Here's a breakdown of what we did» * painted cabinets * got new knobs and pulls * changed out some drawers and made modifications to a few cabinets * added crown molding to the top of the cabinets * added lighting underneath the cabinets * replaced the counter tops with granite * tiled the backsplash * got all new appliances * purchased all new lighting fixtures * rebuilt the pantry * added a wall of cabinets including a
desk area * leveled the bar countertop to make it one large surface * painted the interior of our home * replaced the
old tile on our fireplace with
stacked stone * replaced our white sink with a new stainless steel one
Joan assessed the crowd, lighting upon the most interesting: young men turning white T - shirts into art, pinching the material tight and rubber - banding each section until they looked like porcupines being dipped into huge steaming vats of colored dyes; the young woman with a bird's nest of purple hair sitting at a potter's wheel, slamming down hunks of clay, her hands moving nearly as fast as the wheel, cups, vases, plates, bowls, trays, appearing like magic; the elderly man in a worn blue linen suit, a jaunty straw boater on his head, a smeared palette tight in his hand, painting a mammoth canvas of people on a beach staring out at an ocean where a sailboat bobbed in the distance, though he himself was standing in a mowed field; the handsome young man at an
old - fashioned school
desk, a manual typewriter in front of him, a
stack of paper to the side.