Kitchen is Finally Done! (Almost)

Here are some before and after shots. We took out the side cabinets and put in an island. Switched from oak to a dark-stained alder, changed from linoleum and laminate to ceramic tile, and opted to discard the peach counters for a beige quartz. We also took out the pantry closet to the right of the fridge and had a pantry cabinet built instead--it gives us so much more usable room and we love that! It was overflowing before and this is much better. New light fixtures & several new overhead lights (before it was mostly lamps). We moved the table from the window area to the empty room next to the kitchen and had storage/seating put in under the windows. Also put in a microhood because I hate having stuff on my counters. Not because I'm such a neat freak, more because need that space to store dirty dishes...

That doesn't sound like much for how much mess and hassle it was! But it's all done now, except for a few cabinet handles which we had to order later on. Eventually we'll switch the appliances out for stainless steel, but for now we're just enjoying having more storage space and having a more updated look. The sad thing is it isn't a self-cleaning kitchen so I still have to do dishes, and Zay still likes to throw his food on the floors even if we tell him it's fancy tile.