If you check in with me on Facebook, then you know we have been working on an outdoor kitchen in preparation for our full-time indoor kitchen to be out of commission. Mr. Math has worked hard on the kitchen but with teaching summer school and my new and much more demanding job, it was a slow start. Just about the time we were making progress, sub tropical Cindy rolled through and the tropical moisture has hung around. We are getting rain daily. Our yard is beautiful, especially for end of June, but painting and carpentry outside has been a challenge. I am happy to report we now have running water, a sink that drains properly, a galvanized metal counter and a storage cabinet that has sealed rusty metal as inserts n our outdoor kitchen.
A glorious sink outside. This will be a place for the dudes to clean up when they are working on machines, cleaning fish, and smoking meat. Yay for me! No more nasty stuff coming inside.
The counter top will look weathered with time and when I am happy with the finish it will be sealed. The backsplash is the same material. I am not sure it is finished. I think it may need more screws to smooth it down.
We are grandparents now and it is funny the things that worry us that we might not have worried about before. Like sharp corners. They are all covered with corner piece.
The cabinets are painted with Behr Circus which is a soft, rusty, red. It blends well with the redwood stained picnic table.
I love those corrugated tin inserts. The tin is from Mr. Math’s family farm. It is at least 60 years old, but my guess is it is older. It all got coated with polyurethane before being installed to seal it.
Here is what is finished. We couldn’t finish the shelf underneath because we ran out of 1X6 boards but it will be quick work. I am going to stain and seal the boards. I am thinking that the drain needs to painted either silver or black.
The porch will be great once we are through but right now it is a mess.
The slate top is not done and the trim work needs to be finished around it but it is going to look great. Stone sealer will keep out the yuck.
This is going to be a great spot to hang out, entertain friends, and cook. I am looking forward to getting this one finished.
Thanks for following along on our journey.
Blessings,
Karen
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