Our New Kitchen

It has been a little over 2 years since we bought our "dream home".  When we found this house, it was everything we had dreamed of!   It was in a great neighborhood, close to the kids' school and had plenty of room for our family.  However, it needed a little TLC.  We were so excited to buy a house and make it our own.  We had plans for every room, and we were eager to get started.  I'm not sure how many people do this, but boy were we surprised at how much time it really takes to remodel a house!  And we aren't even close to finished.  A few weeks into it, we decided to break it up into "phases".  Phase one was to just make it nice.  We painted every room, replaced a few light fixtures and put in new flooring in the main area.  Then we moved on to my favorite phase- the kitchen!  And, finally it is complete!! 

This was the original kitchen before we bought the house:

I loved the size and the layout, but it was so dark and filled with brass and hunter green.  I'm sure this was top of the line in the nineties, but it was definantly not our style.

As soon as we closed, we painted the cabinets and the walls (green of coarse!).  Then, over time we added new cabinet hardware and replaced the horrid green and brass ceiling fan and faux painted bronze light.

Notice, the green linoleum lives on...

After Christmas this year, we decided it was time for a mini overhaul.  We found a great kit at Home Depot to refurbish the counter tops.  Hallelujah, no more green marble print laminate!  With the kit, they are now black with silver and gray flecks- much much better!!

Then, we added a new back splash and a new faucet with the pull out sprayer, and a new soap dispenser... I am in kitchen heaven!

Finally my wonderful husband ripped up the green monster, and replaced it with quite possibly the most beautiful tile I have ever seen. (Yes, I am bias, but really- the green was horrible)  PS- the tile took a little longer than planned!  We lived in a construction zone for a few weeks, with our stove and refrigerator banished to the dining room.  Luckily, the refrigerator was still able to be plugged in and functional, however there were no 220 outlets for the stove.  I can't say that I was completely devastated, but I wasn't able to cook for 2 weeks.  We became very creative with the crock pot and the microwave!  You would think eating out everyday would be OK, but it got old pretty fast! Although, having no flooring to worry about gave me a chance to put a final coat of paint on the cabinets.

And this is what we have now, our dream kitchen:

Of coarse, it wouldn't be perfect without a little redecorating...

Just want to add a little thank you to the most wonderful husband in the world... no matter how neurotic I am, he still tries to make me happy!  And, always succeeds!