically every weekend in the summer is booked already, and I didn’t know when we’d do it. Sure, JG could take care of it during a few weekdays, but I wanted to help because our kitchen’s lack of wall space means mostly cutting in, and no one wants to do that for hours on end.

In any case, JG made a point of stopping by the Home Depot near his school for paint and supplies before the end of the school year, so we had everything ready to go, even if we had no idea when paint would actually touch the walls.

On Sunday morning, JG woke me up for church and said, “I started to tape off the kitchen and lay plastic on the counters. I figure we can get the primer and at least one coat of paint done after church, and then I can do the last coat tomorrow while you’re at work.”

I was not quite coherent enough. “What?”

“I just think that if we don’t do it today, we won’t do it any time soon.”

“Oh. Yeah, I agree. Okay.”

After church and lunch, we both changed into painting clothes and got to work. Two coats of primer, two coats of paint, and eight hours later, the kitchen walls were finished and lovely. I was really nervous picking out this paint because beige and tan tones always look eerily skinlike to me, but this color was exactly what I wanted: a cooler neutral color that made the cabinets look sharp. Plus, it’s a food-named paint (Behr’s Pecan Sandie) for the kitchen! I love it.

The next evening, JG installed a towel bar and a paper-towel holder, so we are making progress. The list of to-dos is still substantial, but crossing off each little item brings us that much closer to being done.