Muebles!
One of the last things we’re waiting on from Mulo arrived today… the Muebles! Mueble means furniture in Spanish, but in this case we’ve been using it to mean the new kitchen cabinet and bathroom vanity we ordered. Every day for the past week it’s been “Muebles? No muebles.” “Muebles? No muebles.” “Muebles? Yes! Muebles!” It’s like the excitement and relief you feel after waiting weeks for a care package from the states, and it finally arrives. It’s not that it took an exceptional amount of time—or that you worried it wouldn’t come at all – it’s just the satisfaction from pent up anticipation. And the pride in seeing a big idea come to fruition.
The biggest thing about the kitchen was the work space. The fixtures themselves were very nice, and I won’t say “no” to granite countertops, but the room just needed a little something to make it right. That little something was actually not that little… but it was easy enough.
To make the kitchen workspace bigger, we installed the refrigerator into the wall, leaving the space next to the range open. There was a chin high block wall that separated the range from the fridge, so that was cut to counter height. The Mueble! was then built with matching cabinetry, stained a nice walnut, and topped with a beautiful almond chopping block (the wood was recycled from leftovers on the property. What a boon! Almond is so beautiful and hard but very expensive). Above that, we installed a shelf for a microwave—also stained walnut.
The effect is incredible. The kitchen is now very workable, and even someone who simultaneously makes yogurt, bakes bread, and prepares three meals a day *ahem. Who could that be?* will find this kitchen very ample. That and the paint to match the granite, the track lighting, and the new faucet, and we’re in business.
Before Kitchen
After Kitchen
Recycled Almond Chopping block
Track lighting in the kitchen
New Moen faucet (excuse the dust)
