And the Now

Wow!  Considering I know that I don't even have a handful of people checking this out, I wasn't in a fevered rush to get this post completed.  Plus, my kitchen would not stay clean long enough for me to take an updated picture.  My apologies if you have been checking daily for the reveal.  Hee hee. 
Let's start with the before:

 Notice the height of the cupboards, the placement of the refrigerator and the island. 

 And the linoleum.  It was not "nice" linoleum.

And now, TA DA!!!!

 More cabinet space, much taller.  We moved the fridge over and now there is a perfect spot for the coffee maker.  We added a double oven (I cannot live without one after having one in our previous home) and we had the plumbing moved to turn the island and make more counter space and more functionality.  We chose a lightly sanded black painted island and a gorgeous medium glazed brown for the wall cabinets.  Drawers on the outside by the table for napkin, placemat, and misc. storage.  Love, love, love my kitchen!

 And the horrendous red is gone and replaced by a lovely green.  We have found backsplash tile and will get around to it someday.  Hopefully a soon someday.  Like my 'B'?  Found that on Etsy here.

And my FLOOR!!!  I admire it every day.  Seriously.  It's six inch planks and absolutely lovely.  It is also so much nicer than tile on the bare feet. 

One room reveal is now complete.  This was the most dramatic, so the rest may be an utter disappointment, but I am still loving everything we have done in every room. 

I have linked this post to a favorite blog that I follow, Thrifty Decor Chick.  Click here for more kitchen redos and reveals.  =)