If I haven't visited your blog lately, it's nothing personal. You'll understand when you get a gander at my UGLY (as in hideous) kitchen cabinets . . .
Don't get my wrong, I like that they are white. White English Smallbone is my kitchen cabinet dream (though I would jump at dark brown cherry if I had a very roomy kitchen in which to play with them). A 3 1/2 by 5 foot kitchen requires lightness and brightness and these certainly fit the bill. I, however, loathe the ugly cheap trim at the top and all that flatness between the ugly cheap trim and the top of the cabinet door. (That weird narrow sea of darkish cream is where I haven't quite finished painting the ceiling . . . .)
So, The Spouse and I decided to use some trim we filched from the side of my Mom and Dad's house to prettify them. Generally, when I mention any kind of project that involves measuring, cutting, nailing, etc., The Spouse can be found curled up in a fetal position in the garage under the car (don't get me wrong, he is a man of many talents--measuring, cutting and nailing just aren't any of them) but he took the laminate wood floor entryway on the chin (i.e. like a man) and I have been milking this particular cow ever since. He did quail a bit, however, when I suggested that one row of moulding just wasn't going to cut the mustard . . .
Below is the cabinet adorned with two rows of trim (second row purchased last month at a home improvement store that was shutting down --YardBirds/Home Depot/Expo store down the street--oh, how I miss you already!) and a good visual of what an above the fridge cabinet can look like with the doors and hardware removed, two rows of pretty moulding and several coats of primo Martha Stewart Ironstone White paint by Valspar (best. paint. ever!)
However, since neither The Spouse or I were yet in traction as a result of our measuring, cutting, nailing and painting endeavors, I added this combination clock/shelf that my mother picked up for me at a garage sale for ONE DOLLAR. It has been sitting on top of my fridge in its original mahogany state in front of the above pictured cabinet doors and now it is serving to fool me into thinking I have a tiny bit of English Smallbone going on in my very own kitchen. 
Now I have kitchen cabinets that look like (semi) custom built-ins and I am one happy cook-who-rarely-cooks. In fact, it could be a long time before I cook anything again . . . my muscles are so sore from the measuring, cutting, nailing, gluing and painting that I might have to order take-out for the rest of my life. However, I can eat it feasting my eyes on the gorgeous corner moulding that was made perfect with almost an entire tube of wood filler . . .
This just in: The Spouse and I have (apparently) not yet learned our lesson because we are elbow deep in the biggest home improvement project ever! Think big screen TV enclosure/fireplace/headboards. Weird combo, huh? Photos to follow if we don't end up in the hospital for an extended stay . . .(I'm going to be a good bloggist when The Spouse goes back to work in September, I promise!)
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