The reveal!

As of Thursday morning, the kitchen remodel is complete. At least I hope it is…I think it is…I hope I haven’t overlooked something.

We will begin the master bathroom tear-out within the next couple of weeks. The hall bath is finished except for the decor. We’re getting there.

Fortunately, I did take a few “before” photos.  Sit back, and enjoy!

Before:

After:

The answer: Yes.

The question: Are all those black surfaces difficult to keep shiny and clean?  The black quartz cleans easily, but that black glass oven surface is a bear to keep clean.  (We don’t have natural gas in our neighborhood, so electric was our only option.)  This is the third glass-top range we’ve owned.  The first was a speckled-gray surface – very easy to keep clean.  The second was white – the surface had to be polished after each use because the heat tinged the surface a bit.  The black shows every splatter and speck of dust and fingerprint.

How about that backsplash?  It’s tumbled travertine with a color-enriching sealer applied and installed with no grout.  I worked and worked in the tile store with the various shapes and sizes, trying to fit a workable pattern into the 14-inch space.  This is what I came up with:

The undercabinet lighting consists of strips of energy-saving LED strips.

The answer: Yes! You betcha!

The question: Am I enjoying my new kitchen?

Oh, and be sure to visit Jill’s for photos of her remodeling! I don’t know what I would have done without her encouragement as we went through all of this “together” (from a distance).  Her house is pretty much finished; we still have one more big project to go.