White Kitchen Renovation
Heather at Simple Beautiful Home has done a beautiful job with her new white kitchen.
189 days after we began this madness, er, kitchen renovation project we are FINALLY moving into the last stage. All that is left to do now is install the backsplash and we are D.O.N.E! EEEE. I honestly cannot believe we have come this far. Here’s a little reminder of where we started….
And – surprisingly – as rough as it has been over the last 7 months, I feel like the time has flown by. Weird, right? Perhaps that is just my own way of coping with all of it. I imagine that it is common for people to compartmentalize their “trauma” in order to remain a fully functioning individual (or close enough to it). That must be why women have more than one child! Haha, only kidding. I heard a friend of mine say that the other day and I thought that it would fall somewhere around the same category of trauma. I’ll report back on that after the birth of my first child though……
But, honestly, the best part about all of this is that we can finally USE the kitchen! The plus side of that being, obviously, that we can cook and entertain, but the down side is that I have lost all momentum to finish the final stage. Now that it is an officially “functioning” kitchen, who needs a backsplash? Right? Well…. I suppose no one ever really NEEDS a backsplash, but it would definitely help to cover up the mess of wall-board patching that we made while installing the range hood (more on that later). Yikes! It is really just the act of FINISHING the project that it important.
So, I purchased the tiles and have planned out the pattern that I want….but I just haven’t had a full day lately to devote to this project. Ok, that’s not entirely true. If I have had any free time, I have tended towards sleeping and/or hanging out with friends and family. Plus we have been travelling a little the last few weekends. So much more fun. Seriously. So, I haven’t “technically” had enough consecutive time to get started on this. And, although I am no expert at tiling backsplashes (or anything for that matter), I think that it is important to lay them all in one day and then grout the next day. I am just assuming that if I am using Quickset mortar to adhere the tiles, that is would set quickly….but I’m no rocket scientist. Hopefully I will get to it this weekend though. We are pretty wide open so far, which means that I have NO excuses. Yet.
Like I said yesterday though, I just need to psych myself up and throw in a few little promises. Like…..if I finish it, then I can get a Snickers Blizzard later!!! I’m sure Dr. Phil would have a few opinions on that kind of reward motivation, but hey….it works!
So, here we are now, before the tiling project begins…..
Cassity Kmetzsch started Remodelaholic after graduating from Utah State University with a degree in Interior Design. Remodelaholic is the place to share her love for knocking out walls, and building everything back up again to not only add function but beauty to her home. Together with her husband Justin, they have remodeled 6 homes and are working on a seventh. She is a mother of four amazing girls. Making a house a home is her favorite hobby.
>Fabulous, white and wood are my fav.
>A wonderful makeover! So bright and light. Love it!
>THis turned out so beautiful! Love it! My kitchen is dark cabinets/light countertop, but I am definitely coveting a white kitchen when I see pictures like this!
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>What an amazing job! I love how it looks now. We did something similar in ours, and I thought a week of being without my kitchen seemed like an eternity. https://holy-craft.blogspot.com/2010/04/kitchen-face-lift.html
>Beautiful! You did a great job!
>Oh wow! It's lovely. I'm wanting to change mine to white as well.
>I don't think that there is a tile rule saying you must do all the tile in one day. Just mix as much quickset as you need for part of the backsplash.
Great makeover. Just a divine kitchen.
Thanks for sharing
Traci
>What a transformation! Beautiful choices – great job!
>So pretty!
Everything looks so fresh and clean! Love it!
Denise