The Kitchen!

After weeks of work, the kitchen is done!

Before.

Before.

Cleaning phase. Doors off and being cleaned twice, sanded then primed before their first paint job.

First coat of black and the additional of the stainless steel frig. Old microwave gone (thanks Carolyn). You can still see the layer of primer on the bottom left.

New microwave in (thanks Mazers, Jordan and Bob). Second coat on the cabinets and moving our stuff in. This whole time Kimberly was painstakinly painting two coats of black paint on the front and back, sanding in between each coat. And then before you know it....

It's done!

Also, the desk area

Honestly, this project was the most time and labor intensive thing I have ever done. Staining my bedroom furniture was nothing compared to this. BIG props to my sister Kimberly for her insistance that together we could get this done, and her hours of work. She was right, but it was a challenge. Also thanks to my mom for all of her help and painting tips, Taylor for your cabinet cleaning expertise, and Susie & Bob for their cleaning and microwave installation help. I am just glad to now be settled into my kitchen after nearly a month a owning the house! TOTALLY worth it.

As much as I would like to sit back and cook, we still have one more task. The kitchen must now we painted. Maybe next weekend...