Viola! Fini! Fin! Tetelisti!

Do you remember this ugly little corner of my 1950's kitchen and the plans we had to build a cupboard for my dishes? Well, we are finally finished after 2 months of construction, but it seems like it took forever...

Hubby took this lovely pile of wood and transformed it into something so wonderful and functional...
I used to be all about "non-function" or "form over function" but when you live in such a small little cottage as I, function unfortunately wins out. But that doesn't mean it can't be pretty or cute for all that matters, right?
Right!

We shoved all the furniture into the corner of the dining room so we could work in a dust free environment or should I say, "less dust then out in the garage." For about a month we had to walk sideways in order to get around the table or retrieve something from the backside of the island...what fun! Of course I am only being facetious for it was no fun at all :0!

We did all our painting around little piles of messes that were moved from one place to the next. While our little cottage overlooks a beautiful garden it also overlooks storage and many other modern conveniences like a microwave, dishwasher, and sprinkler system, but don't worry we have hot running water and a garbage disposal and best of all...toilets that flush.
We're not completely in the Dark Ages here at Brambleberry :).

I was beginning to think I was trapped inside some sort of bizarre painting time warp. Every time I turned around I was re-painting the upper cabinets or wondering if I had painted them at all. This is what ADD and Dyslexia will do to your poor little unsuspecting brain and as I sit here looking at my lovely cupboard I think it may need one more coat of paint :0!

Throughout the entire process there were always fresh cut roses to bring a little beauty to the chaos. Thank you Lord, for roses that bloom while neglected.

I think hubby has a weird thing about beadboard. He loves to make his own, but then when I tell him I'm painting it white he gets a frown on his darling little face and tells me he doesn't want it white and insists it be a different color. So I painted the inside of the cupboard pink...what other color is there? I think his fear is that his beautiful detail work will get absorbed into the white and you won't be able to see it at all. Silly man!
Oh! Were you wondering about the baker's box with the
Lavender and Vanilla mini scones?
I got the recipe from my Bloggy friend,
Marye Audet of Baking Delights and they are yummy!!

I have one entire shelf dedicated to nothing but Bunnykins dishes...

Oops! Make that two, hee hee! Plus there's room for more :).

This is the upper cupboard (or part of it) with all its treasures and look...
no longer does my mixing bowl have to be stored on the TOP of the island...wee hee!

And this is the entire piece...Viola! Four shelves above and three below with plenty of space to store my things. But you know what the best thing is? There will be no more jars of nuts and vitamins and coffee containers and tea boxes piled high on the cabinets and as my fanciful friend Vanessa says, "Yippeee!" I love that about her...she's always happy!

Oh speaking of "Happy" today is Good Friday! It seems odd that the day our Lord and Savior was crucified should be called "Good", but then without His crucifixion He never could have been resurrected from the dead! So Happy Good Friday to you all out there in the blogisphere!!

xoxo Cori

P.S. Tetelisti, Translation: Greek - It Is Finished! Paid in Full!
The last words Jesus spoke on the Cross.