Kitchen Renovation

Since we were able to unload the house in IL, we have decided to make this one our own. The first thing we are tackling is some painting around the house and the kitchen as a whole. We have ordered new appliances which will be here on the 18th and the refrigerator was delivered yesterday. We-and by we I mean Todd- have also started painting the walls, covering the ugly maroon trim and removing the light fixture that we have lovingly nicknamed "The Monstrosity".

Some "before" pictures:



And now some "During" pictures:

"The Monstrosity" is gone. The plan is to replace it with either recessed lighting like the others that are already in there, or track lighting:



The maroon trim is painted around the sliding door and floor. Who paints their trim maroon???:

My new refrigerator...isn't she pretty!:


The color on the walls is called "Smokey Topaz", which is a rusty tan color which is one of the colors in our granite.

We plan on refinishing the cabinets ourselves and we also want to lay hardwood floors in the near future.

It's a big project, but we are having fun planning it out and implementing our ideas.