before....in anticipation of tomorrow's installation

our kitchen now...new stove, microwave and dishwasher, no counters! no sink!

me, taking off the tile. the plywood would remain for about a month, the lack of plywood almost 2 weeks
the newly painted cabinets. this pantry door is awaiting a coat of chalkboard paint.
pot of cream is the lovely new color. (i did it myself!)
jake removing the sticky, stinky vinyl tiles to reveal even uglier linoleum.

the lights my wonderful husband and father installed (the ugly fluorescent is gone, recessed cans and pendant lights added.)
the kitchen after i moved in...painted two shades of green (that didn't quite turn out the way i was picturing).
the kitchen...before me! hence all the beer and pizza boxes (i mean, i love beer and pizza, but i would move the remains before i took a picture!)

in less than 24 hours, i will have new quartz counters! to complete the kitchen, i'll still need to install a tile backsplash, pick a new paint color, change the pulls on the drawers only, apply the chalkboard paint, and hire someone to retexture the ceiling. so close!

(as i was actually in the midst of all these projects, each step featured in the blog in my mind. the post on painting the cabinets was probably 2000 words--it was a long, boring project. but...i got tired, and this is the best i could do.)