Grounded

Remember that kitchen remodel we claim to be working on? We really are still working on it, just very very slowly. We did a teeny bit of work on it last week, so I thought I would share so that you know that we know that it' not finished yet. 

(If this is the first time your hearing about our kitchen, you can catch up on the main stuff here and here.)

So what did we do? Added toe kicks! And now the cabinets don't feel like they're floating anymore - they're grounded (hence the title - I hope you weren't expecting some deep personal post, lol).

So here is the before..

We didn't just want to paint the current toe kicks because we wanted to make the bottom of the dishwasher blend in. 

So the husband used some scrap beadboard the make the skins and we just used the backs.

and I slapped a quick coat of paint on them...

Then Adam (my super sexy sock and sandal wearing husband) and Elijah (my tool wielding diaper clad toddler) nailed them in...

Done! Told ya it was a teeny little project.

I do have one more kitchen thing for y'all though. Above the microwave we took out the cabinet in hopes of doing some open shelving. As it turns out, if your taller than 5'3" there is a whole mess of stuff up there that is visible (who knew?).

We were brainstorming on how to hide it all, but didn't come up with anything fantastic and decided just to do the open shelving and figure it out later.  Adam cut the beadboard for the back and when he went to install it, it got stuck halfway in. 

And I think we like it. It kinda looks like a vent-a-hood AND takes care of the whole 'hiding the mess' problem. Now just to pry that piece out and do it for real. Perhaps on a hinge so we can get to the router if there's an internet problem (heaven forbid!).