The Kitchen Remodel

After one year of waiting and planning, one weekend of demo, and two weeks of construction the kitchen is finally finished. I'm glad this was our last big project because I'm not sure I'll be able to handle anymore construction mess for a long time. This was most definitely not a project we did ourselves. We hired a guy that works for the seminary who can basically build a house from the foundation up without breaking the bank. Here's the summary of all he did for us:

1. Removed/replaced cabinet facing and doors on upper cabinets in kitchen and buffet area in the breakfast room (he made the doors himself!).

2. Completely rebuilt lower cabinets in the kitchen.

3. Removed old laminate countertops and replaced with granite.

4. Installed new light above sink and new vent hood.

5. Built microwave/pantry cabinet.

6. Built a sweet appliance drawer in the old pantry area.

7. Removed/replaced backsplash tile.

8. Matt also removed the sagging fan and installed a new breakfast room chandelier (not pictured).

Here's how the kitchen looked before we bought and moved in. Looking at it now, I'm not sure what we were thinking. Wow, it needed a lot of work.

Here's how it's been the last year or so. Looking from the living room toward the breakfast room (sink side):

(sorry the angle is off)

Looking from the living room toward the breakfast room (oven side):

Looking from the breakfast room toward the living room (sink side):

Looking from the breakfast room toward the living room (oven side):

Other views:

Awesome appliance drawer. Love!