Know Your Paint
I finally finished??the kitchen. It is??all painted and it??is beautiful. It??came out just like we wanted. Then I??found out that it was??oil paint underneath the latex I had just painted. I had sanded most surfaces, but when it gets wet, the paint just peels right off. It is very disappointing. I fear that most of it will have to be stripped or scraped off and then primed, and then repainted. After hours and hours of painting, I will have to start all over again. Sigh…
A True 1940's Kitchen
While in the big city of Conway today, we decided to look into getting a new, and smaller fridge. The one we had was a bit too big for us. Also, it did not fit in with the back dating of our 1940′s kitchen. We bought a small one that would fit under the counter. The old one went out on the porch with a free sign, and we were happy to see it go. It opened up the kitchen so much more.
Our next task is to find an old icebox or old fridge with the compressor on top. As long as it is in presentable condition, we can use it for storage. Just a few more tweaks, and we will?? have our 1940′s kitchen. The 1920′s hoosier is now all fixed up.
The microwave is gone, along with the dishwasher and washer and dryer. Gone are the modern appliances. Gone are the teflon pans, replaced with pots from the late 30′s. If you walk??into our kitchen, you would be hardpressed to know what year it is.
I see many pictures online where they say they have a “1950 kitchen”. They have all these “gadgets” hanging about to make it look like the 1950′s. Then I see a microwave on the counter and I have to laugh.
Winding Down
As the season here on the farm winds down, it gives us time to start projects that we were too busy for during the summer season. We decided to continue work on back dating the kitchen to the 1940′s. We had started in the spring by ripping out some unwanted cabinets, but we never got around to tearing out the rest of them. We ordered the wallpaper and paint. We will begin painting and papering tomorrow.










