Time Thief

Before I start posting any "new" kitchen stuff, thought I would share these lovely nuggets before we say goodbye.
The original lino - black with goldish swoops. I seriously considered replacing with something similar.
Evidence that the trim was painted brownish-pink at some point....

I am a klutz. I often hurt myself when remodeling (or doing anything). It's not uncommon to find a large bruise, cut, or scrape and have absolutely no idea where it came from. But sometimes....sometimes the injuries are so graphic and odd they fall into...

When I demoed the bedroom next to the kitchen that I thought was going to become part of the kitchen.... wait. Did you follow that? Didn't think so. How about a visual aid.
I know it's messy. Leave me alone, I was working! You're standing in the kitchen. See the towels in the middle of the floor? Those are shoved into a big hole so the cats didn't feel the need to jump down to the basement. Everything past that was the...

Okay, so I think it's been about five months now since I promised kitchen drywall shots. No? It just feels like it? Alright then.
Drywall guy was teh awesome. I didn't even check his references or anything. Went with my gut and it paid off. Wish I had found him before any of the other clowns I've allowed to touch my walls. (That includes the ex-BF who insisted on doing the drywall...