Kitchen Renno, part deaux

Though we are still not finished (no thanks to Home Depot and their flooring that is out of stock), the kitchen renno is coming along nicely.

I am so proud of Brandon for working so hard on this day in and day out. I know it's easy to get sucked into the couch after having lunch and wasting the rest of the day away. I appreciate you Babe, even if I don't always show it.

Here is an updated photo after the cabinet hinges came and the doors were hung.

It is so much brighter and cheery in the kitchen now. Although I was a little skeptical about the hinges, they look great. (The hinges on these doors are pretty specific and didn't come in black so we had to order oil brushed bronze.)

There are still some pieces of the cabinets that need some touch up and then Brandon will get the knobs and pulls installed. We went with a cup pull for the drawers.

And an extra large knob for the doors - to help keep finger prints off the white cabinets.

The past few days Brandon has been working on the new tile backsplash. We chose a gray tile and we both liked them cut larger with the subway tile look. Fortunately we agree on a lot, and it's really turning out great.

Laying the first tiles

Had some trouble with some of the cuts around the outlets but got it all up

Completed tile with grout. Just waiting for it to harden before do the final sponge-off.

It's looks really good. Not the full remodel we would've like to have been able to afford, but still updates the place a TON! There's still plenty of work to be done. In addition to the cabinet painting, new tile, new wall paint, hinges/pulls/knobs, and (eventually) new floors, it's forced us to pull everything out of the cabinets. I'm getting rid of stuff we never use, reorganizing where to place some things and developing a strategy for kitchen organization. We need to re-do the shelves in our pantry because it's a weird shape so hopefully we can accomplish that as well.

Happy Changing!