Where is this going?
So, you might be thinking, “it’s all fine and well to have a beer or 5 and start swinging a crowbar around the kitchen…but where the hell are you heading with this?” This began, much like my vote for Kerry in ‘04, as a movement against one thing rather than toward a specific other thing. Only after clearing the amalgamated detritus of the last hundred years of occupancy have we been able to really get a sense of potential.
That potential has taken the form of Marmoleum flooring in the Verdi Green and Silver Shadow colors, of a yet-to-be-determined configuration. It has also taken the shape of these RIDICULOUSLY neato wall flats from Inhabit Living, which are going on the ceiling.
On the walls, we’re going to have varying shades of pale, clean, minty greens. The very few remaining cabinets, as yet to be found, along with the shelves, will be stained in a honey maple color. Shelf brackets are the Ikea Bjarnum series. For counter tops we’re really hoping to hit pay dirt at a granite remnant sale this weekend. If that doesn’t work out - we’re going to have a no-holds-barred cage match over butcher-block versus ceramic tile. Two spouses (spice?) enter, one material leaves.
Instead of the kitchen table and chairs we have now, we’re going to have an eat-at island, which is going to be fabricated from some re-purposed industrial shelving, retractable casters and marble slabs. Um, you’re just going to have to trust me on this one.
The lighting is going to be bright. See, I am capable of understatement when pushed. What I mean by bright is this: The primary lighting will come from two 8ft. double bulb full-spectrum fluorescent fixtures. Additional task lighting will be supplied by a single 4ft. full-spectrum bulb under the lowest shelf over the sink/workspace. Finally, we’ll shed some light on the island with a single pendant light (or three…) I am frankly nervous this this is not going to provide enough light for my taste. If they would just let me cook my goddamned dinner in the Apple store, I probably would never have picked up that crowbar in the first place.
Here’s something like a palette that I was able to create with my super-mad MS Paint skillz0rzez. Don’t you wish your girlfriend was clever like me?
