Kitchen Switchin' Part II

Making progress on the new kitchen.  The last things to do are the floor (obviously,  from the picture) and the toe kicks under the new cupboards.  For those of you just tuning in, our dear friends Tom and Joe wanted to remodel their kitchen but felt bad about trashing their eight-ish-year-old kitchen.  We relieved them of that burden by volunteering to take the old kitchen off their hands . Joe drafted a new configuration, the granite was re-cut, and we got to tear out our 1975 kitchen for their 2001-ish version.  I was thrilled.

Today's installment features the recent addition of my Barbie Penthouse. This little table has been in my parent's house for as long as I can remember.  It has had many paint jobs over the years, the most recent one to match my kitchen. (I whined and got the table in a downsizing move.) I remembered that I used to clear off all the stuff and pretend it was my Barbie (in this case, Midge) penthouse, and she lived on all 3 levels. I love this table.  I'm using it now to camouflage a bad corner and hide my cords, outlets and wall-vac vent.  I'm not sure what will go on the table, but I am so happy to see it sitting there.  BONUS - when I finished painting the table, I had Joe put it back together. He asked me if my Dad made the table - it was a teeny bit irregular, and the brass rods and do-dads holding it together are actually lamp parts.  (My Dad had a hardware store forever, and tinkered in woodworking.)  I was floored - I have no idea if he made it, and I doubt if he would remember it now.  I am choosing to believe that he did - and that makes it even more special to me.  If I ever get my favorite chair reupholstered, I'm moving this  table to be next to the chair and make it my sewing/reading/happiness place.

That idea  just moved to the top of my Christmas wish list.....