kitchen update

for all of you who've asked about the progress of our kitchen... here it is! it still needs a tile backsplash, overhead and over-sink lighting, and a new coat of (whiter white) paint.  though the previous owners had generally chosen tasteful wall colors & updates for the home, the original kitchen colors & style were dark & heavy.  it had gray cabinets--upper & lower, rust-colored walls, scuffed dirty linoleum floors, a random black wall, and weird beige tile countertops + backsplash.  it was not really our style.  we hadn't planned to renovate (or, rather "deconstruct and countrify") our kitchen so soon, but the weather was preventing cameron (& his team, peter & tony) from pouring the foundation for the studio, so we thought we could give them a week of work inside.  as far as kitchen renovations go, our design was pretty low-impact & affordable.

cameron & co. carried out our dream rustic kitchen design by tearing out the linoleum & refinishing the hardwood floors beneath with a transparent white stain, removing the old lower cabinet doors, replacing them with barn wood doors they'd made, pouring concrete countertops, tearing out the upper cabinets & replacing them with open shelving of reclaimed wood.  we also installed a farm sink & new faucet fixture.  thankfully, the kitchen came equipped with new stainless steel appliances in good shape, so all we needed to replace was the range hood.  a friend is going to help us with a simple hanging lamp over the sink, plus overhead lighting & hanging lights over the open counter (second picture).  i am still deciding on tile for the backsplash, which will go all along the countertop, & up higher behind the sink & stove--either rustic white zelliges or traditional white subway tiles.  
 

in other news, josh has a mustache!