Kitchen pics

I previously posted some hideous 'before' photos of the kitchen when we moved in. It was not only horrible, but also unusable. It was filthy, the tap sprayed water everywhere, and the dishwasher just grunted.

On moving in, we immediately ripped out the kitchen and replaced it with new Ikea Lidingo cabinets, topped with butcher block countertops. We pulled down the outdated cabinets that hung from the ceiling and drywalled the hole. Instead of the oversized peninsula from before, we added 42" glass door cabinets facing the rest of the room, and created a bar area that shields the (usually messy) kitchen workspace from view. Some vintage 50's Philly diner stools make a great place to eat breakfast!

Our wonderful realtor blessed us with a new dishwasher, and we installed an over-the-range microwave. We pulled down the headache inducing fluorescent light that all DC area builders seem to believe home-owners want in their kitchens, and replaced it with a fixture we had waiting for something else. This will be switched for track lighting at some point.

The kitchen still isn't finished - it needs trim, backsplash (we have white subway tile waiting to be installed), and a new oven and fridge. Eventually, we will also replace the always-dirty tile floor. But for now, it's workable and a million times better than it used to be. So here are some 75%-of-the-way photos! (Excuse the mess - I didn't clean up to photograph!)