The Walls Incarnadine
More home improvement under way.Here's Kathy, looking rather brawny, at work on another kitchen soffit. (I had never heard the word "soffit" before commencing this project. A useful word, that is if we're using it correctly.)
As our shade of red, cheerfully described as "cranberry zing," was darker than we feared (if brighter than we would have liked), we decided to sacrifice another part of the kitchen to the Red Gods.
And here's the result.
posted by dubjay at 4:19 PM
6 Comments:
I think you have those two photos reversed.
Ooooh - I am glad you painted that "soffit" too. It looks great!
-Patricia
I don't think you are using the term "soffit" correctly. I've run into the word in the context of "soffit vents" venting an attic to the outside world. Looking in the dictionary, the word applies specifically to the horizontal underside of a cornice, not a vertical moulding, which is what you are showing. Sorry...
I uploaded the two photos in exactly the right order. Blogger reversed them in its own charming way.
I'm sorry not to have the word "soffit" to use anymore. It's so much easier than "vertical moulding," which doesn't actually mean anything to me.
From Wikipedia:
"In modern architecture, a soffit can be installed on the underside of a ceiling to fill the space above the kitchen cabinets, at the corner of the ceiling and wall. Typically made from gypsum wallboard, over 2x4 studs, the soffit is also made from a wide range of building materials."
This *has* to be true, because I read it on the Internet!
--Kathy H.
hjf seems to be conducting a charm offensive.
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