Kitchen thoughts heading into the weekend.

I absolutely hate our kitchen sink. It's ceramic. Black. And really ugly. I have also broken way too many dishes and cups while washing them and we have only been in our new home for a little over a month. It's  gotten to the point where I wish we can  start renovating our kitchen starting like right now.

I don't think I'm asking for much. I'm into the whole open cupboard space instead of cabinets, white subway tile backsplash, butcher block countertops and a nice white farmhouse sink. I'm a huge fan of Nicole Curtis on HGTV and she has gotten me into the whole simple and clean look. I think the style suits me and Yangkyu pretty well. 

Once those foundations are in place I would like to make pretty white curtains for our windows and add some farmhouse and bohemian touches throughout with some colorful bowls and cups. I have this look in my head and I am wishing for it pretty hard. 

But with almost everything, both Yangkyu and I are re-learning how to be patient and planning thoughtfully so we won't feel so overwhelmed. Probably before the kitchen update we'll probably tackle more immediate things like our balcony door and screen, which doesn't really shut properly and so we haven't been enjoying having the door fully open. Then will probably come the hardwood floors. Then finally the beloved kitchen and the bathrooms, oh and the fireplace. I know this all sounds like it's going to happen in the next few months. I wish that were the case. But this all is being planned for the next ten years because that's how long we hope to stay here - making memories and working on updates. 

So while we keep dreaming of the big wonderful changes we plan on making, over the weekend we're picking up some rubber liners for the sink and some other things like a welcome home mat {!}, little trash bins and a couple of bathroom mats, too. Oh, and it'll be a nice change of pace around here for the weekend because we have some human guests coming over as soon as our doggy guest leaves. 

It's also Labor Day weekend where we are. We're playing with the idea of buying a grill on sale and having a BBQ before summer is out. 

Have a great weekend!