this week not so much in the kitchen.

I am currently without a working kitchen and I'm loving the reason: after much back and forth I have finally made the decision to replace our counter top with butcher block. And that means the beautiful tile that has been waiting to be installed for months now was finally installed today! My friend, Laura had ordered this tile in pure white for her kitchen and received this just slightly green tile instead which she generously passed on to us upon receiving her actual order. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Laura! We absolutely love it!
This week, there will be very little cooking again since the wood finish will be applied, cured, reapplied, cured,....
Ethan and I have been talking about this house and all the projects we have been doing in the last seven years. Everything we know about building, maintaining, installing, plumbing, planning, hanging, designing things we have learned in and from this house. We made mistakes (we are still making them) and always had a crazy small budget but we have embraced this gigantic DIY project with all it's quirks and imperfections. It truly is ours. And so far the house has been so good to us!