In August, we improved the kitchen. Some lovely people expressed an interest in seeing our changes, so without further ado…

(Top photo) We added a snackbar. We use it quite a bit. The beauty of it is that you can stuff your face while you stare at the tv in the family room. It has completely cut down the spillage and stains on the furniture and our pretty, pretty rug.

(Middle photo) We got a black cast iron sink with new faucet. We lllurve it. The two sinks are much deeper than the old sink — so we can hide more dirty dishes in it. See? There’s a bunch of dirty dishes in it right there but you can hardly tell! (Sqeee!)

(Last photo) We also got a new cooktop range. The old one was a cheap electric one. This one is gas. It is so easy to clean. Every part can easily be taken apart and put in the dishwasher. Cool!

All in all, we likey-likey. The cabinets are white, so the contrast between the navy countertops with black and white specks (and silver sparkly flecks) looks great. (And if you are wondering — it is a man-made granite material.) There’s still some patchwork to be done from when the original counters were ripped out. But hopefully soon…

While it ’twas a good thing overall, it was sort of ouchy-like on our savings account. But we figure we’ll be in the house for quite some time, so we might as well love our living space. And we definitely do!