Kos’ Kitchen Pt 6: Done. Done. And Done.

Out With The Old…

And In With The New…

How’s that kitchen coming?  Is it done yet?  What’s the word?  What’s going on.  Duuuude, talk to me!

Floating my fingers across the keyboard, I can now bestow a simple, thankful, YES.

While I’m still waiting on one drawer pull and the perfect pair of pendant light fixtures, it’s all minutia about now. The kitchen now stands at 99.999% complete  – the same completeness that I have now restored in myself.  This project, as you may come to find out, took the life out of me.

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Kos Kitchen Remodel: Pt 5 Never Ending Story

Last time I wrote about the kitchen, I was feeling pretty confident about things. For one, I was certain that the job was at 70% completion – with about two weeks left to go before I regained my old, Kitchen-focused life.

For another, the Kitchen and I were in deep flirtation. The more I was getting to know it…the more I wanted to be its “first.”  The first chef in its midst…of course. And I was practicing patience.  Through the hurdles: A little flooring job, a little Counter Tops, some finishing work, some painting – my vision of a Pre-Fall Functional Kitchen remained unwavering.

But, sadly, the Kitchen and I have hit a rough patch.

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Ko’s Kitchen Remodel: Pt 4 The Final Countdown

Well, Hello.

There I was, at my friend’s Summer Salad Dinner, asking her – no begging her – to do the dishes.  Please, Meg.  When this dinner is over, I’m doing your dishes.

And when I did (with Anjali‘s help) it felt almost as good as…no better than… (__nameyourfavoritethingonearthtodo__).

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Kos’ Kitchen Remodel: Pt 3 My Pipes Are Sexy

Last week, Jacob said that I must be very “deprimido” without a kitchen. Depressed. No way I said. The truth, however, was and is… Yes Way.

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Kos’ Kitchen Remodel: Pt 2 Found Time Capsule

The Contractor Handed Me a Letter.  It started, “Dearest Jeff,” and ended, “All the love, Sabina.”  Neither of the names are mine.  This wasn’t my letter.

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Kos’ Kitchen Remodel: Part 1 Emptiness Is Scary

About a year and a half ago, I was still living an awesome, albeit flighty, life in Brooklyn.  At that time, my longtime boyfriend, headed off as a Winemaker Intern at Vavasour, one of the oldest Savignon Blanc Producers in Marlborough, New Zealand.

Before he left, we came to LA with a plan: When he returned from New Zealand, we’d move to LA as I could get my job transferred out West.  He could work in Santa Ynez or Napa until I could make the jump…and at the same time I looked at homes to buy (I was in the Market).  Wouldn’t you know it, the first place we stumbled upon is the place I now call Mi Casa.

Today:  He works in Napa at the esteemed Harlan Estate; The jump is no longer in the cards; and Los Angeles is becoming more like home.  And now my home is becoming my dream home: After almost a year of designing, planning, fabrication, research, and TIME…there’s a kitchen remodel commencement that I can finally talk about!

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