I am so blessed to have the husband that I’m wed to for 45, almost 46 years! He is always so attentive to my wants and needs even when it’s a pain in the derriere for him!!! He puts up with my love of animals and the work it takes to care for them. He puts up with my hunting needs, not paying attention to him when I’m reading or sewing and so many other things. He tries to see to my wishes for handmade, primitive decor. This is the reason for this post!! He claims to not be a carpenter but wait until you see what he has made for my country kitchen for my birthday and Christmas (both in December).
I have a passion for country decor and primitive country!! After he had the kitchen painted for me this summer I got a “wild hair” and decided to get rid of all of my plastic containers I use for food staple storage. I HATE plastic!!! I changed everything over to old blue 1/2 gallon mason jars with zinc lids. THEN I asked for a special place to put them. Here’s what I got:
The hutch is made of wormy chestnut from the farm. It has chicken wire attached to the back for looks.
Notice the chicken wire attached behind the jars.
The jars are 1/2 gallon size and have zinc lids on them.
The shelving unit he made me sit over the pie safe and holds two rows of the jars.
THEN, he made me a small cabinet to go beside my stove for storing cookie sheets, loaf pans, and the pans I use on a daily basis. It also is made from chestnut lumber from the farm.
The top and front have three coats of polyurethane and the two shelves are now full of baking pans!
It fits snuggly to the wall and stove. Now I have a work area while cooking!
What an excellent new kitchen you have!
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Quite functional, bright and I think I could live in it permanently!!
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I love it!😁
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How wonderful! I too have been purging my kitchen of plastic and using glass whenever I can. Your hubby did an awesome job.
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Thanks sugar! I have an abundance of 1/2 gallon jars and the blues are old but gorgeous and they clean up good and about anything we have to buy as staples fits perfectly in the jars.
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I might keep him ! Eddie is a good man.
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He’s the best and don’t think they make’em like him anymore!
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Love them both!!
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Looks good! Looks like he did good job!
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He thinks it horrible but he also likes the more modern look and I like the country/primitive look. He made them exactly like I wanted!
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Hurray for caring and understanding husbands. My husband and I celebrated our 50th in August. He is also remarkably attentive to my sometimes out-of-the-ordinary notions. Fortunately for him, so far they have (smartly) not required him to build anything! 😉
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You are the best and we both are some of the fortunate few to find good men to have in our lives!
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Yay Eddie!
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Glad you are still following and great to hear from you!! Update my email with your emails and Facebook links please (ritabcaldwell@gmail.com) . How are the kids doing in the fire zone?
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Love it!
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Happy New Year!!
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Cool! Best kind of Christmas gift ❤
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Would love for you to see them in person!
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