New Year...New Project

Since the kitchen is now finished, I found a new project. One that I have been meaning to work on for about a year, maybe a little more. Here is what our nightstands looked like this morning.



There isn't anything wrong with them. However, when I started working on it this morning I pulled the sticker off of the back that said it was from 1986. That is the only thing that I had against them. That is that they look like 1986. And that we have a grey bedroom set. It just doesn't go with the dark brown and yellow flowers.

After a little work this is now what the nightstand (yes only one...not enough hours in the day to do more than one) looks like.



So much better in my opinion. A much more modern look, and it will go well with the grey, or any color for that matter...nothing wrong with a nice classy black.

Now...let's see, I have another nightstand, a headboard, a chest of draws with a matching mirror on top and a dresser. I am going to need many more Saturdays to accomplish the whole set. But one down and 5 more to go.

The finishing touches

I posted a few months ago about the finished kitchen (Oct 1 to be exact). Here are the last finishing touches.

The right side of the old sink...where do the drain stoppers go anyway when they are not in use?



The left side of the old sink...I am guessing almost everyone has soap somewhere near, we like the liquid soap and the bar soap but that means a tad bit cluttered...



...by the way the sink is clean. Just old, worn and well used.

The whole sink. Who out there is just like me and throws the dish rag over the faucet? I don't know where else to put it. If I throw it over the middle of the two sinks I don't feel like it gets enough air to dry properly and it smells of mildew too quickly.



Right side of the new sink...I left the drain stopper here for the photo's sake, but will now be storing it under the sink when not in use - looks better to me. Oh, and check out the new soap dispenser on the corner. ~Lovin it~ PS I also love the new disposal, it is so quiet!



Left side of the new sink...this has to be one of my new favorite features. This is the towel bar. Yes, the sole purpose of this nifty little bar is to hold the dish rag. And I must say that it stays dry longer since it is farther from the water source.



The whole sink. The new faucet is fantastic, it is a pull out and can also be changed to spray. The nice feature on it is that it as a magnet it in so that when you are done using it, the magnet will keep the faucet in place. I am so happy with it, it really finishes off the kitchen perfectly.