Train Wreck Green, Too Green, Shamrock, Napple, Al Green, "It has to go" Green, Mint Custard, The Green Screen

...some of the names that people gave my wall in a FB contest to NAME THAT COLOR!!  Pictures do this color no justice. You just don't feel it like you do in person. It has a vibe, maybe a pulse. 

This is probably going to be  long post because I want to tell you a story about a crazy green kitchen and its journey to a land called NORMAL COLORS. The pictures of this kitchen on the realtor's website were what kept me from even looking at this house for about a month. I didn't even want to go in it. The size, square footage, number of bedrooms and bathrooms did not entice me in the least because of THIS kitchen. THIS green. THIS lattice. THIS fake copper tile back splash put up with sticky tape. THIS sunflower wallpaper border with matching drapes... hand sewn yellow material with wallpaper glued to it. THIS was too much. I'm a girl who loves a challenge but I was afraid that I had met my match. But, clearly I overcame my fear of THIS and decided the kitchen would be my first project to start on. The first things we did were take down the wallpaper and sand down the lattice...that was meticulously hand-painted. Then we primed the walls and painted them a lovely light blue-green. That alone made such a difference in the mood of the room. After that, we decided to tackle the floor. Literally. We had to tackle it, hammer it, scrape it, peel it off. There were 6 layers of flooring and subfloor to take up. Each layer was nailed, stapled, and glued down like the previous layer my try to jump up and run away. 

Hubby, doing his manly thing

The garage was full of old gross flooring

 So, here we are a few months later...the flooring was such an ordeal that I decided to move on to some other, simpler projects before doing anything else to the kitchen. My momma and I were trying to decide between some Fall projects for our weekend challenge and she just said "Lets do you cabinets." It was so bold that I couldn't say no!  Insert a quick trip to Lowe's for sanding blocks and paint rollers plus some coffee to perk us up. We came home, removed the doors and hardware, scrubbed everything down...

Before anyone gets all "oh your cabinets are so pretty, why would you paint them?" This is why. They aren't pretty. They are full of old holes, scratches, and only have one coat of black paint.  And, I don't like black. SO there.

After priming them, this is what we were left with. The doors and drawers are all drying in the garage.

This is what I keep taped to the cabinet door so I am constantly reminded of my kitchen goal. I love this kitchen. Its so simple and pulled together. Now if my PNCpoints Lowe's card would hurry up and get here, I can buy my paint which will technically be free to me!!

Thanks for reading!!