The bar/half-wall looks great!

We are very pleased with how the bar turned out, so much better than that spindle rail.

Still painting a bit, tarps are everywhere, but we are making the best of it.

A small change to our accent glazing technique

We found that our accent glazing was a bit too rustic looking, so we found a way to make a straighter line, although it is a bit darker and thicker, it seems to work in our kitchen. What we do is fill an empty glue bottle with a 4:1 ratio of glaze to brown paint, and squirt it into the crevices, then with our finger, remove the excess. With the taping, it works great and we are both very happy with the results. Like I said, it helps make the off white work in our house.

We still have a way to go, lots of trim and still many more doors to do, but we are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

I have to add that the flow of the kitchen was not at all compromised by moving the island around a little. Linda and Kari were right- again!