I took the "now" photos of our kitchen last weekend when I noticed the yummy light and I was admiring the work that Doug has done. I love that this kitchen is a combination of Doug's elbow grease and my "Can we please try this color on the cabinets?"
The photo above was taken standing in front of the door that leads to the garage, looking left toward our front door entrance. There's Lucky the dog on his favorite rug, guarding the front door.
Here's what our kitchen looked like when we first bought this house. Notice the arched doorway and front door in the center of the photo...
And after shot below...
Wow - right?!?! And yes, that is a dish drainer full of clean dishes on our counter. Kind of gives a sense of just stopping by unannounced, eh? I actually took these photos spur-of-the-moment to text to my friend, Connie. I loved them so much that I decided to bust them out in a before/after post, hence the lived-in-factor. There's also a laundry rack later in this post. :o)
Anyway! The hood over the stove wasn't vented to outside, nor was that cabinet high enough to accommodate a microwave/stove hood. Doug raised that section of cabinet a little higher, and a contractor friend of ours installed a vent before finally installing the microwave.
So, yeah. That's our new kitchen! There are still some things to be added to walls, and I need to decide on window treatments, but we love it already.
It was so fun seeing the before and after photos while creating this post.
I hope you enjoyed it too!
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