Primary kitchen windows… we needed to replace one window in our primary kitchen, and when we were pulling out the knotty pine, the window trim on all the other windows was damaged and needed to be removed. New kitchen… no window trim… not acceptable.
Scott does not have room in the garage for his work station yet, therefore when I said, “Window trim,” he cringed.
“How am I supposed to make beautiful window trim without my equipment?” he asked.
Legitimate challenge… but I did not want our amazing cabinets and countertops installed, only to have him climbing on them to install window trim. As I studied different options available, I found some beautiful red oak Carved Celtic “Quad Knot” Rosette Blocks. How perfect for our cottage’s primary kitchen! Especially, since a couple of years ago I learned I am 49% Irish. Why not put Rosette blocks on each corner of the window? Then we would just need the side, top, and bottom trim, but no mitered corners. Easy peasy…
So… I dragged Scott down to the kitchen to see if it was even feasible. We do have some strange close angles in the kitchen. After measuring, re-measuring, and studying the situation from every angle, we decided it was not only feasible, but very doable.
Okay… we had our corners… now what would we choose for the sides, tops, and bottoms? Our rosettes are 2.5 inches square… we needed a 2.5 inch wide trim. Lots of 2.25 inches… even more 3 inch trim… but a dearth of 2.5 inch boards.
Finally, I resorted to online speciality companies… found one, but the cost to trim our five windows was prohibitive. Still searching we finally found a trim at Lowe’s… but the nearest one to have enough boards was outside Albany.
By this time it was almost noon. Since we prefer to not drive the interstate or freeways, it takes about twenty minutes longer to travel each way. If we wanted to pick up the boards today and arrive home before dark, we needed to move quickly.
Plus, since we would be in Colonie, we could stop by Krause’s Homemade Candy and pick up a supply of our favorite Wicked Dark Chocolate truffles. We allow ourselves just one a day every few days. For a candy, because they are bittersweet chocolate, they are very low in sugar.
So off we headed… down highways and byways to Colonie. It was so lovely to be on roads not filled with weekend bargain hunters… a lovely leisurely drive through Saratoga Springs horse country to pick up window trim.
Arriving at Lowe’s, we picked up our needed seventeen trim boards, the red oak stain for the trim, and a vise for holding the rosettes while Scott shaved down their sides. Then, we headed to Krause’s Homemde Candy. Krause’s is located on the exact route we take home. So we ran in, picked up our Dark Wicked Chocolate and headed home.
As we pulled into our driveway, dusk was encroaching. It was a few minutes after four in the afternoon. I know my friend Tracey in Alaska will chuckle at that, as her daylight is about two hours less per day. But, after living near the equator, where the days are more consistent throughout the year, this is a delightfully challenging difference…
