Lately each morning while working at the kitchen island I have been hearing a familiar sound coming from outside. It doesn't lasting long enough for me to get out there and before I know I am brushing it off as if I've just imagined it. But yesterday morning I heard the noise again, and I was at
the front door taking some pictures, the sound was loud and
obvious and I rushed outside to investigate.
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| look closely in the center you can see the dove |
very first vacation with George. We had flown all day and
after landing we drove in the dark to the place we were
staying. George had done this many times before but this all
was new to me. Once we arrived at the place we were staying,
we hustled our bags through the front door. It was a small
place and the only light we got turned on was dim, just
enough to make our way to the bedroom. We threw our
luggage in the corner and fell into bed exhausted. I woke
the next morning in a strange place with the morning light
pushing past the curtains on every window. There was the
most amazing sounds I could have imagined. A male
mourning dove cooing his welcome to us from a Palm tree
outside the front door. He did this every morning of my first
Florida holiday and now it would seem as though we
have another dove right here at home calling for his mate.
Later that same year is when I built our kitchen island. I
found an old cabinet and a pair of saddle stools on Craig's
List perfect for the plans that were rolling around in my head.
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It is just the two of use and we had tried a normal table and
chairs but the space didn't work right. With the island I built
it is one of the most used areas in our home. We eat dinner
at it, I can do larger projects on the surface, and it is the extra
counter space needed for cooking.
I started to do some updates in the kitchen recently
and the island was the first to get a new look.
Below you can see the new look ...
The stools were painted in a distressed turquoise over
white and the base cabinet was paint all white. I also changed
the surface of the island to something a little lighter looking,
a blonde butcher block.
I had originally painted the island with latex paint and to
repaint it with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint I made sure to cut
any grease with warm soapy water before getting straight to
painting, no sanding involved.
With the new look she reminds me of some of the small
vintage cottages you can stay in when on vacation in Florida.
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