Drum Roll Please . . . Ta Da!

It seems like forever since I have been able to post.  We have worked our butts off with little to show for it until now.  There has been more moving, unpacking, organizing and the day to day things that take up all the time too.  While we have made progress on Zach's room that I could show, tonight's blog entry is dedicated to the kitchen.  It is, after all, the heart of the home.   It is also the room I have been most anxious to complete, and I am sure all of you have been anxious to see how my countertop treatment turned out.  ("Countertop treatment" sounds so much better than saying I painted my countertops!)  Regardless of semantics, the fact is that it turned out great.

Before the unveiling, let me remind you of where we started.

As you can see, we are 99% of the way there.  We still need to do trim around the microwave, but everything else is done.  We removed the range hood and repainted it white, as well as repainting the black accents on it.  Really the only things we bought were the sink, microwave, cooktop and the materials to make the new counter/bar area where we removed the wall.  Everything else was refreshed and re-used.  The countertop treatment turned out WAY beyond my expectations and these photos really don't do it justice.  If anyone needs a relatively easy and inexpensive way to give your kitchen a facelift, I highly recommend it.  http://www.gianigranite.com/

With the kitchen complete, all that remains upstairs is the bathroom - which is a biggie.  We have our eye on a nice Jacuzzi tub and are saving up for it.  In the meantime, I will paint the bathroom and install the lights I picked up at the Re-Store for $5 each!