The list is long, friends – tile floors, new paint, a larger island with marble countertop, new faucets… we’ve got a LONG WAY TO GO in this kitchen, and at the same time, it’s as charming as all get out, and it’s an amazing space. ‘That whole two things can be true at the same time thing.

In my latest video, I’m sharing my efforts to give my kitchen a mid-summer pick-me-up. I got my hands on some fun bar stools, had a new tiny Persian rug, and felt like changing things up a bit so that Luga could be the star of the show. (I think I got inspired by our Old World Design Society Q and A call last week!)

I’ve got this thing about a statement piece being the focal point in a room, and darned if Luga isn’t a statement piece extraordinaire! Now she shines front and center when you walk in the room with no island blocking her view! It took me all day (of course, I cleaned along the way) and filmed along the way too, which was probably not the best idea as the skies were gray and heavy with much-needed incoming storms. The video came out grainy from lack of daylight, and that drives me batty (the perfectionist in me rages), but I’ve learned something about my true Youtube audience lately – they’re much more forgiving than I expected and want to see me working it out, grainy film or not. And boy, I sure worked it out in this one; I mean, have you ever lifted a butcher block? Let alone try to shove it across a room with an oven mitt to glide you?

Watch and find out! And Society members? Click here later today to enter the member’s only part of the blog where you can watch the Design call replay. Or click here to become a member, darling!