Trip to Lowe's

It's always exciting when the paint is almost dry and it's time to start working to build on that beautiful blank canvas. Since this house is eight-plus years old, we are having to replace many things, especially starting with the details. Some of those details include: brushed nickel door hinges and door knobs, light fixtures and kitchen cabinet knobs. It's always in the details if you want the finished product to be what you want.


So, along with Mary Clay, who is 16 and a good sport with good taste, we headed to Lowe's in Greenville. We are changing the front door from solid to an older, multi-paned door we picked up on the side of the road. But when I found just the right hardware, I am told I that they are out of that style, it has been discontinued and that they will not take it off of the display. I suppose I'll be surfing ebay tonight. But, we were able to find brushed nickel door knobs, kitchen drawer pulls and cabinet knobs. We were also able to find a colorful, somewhat funky fixture to go over the black bar-height table we have for the nook/dining room. It's multi-colored and reminds of something that could be from the Deco period. Taking the place of an ugly and very old fluorescent overhead kitchen fixture, we found a long, multi-light fixture. We also found some pretty cool bathroom lights for over the mirror.


Now I start getting excited about the fact that I do have a blank palette (almost) and then I can start building one layer at a time. Freddy finished the very large planter he made from barn wood today so I'll go find some pansies tomorrow. 

Sarah: Remember it's one step at a time.