A photo essay on countertops…
Posted on November 11, 2006
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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!
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Oooo, I likey-likey your countertops, too!
Very nice! I love the granite. We got a gas stove and we’re loving it too.
Looks great! Our kitchen update isn’t so fancy, but we love it too. Feels great to put a new face on things!
I love it! The kitchen looks pretty snazzy.
P.S Wonder Women looks pretty HOT!
OMG… you can put those stove top things in the dishwasher??? Why did I never think of that before! I literally cannot wait to run the dishwasher now, I’ve been scrubbing those damn things with a brillo pad!
I loooooove the snack bar. I am getting one of those in my next house. My dream is to be able to watch tv while cooking dinner.
Thanks for sharing the pictures!
oh that is an absolutely gorgeous kitchen!!
It looks so nice and I LOVE the counter! We need one of this as we have spots on our carpet in attempt to eat and watch tv! Kitchens are not cheep, but such an imporvment for the house value and family!
I’ve got the same countertops!
ohhhhhhhhhh! those counters are BEAUTIFUL! Im jealous! Thats the favorite part of my kitchen/family room ..the bar.
I love it! It looks really beautiful. You will love having granite countertops. You can put a hot pan on them without burning it and cut up veggies….without a cutting board! Plus they look fabulous all the time.
ooooooh, me likey too. I cannot wait until I, uh we, have a space that I can redo to my liking.
Congratulations on the pretty-pretty.
Can I come over and drool all over your new countertops?!?! They are way cool and oh, how I covet them!
Gorgeous!!! You’ve got GREAT taste
No friggin clue what the old kitchen looked like, but this one is fabu.
Found you via Nap Queen.
It’s beautiful. Looks like it was worth every penny!
Great countertops! We’re about to redo our kitchen which will put us in turmoil but I can’t wait for the results. Enjoy!
Gorgeous kitchen! I can’t wait for the day I can redo my kitchen.
I like the new kitchen. Very Fancy.
Looking good. Can you send some workers my way?
Beautiful kitchen!!! I especially looove the undermount sink, you can sweep the crumbs right in lickety split, can’t ya???
Carrie
I can not believe it!!!!
I have counter envy!!!
How can this be????
Ohhhhhh…. Lisa…. I’ve got it baaaaaddd…
Nice counters lady!!!!
\Geez… Now how do I confess this to my hubby or will it be a deep dark secret???
Not to mention you’re adding equity to your biggest investment. That’s probably helping more than the savings account, though equity isn’t as liquid.
Navy is my favorite color. It was the color of my first car, my bridesmaids dresses in my wedding, the shutters on my house, and anything and everything I use an accent color for.
Me likee your kitchen.
Deep sinks rock! As do ovens for dish storage.
I think it looks fabulous! I would sooo love a snack bar…and an island in ours.
beautiful!
Love the countertops and whtie cabinets! There’s nothing like a fresh feel in a kitchen!
Collateral Damage, Part Two, is (finally) posted today.
Nice. I’m really jealous. I’d love to get rid of my formica!
beautimus! I’m gonna show my husband these pics and tell him thats what I WANT!
Okay I am glad to see your redo. We just moved into this house in Aug and are trying to spruce up the kitchen.
I have looked at every kind of countertop you can think of. We were sold on granite (initially) because of the upgrade to the house HOWEVER now I have decided that we move every 2 -4 years and I just cannot put the money into it for someone else. So We are having some measurments done today actually. We are going to stick to formica textured black. It actually looks a bit like slate. We got the new gas oven stainless steel everything else, soo if I put big money into something..I gotta be able to take it with me.
But let me add yours look amazing. It is fun to pick out new stuff I should photo document my steps too.
*drools*
ooooooh. mama like.
makes me want to cook.
i want to make sweet love to your undermounted sink.
wait, what’s that? oh, it’s me, turning green!!
looks super fab. you have great taste and obviously a lot of patience!