Before and after...

My kitchen today...

Before I moved in the soap biz...5 years ago...
see TOT...I had a chair!!!
My walls were still under excavation,
as was my floor.

This was the first of the vintage wallpaper to be
discovered, cool, but just not my color palette...
sooooo...

Someday I would love to strip off the paneling
behind my frig to see what lies beneath...
yes, this is the truth behind "where woman create",
the ugly truth...

I never shut this cupboard door because I'm
always making soap...
and your point would be...

When the realtor first took me in for a viewing,
this is the first thing I saw...
the crackled ceiling!
OMG...the first word out of my mouth was...
MINE!!!
AND, I didn't have to do a thing to it...

As the excavating on the walls continued,
this is the wallpaper that I finally uncovered.
I sprayed and scraped
and sprayed and scraped
and re-glued some pieces back on and some not,
but the look of ancient farmhouse was coming to life.

This wall I would eventually like to rip off the paneling
as well, but that's another day...

The walls were painted a creamy yellow, then grunged
using a dark brown water wash. It was wiped off
with a wet towel when nearly dry, wood work
is a sage green.

Can you tell I love fruit pictures...

Yup, this is where it all happens...
the sweat shop...
my kitchen!

Up next...the bath...