Kitchen reveal

The past week was a complete whirlwind.  Tuesday and Wednesday I was down for the count with the flu.  Dave and I took Thursday off since the granite was being delivered and the backsplash installed.  All that was left to do was grout the backsplash on Monday.  We headed up to Boston after they finished on Thursday to go see my brother compete at the figure skating nationals.  He and his partner did very well and we had a great time seeing lots of family and friends.

The boss man wanted Dave in the office yesterday since they had some printing issues on Friday.  I swear the office folks turn off their brains when we're not there and forget how to problem solve.  Dave nearly missed my brother's short dance because the office and our tech company kept calling him over this printer issue.  Anyway, that left me to work from home as the guys finished up the grout.  Fun fact:  The head kitchen guy and his wife went to the same RE practice we go to.  They tried for 18 years, but his wife sadly miscarried five pregnancies.  In the end they chose adoption and have two beautiful children.

Everything was finished right before lunch and I instantly went into OCD cleaning mode.  Cleaned the counter tops, swept the floor, ran the dishwasher, and wiped down the cabinets.  So without further delay here is a look at our brand new kitchen!

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Closer look at the backsplash

There are a few things left to do before we can truly call the kitchen complete.  The biggest project will be painting the walls.  We'll be attacking the stubborn wallpaper header with the steam function on the iron, spackling nail holes, and sanding down some cracked paint spots.  The ceiling will probably need another coat of paint as well.  Also want to install some under cabinet lighting and have to do some research on that front.  Then it is just slowly moving things back into the kitchen and finding new happy homes for them.     

Dave and I are so happy with how the kitchen came out.  This is a project we've been wanting to do since we moved in.  While making dinner last night we didn't have to fight over counter space.  I diced vegetables on the buffet while Dave prepared the meat and cooked.  It was amazing.  With last year being full of disappointment it is nice to start the year off with a big check mark in the Pro column of 2014.