We are so almost there......

Presenting, the kitchen!!! We have hot and cold running water today. It is so exciting. The water in the cottage comes from the lake so don't be drinking it!!! There is a place in town where you can get wonderful drinking water for free. There are two 10 litre jugs in the cottage that you can take downtown to fill for drinking water if you choose. I will take some pics of the place to get water at a later date along with some other Sundridge sights!!!

This is where you can sit and eat with a wonderful ocean, ok, lake, view. I am reupholstering two chairs to match the valences and will add a pic of those when we take them up. There will also be two directors chairs. I refinished the table and put 6 coats of varnish on top to protect it. You can also see the new baseboard heaters here which will come in handy on cold fall mornings. There is a ceiling fan in this room and the bedroom/bathroom.

I am in the process of making a drape for the closet on the right. The two little cupboards hold entertainment stuff like VCR tapes for the wee tv we are taking up. There are also two antique puzzles that I will probably put together under a tablecloth sometime this summer. Next it the fridge that seems to be working fine. We are going to switch the doors to the other side. One step down next to the bedroom/bathroom.

 I'm wondering if this futon is too big for the room. It is a double size. The cottage now sleeps 4 all in the same room. You can see the new queen sized bed that is still under wraps!!!! We almost took our jammies to the cottage this morning and spent the night but we changed our minds. You can see the bedding waiting on the bed!!!! Next week we will stay for sure!!!

 Here is the bathroom corner. I'm thinking about constructing a screen to go around the toilet and shower area for those who are far more modest than we are!!! What do you think? I'm going to make a mirror to go over the sink. I'll show you later.

Let me tell you a story about our counter top. Our friend and neighbour made a counter top for his kitchen when he redid his kitchen this past winter. I just loved it and wanted to make one too so we did. We constructed it out on the porch and when it came time to bring it inside - we couldn't pick up the over 270 lbs of concrete to make that happen!!!!! Our son-in-law came to the rescue and brought it on home!!!!

 I buried numerous treasures in the concrete like shells from all over our travels and jewels!!! One of a kind for sure!!!! Love it!!!!

This is a very comfy chair that we got with the cottage. There weren't a lot of contents - one barbe, one chair and one boat but we managed to get them all!!! Since it doesn't fit the colour scheme it got allocated to the porch. A great place to sit and watch the water activity.

How cute is this??? Sure hope any renters remember to water the plants!!!! On our next visit, I intend to sit on this lovely porch and have an icy cold beverage!!!!!!!!! Hope to see you here soon!!!