We used Envirotex Lite epoxy on the walnut island, and although the product worked amazingly well, the high-gloss is a bit 80’s for us! We have since flipped it over for a more natural and subdued satin finish. Still have to add posts at the end.
Mom and Dad F. converting the range from natural gas to propane.
Cabinets assembled and mostly installed, save for the upper corner cabinets. Live-edge Walnut island top (more on that in another post) on top of Allstyle custom cabinet doors and drawers on Ikea cabinet boxes. Island: Benjamin Moore Whispering Spring (pale blue) Walls: Benjamin Moore Agreeable Gray (greige) Bell lights: Pottery Barn Rustic Glass Pendant (Large) Island […]
This being our second full Ikea kitchen (along with a few bathrooms, mudrooms, and storage areas where we used their cabinets), assembly was very quick. The new Sektion assembly and hanging system are pretty slick and intuitive as well.
Another full view of the kitchen ceiling coming together.
Some bold blue-green in Milly’s bedroom closet.
Kitchen ceiling at about the halfway point: painted/whitewashed tongue and groove 6″ pine between 8×10″ Douglas fir timbers.
The interior doors arrived. Then they left because they were the wrong ones. But then they arrived again and were all we had ever hoped and dreamed of (because your dreams are overrun by mundane thoughts, decisions and checklists when you’re trying to build a house).
Just look at the flooring. Don’t mind the installer.
Mom and Dad F assembling the bandsaw, which was to be used to slice up some of the timbers, but did not have the capacity (at least using the stock blade) to do so, it turns out.
