Do you have a wall like this in your kitchen?
Yep. There are 6 light switch (with a total of 7 light switches)/outlet things on this one small expanse of wall. It's located on the back of my counter, and is the main part of my kitchen that is seen when you first glance into the room.
I'm sure it's functionally necessary. However, I consider it to be an aesthetic disaster! It's just so... I don't know. Switchy...or something.
A couple days ago, I couldn't take it any longer. I had to take action and make this portion of wall not so yucky.
First thing that came to my mind? Let's just move all of these electrical things to another place!!!
(Don't worry Dad, Aaron, and Bobby. Keep reading. I won't be calling you for electrical help!)
It's okay. You can laugh in my face.
I may be able to change a door nob, replace a doorbell, and fill in numerous nail holes (all skills that I've perfected since buying my house), but electrical work is definitely nowhere on my resume.
So I nixed that idea.
What else could I do? A fun curtain to cover it up? (nixed.) Paint all of the white parts yellow to match the wall? (almost did this. but nixed.) Really loooong flat screen TV that fits perfectly in this spot? (okay. that would totally ROCK! but nixed.)
See? It's tough coming up [good] with ideas for deyuckifying this wall!
And then I thought about my amazing paint skills. ha!
Well, really it's more like I got hives thinking about painting something worthy enough to actually hang in my house. But, I decided on a plan. And I'm SO EXCITED to do it!!
I went today and picked up all of the supplies.
When I told the guy at Lowe's (you know, the one that was lucky enough to be the first to ask if I needed any help) what I was doing, I couldn't help but laugh at the look on his face. Yeah. I really did laugh out loud. More than once. or twice. He thought I was a nut.
He made my plan a bit more complicated, and I almost threw in the towel at that point. But, I persevered and learned more about what needed to be done (by asking questions that were totally silly to him, I'm sure), and I did the first step this afternoon.
Want to see?
Tada! There's now a board on my wall!!
What will the finished project be?!
Stay tuned!!!
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