Mudding the Drywall, Doing the Details

Back when we started doing this to the original kitchen:

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We were left with a couple of these not so pretty edges where the walls were all torn out (either side of me, above me, below me…  It’s everywhere, man!):

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The one in the front was hidden with cabinets:

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And now we’re tackling the rest of them.  So here’s yet another glimpse of the kitchen as we approach your final inspection (that’s our little dorm fridge in the lower left to give you some bearings)…

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The solid drywall was pretty rough after we cut it apart with the saws-all when we opened the kitchen.  To clean it up, we first hand sawed to get the edge smooth.  The silver is edge pieces just like you put on drywall corners in the US.  Martin screwed it in.  Then we mudded it with a sturdier mud than average drywall mud.  We did this because sturdier mud can be applied in thicker coats that dry faster and don’t crack like standard mud.  Here it is drying:

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Now this is the part where we ask for your help.  Remember when Joanne showed us her 20 square foot kitchen?  We’d love to share more little spaces like that.  Would you be interested in sharing?  It’s incredibly inspiring to see the cool spaces people have created and hear about how they’ve come to love them.  And no, your kitchen doesn’t have to be THIS small.  We just wanna share the love, the itty-bitty fit in the palm of your hand love that so many of us call home.  I’ll send virtual German chocolate…