Kitchen

I wanted to share some pictures of our kitchen of when we first moved in the house, to how it currently is now.  The only major things we did to it, was getting the new floors, and changing the light fixture.

The floors were professionally done, but I had the task of removing the ugly fluorescent light fixtures (there were two) that were in the kitchen.  What made the task even more painful, was that is was encased  in this molding whatyamacallit (sorry, don't know the name).  You can see it in the before pictures.  That thing was heavy, and I had to use a pry tool to remove it little by little on each corner.  Why would any one decide to put one of those ugly things, I don't know.  Then I had to patch up the holes left by the fluorescent lights, four in total.


I would love to have a mini chandelier in the kitchen, but the electrical box is not made for heavy light fixtures, so I decided to go ahead and install track lighting.  My husband thought it would look tacky, but hubby did not realize that they come in different styles and colors now, than they did back in his days :)

The ugly curtains came with the house

You can see part of the before light fixture here. 

Some other things I did was, installed under cabinet lighting and also on top, put molding on the window, paint, add an island and new window coverings.  The breakfast area is right off the kitchen, and it has gone thru it's little makeover too:

Before

And here are the after pictures:

I bought the island at a garage sale

I re-covered the chairs to match the pillows on the couch in the family room.  I also got a new chandelier, this is the same one that Pottery Barn sells (Bellora) but I got it at Overstock for much less.  

The biggest change I made in the kitchen was installing under cabinet lighting, it cost about $75 for all the lights, and honestly, it was money well spent, love how the kitchen looks at night because of the lights, and they are so easy to install.

I wish I had had true before and during pictures, but back then, I did not even know blogs existed.  I have so many changes to the house, and it would had been fun to have showed everyone.  

There are still some changes I would like to make to the kitchen, like paint the cabinets white, change the hardware, replace the backsplash with subway tile or mosaic,  get new countertops, and new sink and faucet, but unless I win the lottery, that is not happening any time (or years) soon.  

Hope you enjoyed the little tour of my little kitchen and breakfast area.

Kristel

Linking To:
House of Hepworths
The Shabby Creek Cottage
Days of Chalk and Chocolate
At the Picket Fence
Shabby Nest
Savvy Southern Style
Chic on a Shoestring Decorating
Fingerprints on the Fridge
A Blondes diy Life
Funky Junk Interiors

No Minimalist Here
Evolution of Style

Thrifty Decor Chic