We have now completed phases 2 & 3 of our remodel. 1- Granite counter tops which we had installed, and 2- a new slate back splash that was a DIY job. (Mostly by my He-man hubby!) Like most of you out there in the real world, we are on a budget and like to use cash for major purchases. For that reason we do still have all of our old appliances, though we might phase them out over time.
Here she is BEFORE. (Yes my kitchen is a "she" because in a house full of boys I need some company!)
Here are some shots during the back splash INSTALL PICTURES. The old tile was white and the forest green color that was popular back in 1999. We went with slate instead of travertine. The color is called Mongolian desert that we felt went with our new granite called Taboo.
And (sigh of happiness) AFTER:
It was definitely worth the 9 month wait!
We are linking up with our girl Kimba over at A Soft Place To Land for her weekly DIY party!
46 comments:
Oh my gosh! I love it Jamey! You guys did a GREAT job!!! It looks amazing! :)
I LOVE it!! It is gorgeous, I know you are excited!!
Wow! It looks awesome! What a transformation! Cogratulations! :)
It looks amazing! Love, love, love it! I can't believe the difference the cabinet painting made. So pretty!
Great job! Hope you guys had an wonderful Christmas!
XOOX
Jen
PS - love that scalloped cake plate too!
I have seen it in person (not to brag) and it is as beautiful in person as it looks in the pics. You did such a great job, the transformation is amazing!
Absolutely gorgeous!!! Love it all, but especially the cabinets - you are very talented!!!
WOW!!!! It looks amazing. Good work you guys!
Wow! The white cabinets, the granite, the tiles...oh my. You must feel so happy to have such a gorgeous and finished kitchen.
Wow, it looks amazing! Definitely worth the wait!
Beautiful! Definitely a great "after wow"!!
gorgeous. she looks just like her mother!
Wow! Gorgeous! I love it. We are soooo ready to redo our kitchen cabinets. I'm really wanting to paint as well, but so nervous to do so. I'm going to try to tackle it this winter (keeping my fingers crossed I don't screw it up!).
I would say it was definitely worth the wait. It all looks fabulous.
Carla
WOW! Jamey--that looks beautiful. What a difference.
Lisa B.
Beautiful! Aah, wish my husband was "handy" (*sniff*)
Gorgeous!
I'm slightly jealous because I have the disgusting white and hunter green.
-Jill :)
You guys did an amazing job. Love the new tile. The whole kitchen is just fantastic.
Great work, Enchantress #1! (and Hubby.) She is beautiful!
Oh, it looks so beautiful!!
I'm impressed...especially with the backsplash...great choice!
This is yummy!! It looks just awesome!!! Love the cabinets! Love the granite AND the backspash!! LOVE IT!!
Who makes the paint you used on the cabinets? Where did you get it? We are getting geared up to paint our kitchen cabinets too!
Great job!
Lou Cinda :)
Looks amazing. What an inspiration you are. I have been pondering my kitchen redo for this year and I've definitely bookmarked yours for my reference. Thank you so much for sharing!
"She" looks gorgeous!
Lovely!!!
I love the backsplash. The color is beautiful!
It looks WONDERFUL! I love the colors in the backsplash AND the granite. I also love the cabinet color! It's all beautiful.
Wow - you made great choices. I love the slate with the cabinets - gorgeous!
My hats off to you both. It turned out gorgeous. Beautiful.
Wow, what a beautiful kitchen! Enjoy!
Beautiful! Congratulations.
Wow! what a transformation! I love it. You did a great job!
Natalie
I love what you did with your kitchen. It is gorgeous! I would want to spend hours in there. Great job!
Beautiful! I'm dying to paint my oal cabinet and I am wondering if you had any issue with chipping or peeling of the paint, now that you've lived with them a while? Thanks!
I love the backsplash. The color is beautiful!
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It looks awesome! I just loooovvvve the cabinets and the tile and granite are gorgeous! Just Lovely!!
Looks fabulous. Congrats on the DIY job.
It looks gorgeous!! What an inspiration! I need to re-read your cabinet post on how you did those.. I don't really want to take on a new project right now but this is soo tempting!!
Thank you!!
gorgeous!!!!!!!
it looks amazing! Good choice on the back splash colors.
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Looks FAB!! LOVE the tile! How'd you paint the cabinets? Is there a tutorial on your blog? I'd really like to paint my bathroom cabinets.
Thanx,
Janae
It looks gorgeous!
Oh my there are already so many comments. It looks wonderful. miss you. ANDEE
lots of hard work that paid back BIG time!!
yes there is a "how to" of sorts, if you click on the link at the top of this post, after "remember when i painted my cabinets"
the paint is holding up great and we still love the results.
We actually need to do a back splash too! Was it difficult?
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