Before, During and After

Okay, so I'll stop posting home improvement soon, I promise, because I know how dull it is and I don't want to scare away my 1.5 readers. But Alec suggested a before and after (I think he used the colorful descriptors "Superfund Site" and "MarthaCart Site" so this one's for him. I'm also posting a few "during" shots because the un-remodel included every cabinet and drawer. Yes, I am insane. But once you start, you find how dirty everything has become and how many take-out chopstick packs you were hoarding for god-knows-what reason.
The contents of two cupboards strewn about, the garbage and recycling overflowing and the sink full of soaking jars and bottles.
Iris eyeing the shelf-stable foods (and the camera catching only her eyes).









Two of the many cupboards which are no longer dirty, crammed full or disorganized. Ahhhhh.

And, finally, the shocking before and after that had everyone on the block desperate to re-do their kitchen via internet shopping, scrub brush and anti-viral wipes:

Some Assembly Required

Friday night's fun was the assembly of the new kitchen cart. Thank goodness I have years of Ikea furniture under my belt. At least these instructions had some written words, too, rather than simply the cryptic Swedish drawings. I consider it a success as there were no random parts left. Nothing more disconcerting than finishing up with a single screw or nut still in the package.


This afternoon's project: re-organize the kitchen to make use of the new space. I am considering a shelf or two above the cart since I think it could handle a little more storage space without feeling overcrowded.