Wednesday, February 4, 2009

U G L Y


A little something just for me..
what could it be?


I make beautiful things for my clients on a regular basis.

All the while I have been living with a floor like this ...


A painted concrete floor, missing most of the paint.

Here's a closer look at the ugliness.

No amount of sweeping and mopping,
can make that look clean.
So this week, I decided to do a little something for me.

Paint over the ugliness.


After 2 coats of primer, 2 coats of cream paint, a few hours

on my knees, drawing a border and a grid, and the first coat of black paint,

this is where I am.

and
I LOVE IT !!

Now it's apparent how ugly the cabinets are.

Here's where I'd like some help...

I'm a libra, you know I can't make up my mind.

3 choices...

1.) Strip and restain the cabinets in a walnut finish?
or
2.) Paint the cabinets black and slightly distress?
or
3.) Paint the cabinets cream and slightly distress?

The kitchen chairs will also be black,
the beadboard wainscotting will be the same bright cream color.

How about some input Girlfriends ?

7 comments:

  1. OOOOOOOHHHHHH, I want to vote.

    I say cream cabinets distressed. I think that would look funky; yet classic.

    Love the floor.

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  2. OMG!! I LOVE that floor! Either the cream or the black cabinets distressed. My only comment about black is that it shows everything, but I do love it and that's what I would probably choose.
    Great job on that floor.
    Joanne

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  3. W O W !!! That turned out great!!!
    You are very talented!
    I would paint the cabinets cream. That´s why I always wish the cream farmhouse kitchen from Ikea.

    Great songs!

    love
    Stefanie

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  4. I think I'd go lighter on the cabinets but I'm not very good at that stuff...

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  5. hey sweetie, the floor looks great! do cream cupbords with black knobs... I did!
    Missy

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