Kitchen

We worked very hard on the kitchen this weekend. We needed to get the cabinets up and and screwed in place and the backsplash together before Mom leaves this Weds. Having mom around has definately helped with the process of getting the house ready and liveable. We would not be in this position we are in right now if it was only Tim and I working on the house. Mom did all the painting and the kitchen floor and a bunch of other things. Here is the kitchen transformation so far:

Here is what the kitchen looked like to begin with. This was taken at the beginning of May.

Here is the kitchen about a month later. Took all the cabinets out.

 Moving the water lines.

Putting in a new door to the kitchen.

 Closing the old kitchen door off. By doing this, I have a really nice and big kitchen. As you see in the before, there was nothing in the kitchen. It was not even really a usable kitchen for someone who likes to cook and bake.

Here is putting the kitchen cabinets bases in their proper spot to see how everything looks.

Cabinets going up. Took all morning Saturday to put the cabinets up.

 Placing my new oven in place. (On Monday, Tim put the oven vent up). My diswasher goes where the box fan is right now. We just need to work on the dishwasher to make it become a permenant one.

The right side is where the refridgerator will go. There is a huge and deep cabinet on top with some smaller ones next to it. I even have two book shelves there. One for display and one for all my cookbooks.

Here is the backsplash started. Mom began it yesterday. There is going to be some green added to it over the sink and the oven. I think it looks sharp. I cannot wait to see it finished. It took us a few months to decide on what kind of design we would like. We also had ideas of colors but it was not until saturday night at lowes that we finalized them. It is hard to pick out colors when you are unsure about the color of the floor. The backsplash adds a lot to the kitchen.

We put on the rest of the plywood for the counter tops last night. We have not picked out any counter top yet. We have not been able to decide on what we want.  We still have quite about of work left on the kitchen. I am crossing my fingers that I will have a kitchen sink with water hooked up to it by middle of next month. It will take forever just to unpack all the kitchen boxes and figuring out where everything will go.

This weekend is our one year anniversary. It is hard to believe that it has been one year since I do. But Tim's mom bought us this hutch as a late wedding/early anniversary gift. I have been wanting one for a while, and I really like this one. It is heavy and real wood. I am glad that she was able to find us one.