The Kitchen is Progressing

Before - in case you were wondering 

I am slowly getting things done in the kitchen. The list is long but I'm still going. I have really been making an effort to reuse/repurpose where I can. I am painting the cabinets (which all needed to be primed first) and doing the same to the countertop. This is the before and after of the cabinets. Keep in mind that this is not an "after" shot of anything else. The ceiling is hideous, the walls need to be painted something less sunny and the floor, well, the floor is beyond words. I would need to return to the seventies to find something adequate I think.

On my way to "after"

I decided to take the doors off of the top cabinets and make more of a shelf-like area there for fun things. We'll see how this works out - seems like sort of a strange space to me now but maybe it will get better as time goes on and I complete more of the work in here. My grand plan is to paint the walls a light grey, make the countertops black and for the backsplash, use this great red glass tile I found. I am experimenting with painting the countertops a glossy black. I love the look so far...this is my test run. I figure if it looks horrible, I'll just paint it another color or buy new countertops. I have a new sink and faucet ready to go but am having a hard time planning the entire remodel. I like having a working sink.

Countertop test run

Lastly, thanks to Steph, I have even more motivation to finish. She bought me the coolest retro kitchen clock to go with my design. It has a red ring around the outside that will go perfectly with my backsplash and I am planning to use the grey color in it as a wall color. Thanks so much sister!! More pictures to come!