Kitchen Reno Part 2

We started demo last Tuesday I think it was or maybe Monday. I have lost track. It has been a long week. Anyways, don't ya just love my new mani!?;) 

We completed the desk area first and used a smaller travertine tile here. After we had it all up I decided that the smaller would be too busy everywhere in the kitchen so we headed back to the tile store to return the smaller and to buy the larger ones.

The larger tiles went up much faster and they still tie into the desk area because they are the same color story. We had a few tiles that kept wanting pop off the wall for some reason so I just tapped them up till they dried. Worked like a charm.

This is The Hubster just before we started on the last area to be tiled. He looks so thrilled does't he!;) He was a really good sport and he loves the end result.

11:30 Saturday night putting up the last tile. Probably one of the worst pics ever but hey just keeping it real after three non stop days of working. 

We both are in love with how it all turned out! Sunday I took the day off but now I am now busy sealing and grouting everything.

The design we came up with for the cooktop. The Hubster says the glass tiles look khaki. I say they look green. He prefers khaki so we will just go with that!;)

I am still torn on paint color for the walls even though I already purchased two gallons. I am also still torn on the cabinet color. I am pretty sure it will be Old White though. The Papa is trying his hardest to get me not to paint the cabinets. I just "have" to though to achieve my vision of a brighter kitchen and trust me the cabinets may look nice from afar but they are dinged and scratched in some places and hazy for some reason in others.

Our plans do not stop at tiling and painting! We had to take our monster of a micro down from above the stove because the builder had tiled behind it. Once it came down The Hubster kept eyeing it and I knew exactly what he was thinking. The micro was not to go back up! It was something I have been dreaming to do for awhile now so it thrilled me to pieces that he saw the vision too. 

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Now we are in the process of designing a custom hood.

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A lot of my inspiration pics have hoods with display shelves so I knew I had to have one. I can not wait to actually start building it! 
I wanted to thank everybody for all your kind comments thus far on our reno!! I really appreciate them all and apologize that I just have not had time to respond to them all. I have read each and every one though and y'all warm my heart!:)
See ya back here tomorrow for the most viewed links from last weeks Treasure Hunt Thursday! I will also share a treasure I found over the weekend for the kitchen! I just love it when things come together!

....just because I have not shared a cute puppy pic lately! Our Savannah has ben a doll thru this entire process though she thought she could help me pic a paint color and ended up with paint on her ear. The Hubster laughed and said yep, she is our dog!;)

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Write by: AN - Monday, March 18, 2013