The painting was completed the week of December 14th. Doug, Ivan and I headed out of town for the week to stay out of the way.

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Before we left, we removed the backsplash in the kitchen. I think it was Formica, or something similar. We were as careful as possible, but it really did a number on the drywall.

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Merry Christmas!

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Sadly, we decided not to go to Asheville for the socially distanced visit we’d planned. Some positive COVID-19 tests at work made us feel that we should be extra cautious. My awesome family shipped all of our gifts to us and we had a lovely Zoom celebration on Christmas morning. For dinner I made Kale, potato and sausage soup. (Well, Doug had real sausage in his.) It was delicious! No more wallpaper!

Light gray walls, white trim and deliciously creamy kitchen cabinets. Aaaaah.

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Now, let’s get of the antique brass hardware

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We pulled and almost-all-nighter to replaced the hinges and pulls in the kitchen. (What a pain in the @$$, the hinges didn’t align exactly, of course.)

Ivan wanted in on the action since he supervised all of the work.

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New door hardware, too!