the kitchen painting is done...

Here are a few pictures of how the kitchen looks, before/after... However these picture are taken after the walls were painted... so they aren't really a total before... The original walls were a papered wallboard stuff that was floral and I never really liked it, but I lived with it for 15 years... it was definitely time for a new look!!! As you walk into the kitchen from the dining room this is the left side, where the stove is...

Here is the pantry area... Ugly, huh???

Below is a picture of the the center of the kitchen, while we were working on the island... We added a layer of bead board over the top of the flimsy cabinet facing... The box itself was made well, but the cabinet facing felt so lightweight on it... Doing this not only made the island feel more stable, but after we painted it, it looks so beautiful~!

Below you can see the right hand side of the kitchen after all the cabinet painting was done... you can also see the top of the island in the center, after we got the counter back on... You can see that the island is a darker coordinated color to the other cabinets... and we plan to put a butcher block counter top on the island soon...

Here is the left hand side of the kitchen, and as you can see I used the dark color that was used for the island on the pantry doors... I love the way it looks... We still have counter tops and floors to do down the road... but the kitchen is so much lighter and I really enjoy being in there...