Originally, I wanted to hold off on the kitchen remodel until our kids were in school. Having them off to school most of the day while contractors worked seemed much easier. So, in 2013, we changed the funky orange tile counter tops to a basic black granite. And I put up a new tile back splash one weekend between feeding sessions for my then 2-month old baby. If you’ve tiled before, you know it’s a mess. I literally showered every 2-3 hours that weekend because I had to wash off all of the thinset and dust from cutting tiles before I could feed my son. But, I like tiling, so that was my kind of fun. ;)
When we did that little makeover in 2013, I thought it would stay like that until 2020, or so. Once our youngest was in school. But last year, my husband decided he was tired of waiting. The kitchen was poorly designed, so the layout didn’t work. The room felt small, although it is actually quite big. The built-in 20-year old cabinets were covered in chipping paint. And, that florescent light box had to go! Luckily, we were able to rescue most of the granite and donate it to our locale Habitat for Humanity Re-Store.
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