Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Bye, Bye Butcher Block

Before:
AFTER:
X Refinished cabinets
X New hardware
X Installed new disposal
X GRANITE!!! NEW SINK!!!
X Coaxed old home teacher into fixing plumbing (Required 1 banana bread - PS Anna, your recipe was a hit!)
X Coaxed husband and prior mentioned h.t. into mounting microwave
X Spent Labor day Laboring on backsplash - a whole lot of sweat, hopefully a lot of equity...











13 comments:

Allison said...

Your kitchen looks amazing! Good work! (emphasis on the work part - whoa!) You can no longer deny that you can pretty much do anything, Shari. I'm glad Jake is liking Kindergarten too. Mrs. Honeycomb - classic.

Anonymous said...

You will LOVE the granite counter tops. Use Simply Green to clean it (that was a helpful tip from Connie Davis). Enjoy you new beautiful kitchen!

kjkabm said...

It looks so great!! My new kitchen... not so great as my old one, but the rest of my bigger beautiful house makes up for it.. a little :) Good work!! Miss ya!

Cook Family said...

It turned out great. So when do we get to come reap the benefits of a newly remodeled kitchen? Just kidding. Looks really good- no thanks to us! :)

shahna said...

Shari it look sooo good. I am so happy for you! it is amazing what a little thing like that can do to transform a room. cool.

Anonymous said...

I love the before and after pictures! That's awesome! Enjoy your new kitchen!

The Fowers said...

The pictures don't do it justice! Gorgeous, gorgeous.

Stephanie said...

It looks awesome! All that hardwork does wonders and it feels so good to know you did it yourself! Great job guys!

Paige and Family said...

Looks amazing!! Awesome job!

Lisa said...

It looks wonderful! I second what Nancy says....you WILL love the granite. It was been so great. Now if only I can get the kids to clean up after themselves. Good job.

Coreen Easter said...

Hi Guys! I just made a discovery: your Blog! I love the pics - makes me miss my sweet little Afton & wild 'n wonderful Jake! Thanks for a fun family reunion.
xxxooo, Aunt Coree

Marc said...

That looks great!!!

Good Job! By the way Shari, I happen to stumble onto your Aloha Picture on a related blog! Good stuff:)

Danielle said...

Shari, I finally got so see your kitchen it looks amazing! You guys did a great job. I love the granite you picked out.


Quick thoughts

So I'm finally up with the times and have my own blog. You'd think if someone was a "webmaster" that they might be current with a full family history...

Now I'm frantically searching my mind for all those clever things my kids did and all those life changing thoughts that would really help all who read my little blog. Nothing.

Just two quick stories about both kids. Maybe then I can feel at ease knowing that my children's lives are adequately documented.

Jake has always been interested in numbers. He loves to ask random people (fellow shoppers at Wal-Mart, those who happen to stop next to us at a red light, etc) what their address is. Finally Jake discovered his life calling when we went through the Wal-Greens drive thru to pick up a prescription. Jake decided he would like to be the teller asking people for their address to verify their getting the correct prescription. We are in the process of getting him a store job application right now.

Afton has profound moments when I realize just how fast she is growing up. This week she saw a little girl walking with just her mom. She pointed at the little girl and said "Ohhh, that little girl doesn't have a brother." Let's just hope she always appreciates that she has a big brother!