Wintering In Bahstan

He may be scratching his head as to why he is wintering in Boston when he could be in Florida, but papa k can scratch all he wants - he's not going anywhere. A few Northeastners, around 60 inches of snow ... and it looks like he's stuck with me for awhile!

"I guess I'll let you take a break from working, but only to dig out my car."

Osa is in charge to make sure he doesn't slack. She demands coffee in the morning, let's him know when it's time to eat (5 p.m. - sharp!), tells him when its time for both of them to go to bed ... why would bossing him around now be any different?

Experiencing Cabinet Complexity

"You've designed one of the most complicated kitchens I've seen," the cabinet guy from Lowe's tells us. Sure, he shares this AFTER the cabinets have arrived and papa k has witnessed the complexity himself. We have cabinets that go to the ceiling, molding that separates them and light rail that finishes the bottom. While they look amazing, it hasn't been a simple task for papa k.

Kaylyn helps paint!

We kept the original wainscoting, pulled out the baseboard heating and painted it white. Next will be to add a baseboard to match the dining room.

We love the depth and shadows that the molding and light rail have added to the cabinets.

A room definitely goes through phases; I think we'd all agree that the room looked small in the beginning; big when the walls were down and framing was in; small when the sheet rock was in; and now big with cabinets ... and fingers crossed that the darker back splash adds some depth and keeps the room looking large.