That is One Geeky Kitchen

I love my kitchen. I am sure people think I am crazy but in my 30's I really started to let my geekiness shine. Some people cover their kitchen in roosters, some prefer flower, I cover mine in superheroes and lots of them. I had someone tell me that they admired the fact that I didn't over think things, I just went with it. They liked how childlike it was because adults sometimes hold back; worried what others would think. Hmmmm.... I think that was a compliment. So here is my kitchen. We just went with it. It really is great my husband and I are so alike.

So for lack of a better word we are going for kitschy. Kind of like the walls of Cracker Barrel or Applebees but better because it is done with superheroes. It isn't complete and I will post more pictures as we finish more but here is what we have so far.

This is probably one of my favorite items in our kitchen. Batman and I had a lot of fun doing this one kidless weekend. We spent hours on the floor at our favorite comic book store combing through the 50 cent comics for the perfect pictures of our favorite characters; then coming home to cut them out and paste them down. We started with a simple Melltorp Table Top from IKEA and Lalle Legs from IKEA. I figured this way if I messed up I wouldn't be as upset with myself because I didn't spend a lot of money on the table. We slowly started decoupaging the layout with Mod Podge Super Glossy. Then we sprayed a couple of coats of Mod Podge Acrylic sealer over that. It came out pretty awesome. I may eventually put an epoxy over the entire thing but I am terrified of it ruining our hard work.

We have been collecting action figures from various places for a couple years now. When we moved in to our house a year ago we bought a couple corner shelves so we could display them. One of our yearly geek trips is to Asheville Toy Expo. It is a great place to pick up some awesome action figures. We pick what we like. We don't care if they are in perfect condition or in the package. We don't plan on trying to sell them later. They are totally for our enjoyment. Above those we have some comic books framed.

On our wall we have some tin signs that are mass produced but we also make sure to pick up some unique art while we are at Dragon*con and A.C.E. every year. The TYME Wonder Woman and Zatanna pinup art is by Al Abbazia at Martini Avenue. The drawings of the kids are done by Brent Brown at ACE every year. Make sure to stop by and get your caricature drawn if you ever make it to A.C.E. The Batman and Robin in front of the moon is done by Neil Adams.

Then of course I have a coffee cup collection. 

And what I wouldn't do to also say I had this in my kitchen...

Seen here in one of our favorite shows.

Unfortunately I don't have the $300-500 that it goes for on ebay. Then there is the whole worry that if I did finally buy it for myself my lovely children would for sure end up breaking it.

Weekend Project Rundown 1/30

Weekends without kids mean a list of items to check off. Not sure I checked off a single thing that was actually on my list but I did get some things accomplished.

We finally put shelves in the closet. We have a long closet with doors on either side. The middle was basically useless. It had become this pile of stuff I didn't feel like I would need anytime soon so I threw it it the middle. This was originally Batman's project but due to my need to control everything I ended up in the cramped closet with him. It probably went a lot faster because of I helped so hopefully he appreciated it. While they aren't exactly pretty (who is going to see them), they are functional and cost under $30. During a quick trip to Home Depot we bought a 4'x8' and had them cut it down into 4-2'x4' boards (love that Lowe's or Home Depot will do this for you). Then bought 4-2"x2"s and cut them each in half. Drilled them to either side of the wall. Then put the 2'x4' boards over them. Voila! Storage! Wonder Woman has a place to put her boots.

Two quick random projects this weekend. I was tired of my plugs getting tangled on the floor beside my bed so I screwed the powerstrip. I now don't have to fumble around in the dark on the floor when I need to plug my phone in either. Then we bought Light Angel as in impulse buy standing in line at Hancock fabrics. I have to get up at 6:00 to get the kids read and tend to the animals. I don't want to wake up Batman (he was out late fighting crime the night before) so this works perfect. It only comes on when it is dark, it relies on motion to turn on, and it is dim enough that I can see what is in my closet but doesn't disturb the person laying in bed. We will see how long the batteries last but so far it works well. I was pleasantly surprised since I think most of the "As seen on TV products are good ideas but poorly executed and it didn't get great reviews on Amazon.

Another project I had not planned on completing was my filing cabinet. Since we moved I haven't had one that was easy accessible. I was in desperate need because my to be filed piles are all over the place! We also needed a second side table so I decided I would just use the filing cabinet as my side table since we don't have an office space. I have some odd OCD tendencies. My house is usually a wreck, my car is worse, but hand me a filing cabinet and some file folders and I go crazy. They have to be "pretty" and in order by color, ROYGB is the only way to go. Weird I know. Based on this guess which My Little Pony is my favorite.

What didn't I get done? The damn chairs! They are all over the place. Three kinds of chairs. I did buy the vinyl but then decided once I tore off the old vinyl that maybe I wanted to do something a little different than I originally thought. Thanks youtube!