First Big Purchase

We ordered kitchen lights last week. I never thought that I would be so excited about something as completely boring as kitchen lights, but here I am. The things that used to seem boring to me now catch my eye when I least expect them to. I walk down the streets and look for the ripple in old house window glass that betrays the age. I enter friend's houses and look up to see what's lighting the space. I am so interested by things that I never thought would be interesting. So here I am. Twenty-five years old. Just moved out of my parent's house and into my in-law's, and I'm excited about kitchen lights. 

I suppose one of the reasons I am so excited about these lights is because the kitchen has been more work than we could have anticipated. When we bought the house we assumed that we would be using the meager kitchen that came with it for at least a few months after moving in before we demolished the cabinets to be rebuilt. As with every other aspect of the house, this was a naive hope that was quickly and thoroughly squashed. Kitchen demolition was exciting, though. Right up there with bathroom.

It was in our kitchen that we discovered that we had three layers of linoleum under a layer of wood floor and all on top of original floors. The floor discovery was exciting, but the discovery of drywood termites was not. It was in our kitchen where we got excited about what seemed to be fantastically preserved wood floors underneath plywood, which we later discovered was a cheap wood floor substitute that could not be refinished or used. It's our kitchen that our architects convinced us to buy top-of-the-line appliances for, where the refrigerator would only be counter-depth and the kitchen would seem a bit bigger. It's this decision to wait to afford the appliances that means that we won't have a kitchen when we finally do move in.

We have made a few steps toward a decent kitchen lately. We pulled up all of the bad flooring and used some recycled hardwoods to create a seamless floor throughout the house. We've installed new plumbing, harvested shiplap boards, run new wires, and built a powder room under the stairs. Despite the multitude of things that we have accomplished in this kitchen, I am most excited for the lights. 

Able to see through the wall now that used to separate the front door from the restroom

Flooring installed! Will be a few months before we refinish it, but the fact that it exists is enough for me right now.

Drywall installed, Construction sink borrowed, $150 gas stove to get a temporary gas permit, and balloons on the ceiling to help us decide which size lights to buy!

Cedar and Moss's Alto pendant! Very excited about this, and anxiously waiting for them to be delivered.