Mercy! Mercy! No More Kitchen Pictures!

I promise, I promise -- no pictures of kitchen cabinets half-in,

half-out of their new clothes.

If by new clothes we mean paint.  

But something exciting was delivered;

I'll show you at the end of the post. 

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Meanwhile, in the interest of finishing the kitchen before 30 people arrive
for Thanksgiving Dinner in two stinkin' weeks . . .
I have yanked pictures of a few Fall tablescapes from October and November of 2009.

It is Thursday, after all.

I hope you forgive my pilfering past pictures; just one shot of each table setting.

These are Tablescapes from a year ago:

Okay, that last picture is just showing off Brownie Cookies.

But in enlarging the shot, I noticed the book on top of the nearby stack.

Great Kitchen Ideas.

It's where I found my kitchen inspiration picture.

Well, whaddya know?  The genesis of the current never-ending kitchen makeover.

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I promised no pictures of the kitchen makeover.

I almost meant it.

But late yesterday a small package arrived on our front porch.

In it, the new knobs for the newly-painted kitchen cabinets.

Do you like them?

 They have an oil rubbed bronze finish, and are not what I originally set out to buy.

I was looking for plain ORB knobs.

But these have grapevines on them, and we love our wacky grapevine here at That Old House,

so I changed my mind.  Grapevine-themed hardware will make me smile.

 Ah, the moody, atmospheric shot.

Morning sun and shadows.

It is such a big change from the orange-y oak wood and bright brass knobs.

And my thrifty find?  These knobs were $1.23 each on eBay.  Yes!

The plain ones were only a buck each.  eBay rocks.

Of course, none of the cabinet doors is back on its hinges yet;

a light sanding and a third coat still to come.
In fact, that knob is just balanced on that door, not attached.

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Today is Veteran's Day.

My father-in-law, my father,

and both my brothers served our country in uniform;

without our armed forces,

we would not have a United States of America.

God bless the people who wear those uniforms, past and present.

Happy Thursday!  -- Cass

Linking to:

Susan at Between Naps On The Porch, for Tablescape Thursday.  Click here!

Leigh at Tales From Bloggeritaville for Thrifty Thursday.  Click here!

 Gina at The Shabby Chic Cottage for Transformation Thursday.  Click here!