Holy Kitchen Cabinets!!

I love coming home to amazing surprises. Today's came in the form of cabinet doors, drawers and hardware!!!

Behind Door #1

Some fantastic projects and progress are in the works this week. Piper completed the difficult task of building a frame for an antique front door we pulled out of a barn. At 3'x8' its a wonderfully worn and beautiful entrance. After a winter of walking around the back of the house, its so nice to finally be able to walk out to the front porch.

I'm currently working on a light fixture project for above our kitchen table using a hanging shade I found in an old shed. More Cinderella-esque floor scrubbing continued as we prep for sealing the floors upstairs and the kitchen cabinets are nearly all painted. We've ordered the cabinet hardware and are trying to decide on a faucet that will work with a 4.5' wide sink. (Not easy)

Eye Candy

Two of my favorite things to ogle in our new house: the reclaimed floors (that I spent hours cleaning today) and the antique pantry cupboard we bought at auction last fall. (Inspiration for the rest of the kitchen)

Kitchen Prep

What a beautiful day to start working on the kitchen! With help from Bob, longtime friend and mentor, Piper cut and prepped the finish wood for the kitchen cabinets out at Bob's shop. I took advantage of the great weather to take an extended lunch to Toad Hall to say hi and check in on the progress. Piper will be out again tomorrow and they'll bring the pieces down to the site to start assembly.

I can't wait to snap photos of the antique cabinet we have already moved into the space, -- a gem I found at auction last year. We're designing the rest of the cabinets around this piece and it has already given such character to the house.