Now we're talking!

Okay, so now we've ripped out the kitchen cabinets. I should have taken a picture of the cabinets before ripping them out, but I'll have to live with this one: after cabinets and before paint.













And now here is the after of that corner with the blue paint on the walls and the white trim.


Here is a wide shot of the kitchen and really the picture does not do it justice. Considering our kitchen used to be half the size that it is now, with dark falling-apart cabinets and hideous flooring. It has really come a long way. I'm actually rather amazed at how much I've been able to do in a short amount of time. Much of this I've done in the past 2 weeks. Whew!

The really good news is that I calculated out that I can put in all new cabinets (replacing those that I've ripped out and put in two new ones above the new counter) for just over $1000. Typically, we wouldn't be able to afford this, but everything that I've read says that money put into a kitchen remodel comes back to you in resale value. Considering the condition of the kitchen before and what I hope to be the after, we should definitely recoup the costs.