DIY

Our kitchen is DONE! True, nine months behind schedule. But whose counting?

Before

At It's Worst

After

And now a stroll down memory lane...

I get that the before photos do not give a full picture of what it looked like. I wish we had taken a broader picture instead of a bunch of close-ups. Let me just say it was ick. And as you can see, the fridge, dishwasher, sink and stove were on top of each other leaving the only cupboard space to the upper cabinets.

So we pushed back this wall:

To make room for this:


Then we switched the location of the sink with the stove to make for a better counter configuration:


Randal added 7 can lights in the ceiling and, at the last minute, under cabinet lighting.


Really our kitchen has been functioning for many months but for one final detail--the tile back splash. We have worked on that for the past two weekends. After literally a total of 24 hours tiling we were about to light these matches and burn the joint down.


But when it was finished the effect was amazing and may just be my favorite part.


No, this is my favorite part:


So are we hanging up our DIY tool belts?

Nope.

At the present this is our master bathroom:


Oh, even in such a state it's not the worst of the bathrooms. This is:


Complete with it's matching shower curtain.


We've got a long way to go.