Remodeling finally complete!

For any of you who have ever been on this long and twisty journey of remodeling, you know that those words - remodeling complete - may never be uttered from the lips of a homeowner. However - dare I say it? - I think our kitchen remodel may actually be finished! Here's a couple "before" pictures:

I really think those awesome black and yellow walls will come back into style one day! Right! So, I guess I really didn't get complete Before pictures, because there used to be this awesome fake cardboard paneling glued onto the walls (which would be the black swirls - black tar glue!). So, we took those down about a year ago, so this was the result.

The second picture down is midway through the destruction - we had to completely gut the entire kitchen, take out the cupboards and everything, because there was no insulation on the wall where all our plumming is! No wonder our pipes keep freezing! Plus, we had 2 outlets in our entire kitchen (the refridgerator was plugged into an extension cord, and the coffee maker, toaster oven, George Foreman, dishwasher, microwave, and any other random electrical appliances shared a second outlet - not fun!), so Chris, being the awesome guy he is, rewired the entire kitchen so we now have 18 outlets!!!!!!!!!!!! (Excuse me while I go give my rockin' husband a kiss). Yes, we have enough plugs for a built-in dishwasher and a garbage disposal.

So, after all the rewiring, it was time to get the new cupboards and counters in (Chris did the counters himself), along with new flooring (Chris did it), new lighting (Chris put it in), and new texture and paint on the walls (yup - Chris did it, but I did help). The very last project to do was the door and window frames, which were completed this weekend!! And here's the after shots:

I LOVE our new kitchen - it's so bright and clean and perfect. So... we got this project finished just in time to move and let some renters enjoy the fruits of our labor, while we start out all over again!! But, at least we get a break for a year while we're living in Medford, so that will be a relief. In the meantime, feel free to come over for a dinner party in our newly remodeled kitchen (just don't use our bathroom, it's not remodeled yet!).