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| Beginning of the Kitchen Project |
Today was a very special day because new furniture arrived. The Hitty's have been waiting patiently since they got their first room, just before Christmas, to have a bedroom and kitchen. When I, Becassine, came to live here a few weeks ago, I pretty much demanded that they hurry and finish up the kitchen and appliances that have been sitting around since early May. The appliances, all vintage from the 1920's, were dirty or rusty(or both) with peeling paint but the price was certainly reasonable so we knew there would be some work involved. Fortunately, we were able to get them sand blasted so our job was made considerably easier than first anticipated.
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| All Pieces were Sand Blasted |
Still, it took a while to get them painted properly. They first needed to be primed since the cast iron was completly with out paint. Then several coats of white paint were sprayed on and each coat was allowed to day overnight. Finally, a glossy appliance paint was sprayed on and allowed to dry overnight as well.
Here are the Before and After photos of the stove and sink. What a difference! The stove is not quite finished so there is no before and after yet but you will see it in the finished kitchen picture below.
Yesterday the wonderful furniture arrived from Roy Bubbenmoyer(each piece perfectly scaled for Hitty) in PA and everyone was so excited, especially me. I quietly pointed to the exact spot each piece should be placed and in no time at all everything was in it's place and I nodded my approval of the new kitchen.
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| Almost Finished Project |
There is still work to be done. The baseboard trim and chair rail needs to be finished and one more piece of furniture from PA...........A Pie Safe! I will be very busy baking pies. Yummy!
Here are the Before and After photos of the stove and sink. What a difference! The stove is not quite finished so there is no before and after yet but you will see it in the finished kitchen picture below. 
Lot's going on at Bleu Manor and all the girls are so excited. There are also a few new girls who need to be introduced but first Marielle wants to show off her pretty Easter Ensemble. Made by the very talented Arlene Hayes from a lovely piece of lawn with an organdy collar is LSDS 1919 #24. The hat was also made by Arlene and the wonderful matching shoes were made by Fran Quinn.
Last, but far from least, is our little Dutch girl. A reproduction 60 8/0 by Madelyn Baughman, she is the sweetest little girl and everyone loves her. Here you see her in a traditional Dutch ensemble complete with hand painted wooden shoes.
