The folks who are doing the #2catsWhole30 with me right now probably remember my complaining at the beginning of the month when we started our Whole30. It was time to cook, time to prepare, time to be ready for a big life change!
It was also the time that my husband decided to start our kitchen rehab project. To be fair, we were waiting for a bunch of pieces to come together (i.e. cabinets had to be cut, the base had to be painted, yadda yadda yadda!) and we needed this project done before we snap pics of our house for our real estate agent. February One is just around the corner. It’s good to be almost there.
I apologize for the less-than-awesome pictures in this post. I am almost embarrassed to post them on my blog due to their lack of quality - but it’s all I’ve got. I’m also embarrassed that I didn’t fully stage my kitchen prior to the reveal pictures. #badblogger I mean, if you look closely there’s a pile of dishes hiding in the sink, crumbs in some of the pictures of the new counter tops and don’t even get me started on the trash bag being turned out and showing… Let’s just agree that this is a real life, sneak peek at our new kitchen.
Welcome to my home! If you want to uproot your life and move to good ole Newport News, Virginia - it will be for sale in less that two weeks. 
This was the kitchen before:
The pictures above were taken before the wall was taken before the wall between our dining room and our kitchen was completely removed, before we put in new floors, before we redid the cabinets and counter tops, before we added a few new appliances and before we painted.
Here are the after shots:
(Above) I love this granite. In some of these pictures, due to my lack of skill with this camera, they look a little yellow. They totally aren’t. The granite is white and grey with hints of “cranberry” as they called it at the shop. Personally, I think it’s hints of dark purple, which is my favorite color.
Don’t you love my Virginia cutting board too? You can find it here - as well as plenty of other state options!
I’m in love with our new floors too. They are a simple laminate wood that are easy to clean and great for all the puppy paws and claws that we have sprinting across them daily. I love the color, as it off sets the mostly-white kitchen.
I also love this new faucet… when my hands are gross and eggy, I can simply turn the water on by touching it with the back of my hand! No knobby nonsense necessary! Not sure of the brand, but I’m pretty sure this is exactly what we have.
Looking for a way to save soap and display it in a prettier manner than simply in the bright blue bottle it comes in? Use one of these! It drives my family crazy, but it has definitely helped us conserve the amount of soap we go through!
The view point from the picture below was taken from the dining room. I love how open everything is now that the wall is gone!
So what do you think?! Big changes right?! Anything you see in these pictures that I need to work on (other than my mess that is lurking in almost every picture) prior to listing the house?
