I know I promised some house project updates awhile back and I'm finally giving you one. We put in granite counter tops and a tile back splash for Christmas. Wahoo! This was the last of our house projects (on the inside). It took us from May until January to get the entire house done and it looks much better now. Anyway, here are some pictures of before.
This is a light beige/pink Formica counter top and back splash. Yuck. It was so ugly and dated looking. We also didn't like the drop-in oven either so we got rid of that.
Here are the after pictures...
The granite is just so shiny!!
The cabinets are the same but I think they look a ton better now. We upgraded the stove to stainless steel. We obviously didn't install the granite ourselves but we did do the tile back splash!
It was a serious pain. My sweet and patient hubby did it the way I want because he loves me so much. He kept telling me that it was going to be A LOT of work but I didn't believe him. We had over 100 tiles and only 11 did NOT get cut. That's a lot of tedious time in front of a tile saw. We had some major setbacks and it took us more than twice as long as planned but it is DONE!!! Also, Jaren installed new under and over-cabinet lighting (see pictures above) . It just looks great!
The worst parts of doing a big kitchen project are living with the mess, not having a usable sink or oven for a few days (which means lots of eating out), and cleaning up the mess. But it was worth it! So glad I have a very handy husband who can do projects and save us money. Thanks honey!
P.S. I did help too! A lot! Even though Jaren might have thought I was just watching over his shoulder to make sure he did it perfect. :)
