The Kitchen:part 1
Friday, April 18th, 2008Here it is, the famous before shot. I love before shots. An excellent reminder and proof of all our hard work.

It’s not horrible and we definitely could have lived with it if we had to, but we plan on staying in this house for a while. Simply put, we want it how we want it.
The original wood cabinets were covered with laminate, which made them unpaintable, and they had that yucky moldy scent inside. And that tile!!! Need I say more. The floors in this picture are laminate wood. We moved them to another part of the house, so they could be reused, instead of thrown away. We saved and recycled evrything that we could. All the hardware was taken off and given away. The appliances (which were “vintage” and sink were all given away or sold on Craig’s list.
You can see more of the start to finish process HERE.
This is what we have finished so far. We need shelves on the very far right (you can’t see), curtains, trim above the cabinets and kick molding below. We also need to repair the sky light above, which brings in beautiful light during the day. The yellow paint isn’t as bright as it looks in this picture, it’s a bit warmer, and the ceiling is a beautiful shade of sky blue. I love it, I love it, I love it. Bright, cheery and colorful. Exactly how I like things.


























