Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Day 42, Kitchen Remodel

Today is exactly 3 weeks since I've given an update on our kitchen remodel! I am so sorry! I just haven't had the time to update with pictures! Since our last update, it seems like a lot has happened. The floors have been prepped for tiling, walls have been textured, and Jason spent one weekend painting. The most important thing is that our cabinets got installed last week! We were so excited to come home and see that- what a difference! Unfortunately, it wasn't until after the cabinets were installed that we realized how much they blend with the newly painted walls. We really want the cabinets to stand out, and yellow just wasn't right. So, since then, with Jason's mom's help, we've picked out different colors and Jason's mom came and spent her day repainting for us today. Isn't she awesome?! We know how lucky we are!
Over the weekend, we had people come out to give us quotes on quartz (silestone) and granite countertops. We wish we could go with quartz, but the market for granite seems to be much more competitive (reasonable), so we settled on granite. Tomorrow, Ron, our contractor, will begin tiling the floors, and the countertops will be installed later this week. There's still a lot to do, like pick out our sinks, faucets, pendant lights, dining room light, backsplash, etc. I hope to give another update this weekend!
This used to be part of our eating area!
The holes for the microwave and oven will be cut to size later this week.
A bigger window for more light into the kitchen.
Our mocha brown island!
The french doors leading outside.

3 comments:

The Lomeli clan said...

Wow, it's beautiful! I couldn't wait to see the pictures, so I looked at them before reading.

Christa said...

Oh my goodness! It is looking so good!

Jamie said...

WOW! That looks fantastic! And with all that room you could host a mom's cooking night...how about Vietnamese? Just kidding, don't want to rush you!