Chris made it for me last year out of some barn wood (off the barn out back) and some old two by fours that he took out of one of our walls.
The room really brightened right up but we could tell as soon as we finished painting that removing all that extra trim would really make the whole room feel so much more open.It was one of those jobs that really extended how long this whole project took by a lot, but in the end it was worth it..
So down came all that trim!.We removed those little wavy pieces over the windows as well as all the trim running along the tops of the cabinets.. We were actually able to cut those same pieces of oak trim down to fit our new design, so that was really convenient.Instead of having one long piece of trim running all along the ceiling and joining all the cabinets together, we decided to trim out each individual upper cabinet.
That really maximized the openness of the ceiling and kind of gives the feeling of individual pieces of furniture in the room.I love this look for a kitchen because it’s both an updated look and also totally appropriate for an old farmhouse like ours..
This was a pretty simple job overall, but one with a really big impact.
Those are always the best projects aren’t they?.Since they require so little work and don’t really create any dishes other than one bowl, it’s one that I find I can make whenever I feel like it – kind of on an “as-needed” basis.
But of course, feel free to triple or quadruple the recipe if you want to make a bunch to bring for a larger group!.OK, so the half cookie is just because I ate a little too much right out of the mixing bowl.. Once you’ve got your 9.5 cookies on your cookie sheet, just stick them in the fridge for 10 minutes or so and you’ll be ready to chow down guilt-free-ish!
Of course these cookies still have quite a bit of sugar in them, but the sweetness from the maple syrup is so much better than the huge amount of white sugar that the original recipe had!I’ve tried this recipe with honey too and I liked it, but it wasn’t Kennedy’s favorite because she’s not much of a honey girl..
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