My kitchen needs major remodeling.
But since that is not going to happen anytime soon and there's a wedding right around the corner, we are settling on a few tasks we can tackle on the cheap. We've made some great progress....and I will have a "reveal" in the next couple of weeks. {containing excitement!}
One of the first items on the agenda: what to do with my horrid faux-wood countertops. After researching, I've come to the conclusion that I can paint a faux granite finish on them that will last long enough.....after all, that's all I really need right now. And I paint for a living, so how hard can it be, right??
But the counters lead me to the sink (need a new one) and the faucet fixture (definitely need a new one!) and the backsplash (oy). We actually have a sink that we could replace the current one with, and I plan to install paintable "pressed tin" panels on the backsplash. My, that's gonna look good.
So back to that faucet. As I washed dishes last night, I thought about how much I deserve a beautiful new faucet and how lovingly I would take care of it if I got one. I would polish it every day to leave it gleaming in the sunlight, impressing all who would enter my kitchen.
Yes, this faucet would be perfect, just perfect.
That's when I realized how neglectful I've been of my CURRENT faucet. I took a closer look. Why, there was soap scum and water spots all over it! And I was ashamed of the crud I brushed out of the crevices.
My faucet is old, but does it deserve the treatment I've given it? I gave it a few minutes of tender care, and that stainless apparatus, in all its 1970's glory, looked just as dapper as could be. I guess I'd gotten so wrapped up in wishing for what I didn't have that I wasn't taking care of the thing I DID have: a fine working faucet that does exactly what I need it to, every single day.
Today's Small Thing is to shine up your kitchen faucet.
Is your faucet old and not much to look at? Bless you, my sister. We suffer together. But why not do what I did - and at least restore its pride? Scrub off the soap scum, brush out the yucky stuff in the crevices, and polish it up to be the best it can be.
Aren't you glad we don't have to carry buckets of water from a well to the house? Indoor plumbing is AMAZING!! I love my faucet.
Song of the Day: Walk on the Water, Britt Nicole