When we remodeled the kitchen at our last house, we took out the tiny excuse for a pantry, and instead turned it into an alcove for the refrigerator. Except that the refrigerator was about an inch too wide to fit. So we took out the wall, turned the studs sideways, and slapped a sheet of plywood over it. Then, to cover the plywood, Melissa added a beautiful sunflower mosaic, made from leftover tiles and broken plates from Dollar Tree.
When we started the outdoor kitchen here at Livin’ The 10, we knew we wanted something unique. We also needed something weather-resistant on the back of the cabinets. We talked about several options, but quickly settled on doing a set of mosaics. Today, we started in on the first one.
Below, Melissa is buttering the outline for Chocolate the Donkey, who will be appearing in our Sunrise mosaic.
Eryk and Macy helped break up the tiles for Chocolate’s body from some scraps we had leftover from the top. Below, they’re showing off their handiwork.
Once Chocolate was set, we were off to the sunrise. If you’ve seen any of the sunrise photos from the blog, you know we have the most beautiful sunrises here at Livin’ The 10. Here’s Eryk setting some of the turquoise band…
And Iain helping out, too.
Iain looks just like me, but he acts just like Melissa. This photo makes me think of that television scene in Forest Gump….
Macy did her share as well.
It’s neat to watch your kids put together what amounts to a jigsaw puzzle without being able to see the final picture, and having to literally make up the pieces as you go along. They did a great job!