So, this little family of ours resides in a quaint little home that I purchased over 5 years ago. Throughout the time I've lived in it, I've been trying to update it and make it more livable little by little. I'm always nesting, what can I say? We've updated bathrooms with tile floor (ripped up carpeting previous owners had), we've painted, we've redone the air ducts, we've painted again, we've put in wood floors in one living area, we walled up the old bar, Sam's put a lot of work into the yards, we've redone some lighting in a couple rooms, and we've installed a few new appliances. But, I've always wanted an updated kitchen. This was one of the items on my constant list I have in my head of things I'd like to change in the house... don't you have one of those? I'm sure we all do, and after meeting with our realtors to give us ideas on how we can better sell our home later on, we were told that updating the kitchen would be helpful.
Since I want the use out of it and want to enjoy it a little while it's still ours, we decided to go for it and get new counters and back splash, new stove top (switched from electric to gas), new sink, and a more neutral wall color. Before we knew it, we had a great interior decorator/consultant, and she organized everything! Sam and I (along with my father-in-law's help!!) are accustomed to handling our own renovations and just getting things done throughout the weekends and breaks when we can. Projects typically take much longer when we are doing it ourselves, so coordinating with a consultant who helped us and got the best prices for us was awesome! I used to think it was cheaper to do it all ourselves, and maybe it is... but add up the endless trips to Home Depot or Lowe's and the numerous pieces of equipment we find ourselves needing, I'm thinking we may have saved money! Just a thought. Oh, and add a crawling, cruising infant to the mix and the DIY big projects have just become "DIY-while entertaining/watching/protecting-your-baby-while-maintaining-your-sanity-and-your-marriage"... Nope! Not doing that! So, thank you to SUE for making this big transformation a huge success and so easy for us!
Here are some before, during, and after pictures so you can see our new kitchen!
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| Electric stove top and low microwave |
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| Blue paint and old sink |
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| Goodbye counters, sink, and back splash! |
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| Counters and new sink - without back splash and without new paint |
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| Counters and back splash! :) |
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| gas stove and higher microwave - you may not be able to tell, but it was raised 2+ inch |
And, here's a look at the finished kitchen:
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