Drum roll please....
This weekend marked a very important moment in our home renovations.....kitchen counters and backsplash!! Our kitchen was a conundrum, a hot mess, just plain gross looking with the carpeted floors, white and gold marbled countertops and the lovely drapes with those nasty sharp hooks on the back. It has been an adventure remodeling this room of the house. We started by punching the up the color and tiling the floor. The funny thing about the tile is that we grouted half of the kitchen one weekend and then I ended up getting the wrong color of grout for the other half of the kitchen. It wasn't too much darker, but it was noticeable. I guess I kind of thought maybe there was something wrong when I put the grout in, but I figured it was just because it was wet. Now, we've been digging grout out of the tiles for a couple weeks- that should be the last big job in the kitchen- regrouting. But, I'm not so worried about it anymore, I'm just ecstatic that our new countertops are in and I LOVE the faux tin backsplash, yay!
Notice the mirror above the sink- who doesn't love looking at their reflection as they slave away over dishes?!
Countertops removed; My dad raised up the other countertop so that we would have one continuous flow of space
After: We ended up getting laminate countertops, but they're glossy and speckled so they look like granite for a fraction of the price. We also extended the counter top into the living room a bit for a breakfast bar.
The faux tin backsplash- just plastic panels glued onto the wall, but it looks so good, especially with all the stainless steel appliances!
A little better view of what the countertop pattern looks like and how great everything looks in the kitchen. Now, if only we could get rid of that ceiling fan and the atrocious fluorescent lights that blind you.
Awesome Mary! It looks so good! You've been working so hard!