So today I had planned to post my first trimester update, along with a little bump shot, BUT the last big piece of our kitchen reno arrived yesterday. (Double oven on an electric range for the win!) I couldn't contain my excitement and just had to get this post up!
Guys. This kitchen was seriously almost the death of me. We decided before even moving in we were going to have all of the popcorn ceilings scraped and painted. Sounds so, so easy. And apparently it is, but clean is not even an option when doing ceilings. We worked with a great crew but there just was no way to contain 1500 square feet of downstairs dust without traces being left behind. Such a mess. Take the smell of the paint and dust and couple that with my first trimester. I was nothing but nauseous 24/7.
We also didn't do things in the best order. After the first offer on our condo fell through our loan had to be re-written. The meant our closing date was pushed back. But that also meant ALL of our contractors had to rescheduled their jobs. Unfortunately our counter company was in a super busy season and it was either the original scheduled date or we would be waiting months for them to be installed. So we took the plunge and put the quartz counters in first. Word of advice to anyone re-doing a kitchen: NEVER put your counters in first. But I digress.
One of the biggest changes we made was knocking out two huge cabinets that were on either side of the window. It opened the kitchen up and made it look so bright! Best decision we made in this room. A few open shelves and some of my favorite items make this room pop every time I walk into it.
The cabinets are in okay condition. We originally wanted to replace them, but it just wasn't in the budget. I am hoping to recover from all of the "projects" and then in a few years save up and replace them all. In the meantime we opted to have them painted a soft gray. That with new knobs dressed them right up. We upgraded all of the appliance except the refrigerator. The previous owners were kind enough to leave it for us even though we hadn't asked for it. This saved us a bit of money that we were able to use on upgrading our backsplash. We went with a white and gray herringbone stone.
And of course our coffee bar goes everywhere we do. I basically staged it the exact same. It was in our sunroom/playroom at the condo. However, I love having it so close to the kitchen in this home. Definitely makes grabbing a cup while baking super convenient.
Just a few small details stand between us and a completely finished kitchen. We couldn't be happier with how it came out and can't wait enjoy many meals and festivities in this sweet, sweet space!
