This is what our kitchen looked like a couple of months ago.. with lots of stuff all over the counter. We had finally decided, or I guess I should say.. we finally had the money to move forward with remodeling the kitchen. I'd known what I wanted to do for a l-o-n-g t-i-m-e already.
The first photo is not a true "before" photo because I'd already painted over the faux tile back splash and darker wall color above the cabinets back in the fall, and started accumulating the bright colored decor I wanted for when everything was finished, but that is where we started from.
First, the painter came and removed all the cabinet doors and drawer fronts and took them to his shop for painting. Then we had a good friend of ours come in and make the modifications I wanted to some of our cabinetry. This part made a big difference in the overall look of the kitchen and I love it now! It's exactly what I'd envisioned in my mind.
Once all of that was done, the painter came back and taped us out of our kitchen for almost a week to spray the inside cabinets. This was definitely the hardest part, not being able to get into the pantry, the fridge or any part of the kitchen for that matter and having to eat out EVERY meal of the day, all day.. everyday... It sounds a little bit fun at first, like ooo.. where should we go out to eat now??? but it gets really old, really fast when you're going out to eat because you have to. Anyway, we survived and I'd totally do it all over again to get where we are now!
After the painting and the cabinet modifications were done, it was time for that long endured formica countertop with the wood trim edge & the old chipped sink that was rusting & rotting around the edges to finally come off and get hauled to the junk yard. YIPEE!!!!
OUT with the OLD.. IN with the NEW!!!
Next in line to be installed was the subway tile back splash, another thing I've wanted for a really long time... Once that started going up, the kitchen began to take on a finished look. It was so exciting!!! I could finally clean everything off and start putting all the colorful goodies back on the countertops! I still need to seal the grout though.
The painter came back in between tile installation and grouting to hang all the doors and drawer fronts back up with all their new hardware!
And then the kitchen remodel took the back seat for a while. All the big stuff except for my sliding pantry barn door & new lighting had been completed and my sister and her kids came into town, I had to switch focus and finish painting Sydnee's new room so we could get her moved and we had more family come into to town & stay with us for a big family reunion that just ended yesterday. It's been one thing after another.. and it's all good!
Now, I need to get back to work in the kitchen and..
*order my new lighting/get some electrical work done/install lights
*get the sliding pantry door built and installed
*rip out the old desk area/touch up paint/finish off new waterfall dresser nook
*seal the grout
*find and hang curtains
*all over finishing touches
*last.. and maybe even a while later... do a full inside pantry makeover with new shelving and paint
Oh! and..
*take an "in progress.. almost completed... kitchen re-do" photo to post, since I know the rest of my to-do list will take some time to completely finish and cross off.
The big before -n- after reveal with the kitchen totally finished will have to wait just a little bit longer.
