How Far We've Come in the Kitchen Department

Here's a classic Before and After shot of the kitchen. We borrowed the sink and faucet ideas from friends who recently re-did their kitchen (which looks hip & hot & fantastic); the sink is double with a large deep left basin and a shallow smaller right one that comes with this cute & cool drain tray. The tap set is tall and looks a bit like a tulip. Practical and fun!

Finally the peninsula has an overhang for the kids to sit at on our new stools and eat some freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and share their deepest fears and secrets with their June Cleaver-esque mom. Well, the cookies are probable. Don't hold your breath for the rest.

We're still deciding on backsplash tile and light fixture. I think it's a bit of an improvement over the original, don't you agree?

Yikes! This was one alarmingly hideous kitchen, and looking at this photo I can practically feel that film of 15 year old grease under my fingertips. Shudder.