It may seem a little strange that re-doing a kitchen would fall under things that make me happy. The ensuing mess, lack of working (or even workable) space in one of the most vital rooms of the house usually causes some moderate to extreme stress and anguish. Our stove - the brand new, beautiful stainless steel stove - housed power tools and accessories rather than pots and pans for at least the first three weeks. A prybar (yes, a prybar...) made short work of the old laminate countertop, and some of the surrounding drywall too. When I left for Madrid, the pieces of new butcherblock counter were cut, the sink was at the house but not installed, and we didn't have a faucet picked out, so the sink would be mostly useless until that was figured out.
I can't praise the handyman skills and work ethic of the BF enough! When I got home, the sink was in place, counters set, and the beautiful new faucet sat in its place on top of the gleaming white porcelain sink. It was a sight for sore eyes!
We have been doing smaller projects since the sink install, but one of those is the subject of my favorite for today. Meet the Ikea spotlights! I bent over backwards to install these things (literally!) but I think it was well worth it! When we finally got done with all the drilling, screwing, wiring, and vacuuming - in that order - the outside waning daylight had turned to an intense dark night. It only served to make the reveal all that more spectacular!
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