Kitchen Minimalism

Finally, the ugly upper kitchen cabinets are gone! I wanted to yank out those hideous abominations masquerading as cabinets and replace them with just a single shelf for a long time. I just had to work up enough disgust to find the energy to start yet another home improvement project. The urge to purge had been building for a while and I couldn't stand it any longer after being home for three days straight. Chris has learned that when I get that itch, it is difficult to stop me or change my mind. He has also learned that little by little all my crazy ideas add up to living quality improvement. Well, almost all ideas. Some ideas come with a lot of work and expense to him.

This time after only minor grumbling he good-naturedly agreed to demolish the cabinets Sunday night. I spackled all cracks and holes before I went to bed. The next morning I got up early and sanded and painted the walls and ceiling white, two coats. While the paint was drying, we went off to buy the shelves and brackets. We had to borrow a skilsaw from the neighbor in order to cut the shelves down to size. Our own tool arsenal is very modest. By the Monday afternoon, it was all done. I am very pleased with the result. I have always loved open shelves and clean uncluttered looks. Ideally, I would gut the kitchen completely and construct my dream kitchen with light recycled wood, slate, a gas range, sky lights, and vaulted ceilings. Since that option is not in the budget at this time, smaller-scale changes will have to do for a while. So for now the home improvement monster who resides inside me is satiated and will slumber for an undetermined period of time...