It’s been a really long time since I have talked about our kitchen. You probably remember my crazed painting session with a $17 quart of paint to rid us of the swans and fruit baskets about 2 years ago. While Matt and I have plans for our kitchen- we had to recover from building our addition- so those plans have had wait! But- we just built a new wood hood fan cover for above our stove, and it’s feeling a whole lot more kitcheny. Woohoo!
The last time I shared this part of the kitchen it looked something like this…
Then one day I used a can of spray paint primer on that random ikea cabinet that was here when we moved in.
But then our old little oven bit the dust, so we made the decision to purchase a new range. The thing is, we knew we wanted to convert to gas when we reno’d so we bit the bullet, had a gas line ran and purchased our lovely new range. That meant I had to have a good understanding of what our new layout would be… 
I’m ready to open the wall… paint all the things, order the cabinets and run new electrical. But for now I will celebrate our sweet little hood fan. I still am not sure how I want to finish the wood- if I want to wash it, stain it warm, dark or grey… so I am living with it for a while before I decide.
One thing is for certain… progress of any sort makes me happy!
-Miss Ash
PS- I’ll be posting a full tutorial over on Remodelaholic as part of the contributor team! So I’ll be sure to let you know when that goes live.
Hello there, I have just found your blog and I love it. Would you please be so kind as to tell me what you have used to paint the kitchen wall behind your oven, it looks really clean and bright. I live in a pine cabin that is in its natural state but would love to lighten it up. Also is the finish easy to clean being over your cooking hob. Thankyou in advance.
April. Xxx
Hi April- I think it’s “cloud white” though I don’t have the color recorded anywhere. It’s in a semi gloss and works well for keeping clean. Though I will be painting it a bit brighter white called “Simply White” in a semi gloss. (it’s a Ben Moore Color) You could also go with a gloss!