About a month ago I ripped down the weird, country-kitchen-type shelving that came in my master-bath because it was, well, weird. That room is going to be so funky-awesome ("badical" as my friend Yazzie says) and the country shelving was ruining my vision. I took it down, removed the brackets and boom! Suddenly reclaimed wood!
Reclaimed wood I can use to build the banquette table for the kitchen...yay! I have four aux natural three-foot pieces, and one six-foot piece. One problem: the six-footer had been painted white and used to house red candles. Time to break out the serious chemicals and goggles!
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| Before shot and materials |
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| Glob it on, baby! |
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| Just look at those wrinkles! |
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| Ohhhhhh yeah.... |
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| Whoooo! Take it all off! |
Whew! It took a lot of elbow grease to strip it all the way down, but it was totally worth it. It is a much lighter patina than the other pieces, but I am going to saw it in quarters and mix the pieces together to create visual interest on the table top. I found a restaurant-style, cast iron table base for about $27.00 online from Atlanta Fixture that should work perfectly.
Here it is, all alone and naked.
And here it is with it's darker counter-parts, or should I say, table-parts?
Say Cheese!
Speaking of the banquette seating, have I shown you the kitchen plans? I haven't?? Here you go:
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| Note the apron sink. I got it this past weekend at Ikea!! |
So this thing is really going down. I am jazzed, really and truly. More madness to come!
~Easty
You are really getting it done lady. I cannot wait to see the next project. I also like the plants!
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