My New Kitchen!

The kitchen renovation is finally DONE!! (Well, there will be an hour’s worth of work in the morning, but heck, after all these weeks, what’s an hour, right?)

This is what the kitchen looked like on Sept 22, 2008.

The range side. Note the “fake†brick back splash and the fact that there is NOTHING at the left side of the range (no counter!).


The sink side. The cabinets were really in bad shape, had gouges in some of them especially the lower ones. The main ceiling light in front of the sink is history, as is the soffit.


How it looks now. Range side.


Sink side.




We got a new dishwasher and garbage disposal; the old ones were extremely noisy! The range and fridge will remain for now. When they get replaced, they will be white to go with the new color scheme. The range hood will have to be replaced when the range gets done. Not for a while, I hope!

Some of the tile murals. The grout is a deep blue, to coordinate with all the murals.
This one is Stained Glass Fruit. I have several accent tiles as well.


This is Tuscan Window Vineyard. Again, I have a few accent tiles from this.


More to come!

 

This is the lovely mural behind the range, I had rope tile installed to frame it. This is “Brillian Blue Moment, “ by Sharie Hatchett Bolhmann.


It is a scene from the Amalfi Coast, looking South.




There are also 2 unrelated accent tiles.




I’ve gained lots of counter space, under cabinet lights, and a bit more cabinet space. The ceiling lighting makes a HUGE difference to this room, which is a center room in the house with no windows to the outside. The sink has one huge bowl, just right for bathing pets, and a smaller bowl with the disposal hook up. The dogs got their baths in the “new†sink a few days ago. They fit fine, much to their dismay, lol.


[FONT=&quot]The counter top on the sink side came as all one piece! The new counter is Corian, color is Cobalt, a deep blue with small white flecks in it. [/FONT]
We also got matching Corian switch plates, and handles for all the cabinets and drawers. The demolition was on Sept 23rd, and we only just finished today. I am SO glad this project is over!
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LOL. yes I LOVE to cook. The original owners, the wife hated cooking; and she raised 3 children! So this is grand now.

Since last Thursday when all the basics were in place, I've made Beef Stew, Pot Roast, Pasta with Meat Sauce (with tomatoes from my own garden!) Those 6 weeks with no kitchen were tough on me, lol!

 

thank you, everyone. I really am enjoying this new kitchen!

Godiva: the fridge I have now has the freezer at the bottom, with the slide out drawers inside, and yes I do like that style! Now the microwave/hood combo . . . I prefer to have a landing place for the microwave. Having to hold the darn thing to get it out and down wouldn't be too convenient here.