Back to Work

After a lovely weekend of rest and recharging, I'm back at work.

Among other things, I'm currently trying to figure out what to do about the sink and counter tops. It appears that the original laminate counters were goldenrod, to coordinate with an avocado green sink. At some point, the counters and the sink were painted white. The counters are now stained and chipped, but I could live with them. The sink, however, is in bad shape. The white paint has peeled and chipped, and the resulting mess is both unsightly and unsanitary. On top of that, the faucet is corroding and the drain covers look to be rusting.

At first, the obvious solution seemed to be to replace the sink and live with the counters until I was ready to remodel the kitchen. (The cabinets look to be aged walnut veneer; the flooring is made up of individual vinyl adhesive tiles.)

The problem is that my primary consultant (I usually call him Dad) is convinced that taking the sink out is going to crack the counter top, since they may be both glued and painted together.

So I'm waiting for a bid on replacing the counters (new laminate, for the time being; I still want to remodel down the road).

Meanwhile, the carpet goes in tomorrow, and I still have a bathroom to paint and finish. (When I'm not busy packing. And boy, do I need to get busy packing. I hope to move next Tuesday.)