The big kitchen reveal...

As I mentioned a few posts ago, our new favorite color, comfort gray, ended up elsewhere in our house. It made its big splash in our kitchen. Here is the before shot of our "cookie cutter" kitchen...

Please excuse all the clutter...we were in full project mode at this point!!

 And here is the cabinet alcove with comfort gray paint...

See how the color looks even different than it did in Walt's room? It is really such a versatile color. We decided to only paint the alcove around the cabinets to highlight the dark wood, and to avoid having to paint the entire kitchen, dining room, and hallway that are all connected. But we didn't stop there!! We decided to put up a tile back splash between the cabinets and the counter top! I found the tiles on clearance at home depot for only $4.00 per square foot!! Great deal!! Here's dad and I trying to figure out the placement (quite the tedious, and sometimes jimmy-rigged application).

My grandmother then beautifully decorated the tops of my cabinets, something I simply am not capable of doing. So, big thank you Mema!! And we finished grouting the tiles for this big reveal...

I think it looks A-mazing! I am so happy that it looks more like a custom kitchen and addresses all of my original complaints: too dark in the kitchen, ugly brown cabinets that blend into the wall color, and lack of anything special.

Buuuuuuttttt....we didn't stop there. Can we say OCD? I just can't stop until I have completed all the projects I have running through my head (as if I don't have an entire nursery to finish?!?). Remember these cabinets...

Well here's what they look like now....

So much better don't ya think? I have always loved exposed shelves, but never thought they were all that practical. One set of cabinets on the other hand...very doable. I am still contemplating painting the inside or doing some sort of pattern back there, but for now I am leaving them plain to see how I feel about them as time passes. 

And for all those inquiring minds, here is the price break down for the whole kitchen redo...

Paint for Alcove............already purchased for Walters' room

Tile...........................$56.00

Adhesive.....................$10.00

Grout.........................$10.00

Glass Cabinet Inserts.......$40.00

Decorations..................went shopping in my house, so free

Grand Total..................$126.00 (Not too shabby!!)