House to Home: The Kitchen

I'm going to do some before and after's as I decorate the new house.  I was gonna wait until I was completely done with each room, but that might take a while, so I'll share as I go. 
This is what the kitchen looked like when we bought the house:



Oak Cabinets and Green Countertops circa 1990

And this is my sweet husband putting up my open shelving:

I love this dork. :)

These are the walls before my shelves:

One bracket down, 11 to go.



And now the "after" pictures:

I love how it has turned out, looks just like I hoped.  And my shelves make the whole room look so good!

Here's what we've completed:

Ripped out the side short cabinets

Put on new countertops

Painted the cabinets a bone color

Put new hardware on the cabinets

Replaced the faucet

Painted the walls

New switch plate covers

Replaced the stove and dishwasher(total blessing find)

Added an over the range microwave

Bought a rolling cart island to help with counter space

Things I still want to accomplish:

Making window treatments

Adding baseboards and trim around chimney

Adding a shelf or some cute antique to other side of chimney

Getting a matching stainless fridge(long term goal)

Replacing the light fixtures

And I know it looks like we spent a lot of money, but I was really resourceful and found lots of deals, so we were able to knock out a lot of projects and it turned out great!  I love re-design, and at least I'm using my degree in some way. 

  

Before



After



More to come and I'll update as we finish our list. 

Thanks for stopping by the homestead!