That Awkward In-Between Stage

So we've been patiently waiting for our countertops to be made.  We've been cooking on our stove, using our kitchen table as counter space, and washing all of our dishes in the (very small) bathroom sink.  This is the type of delay we expected, but that didn't make it any more fun.  I'm just glad we renovated the bathroom before we did the kitchen - it would have been awful to wash dishes in the previous bathroom sink, looking at those horrid yellow and purple sponge painted walls, and standing on that moldy linoleum.  But I digress.

Before the countertops go in we had to deal with some of the crew's more artistic work.  You'll remember that some two-year-old disguised as an adult wiped their fingers on the wall:

and there was a lot of very rough plaster all over our fancy teal paint:

Drew sanded down all the rough surfaces, spackled a few holes, and primed the plaster:

Then he repainted all the areas that won't be covered in tile.  We're not sure how high we're going to take the tile behind the sink, so we brought the paint down fairly far from the ceiling.  

Ta da! (ish)

Other things we've done during the delay include putting all our stuff in the kitchen cabinets, buying drawer liner at Ikea so we can keep the drawers/shelves in mint condition, and putting the dining room back together.

Ahhh... No more boxes...

Even though some people poo-poohed our decision to do open shelving above the sink instead of closed cabinets, I'm happy to report that we have PLENTY of cabinet space to spare, even with all our stuff back in the cabinets.  That pantry is second to none when it comes to storing a ton of stuff - it's just too bad we couldn't have a pantry *and* a walk-in closet.  Oh well.

Side note: Sorry the quality of these photos is sort of blah.  Our real camera (which isn't too great itself, truth be told) stopped working this week and so these are iPhone specials.

The countertop fellas should be here pretty soon.  I am focusing all my energy on hoping that the granite is perfectly cut, that the sink fits in nicely, and that they will go away lickety split so I can make dinner on my fancy new countertops.  The plumber is set to hook up the sink, garbage disposal, and dishwasher tomorrow, so (FINGERS CROSSED, EVERYONE) our kitchen will be 100% functional as of tomorrow evening!