oh so beautiful

These beauties speak for themselves... :)

fresh paint

Out with the blue and in with the new! The kitchen is now freshly painted with CIL Atmosphere and looking fine. It feels awesome to be checking things off our list and painting walls felt like a dream after sanding/priming cabinets. Of course some parts, like above the sink, will be tile so that part awaits our counters/sink/faucet to be installed - and tomorrow is the big day for that! 

countertops pt 1

Things are starting to come together! Our biggest ticket item(s) - Silestone counter with new sink and faucet - are being installed on Friday so it's been great motivation to keep other parts moving. So while we're feeling the countertop love, the side counters got a nice upgrade today. They're Ikea Akerby in Birch, a nice easy change to replace our 80's laminate. Since most of our food prep is done on the peninsula it was an opportunity to use something more affordable and have the warmth of wood. The cabinets are only primed but I'm loving the change already. Their thunder will surely be stolen at the end of the week, so for now, we'll oogle over our new side countertops! 

let there be light!

Things are getting bright in here! It highlights how horrible everything else looks right now but it's super exciting to have much better light. 

kitchen to be

Our Oct. 1 "deadline" may have passed but our kitchen reno is underway and has been occupying a ton of spare time since June. It's not a total re-do, it's working with what we've got and making it awesome. A few very un-glamorous progress shots:

playroom

Our formerly adult living room is now a play room. It's pretty cute so I'm okay with it. And super awesome that it includes mini furniture from my own childhood!

laundry update

Another extremely overdue post! Before miss A arrived in March we updated our laundry room. Paint plus a re-purposed counter that I snagged from a reno at my office. Huge difference! And we took the door off the room as well so we have more space for hooks and things since our mudroom is now filled with mini-sized jackets and boots for our wee ones. And since we do a LOT of laundry it's a well loved update. 

bathroom redo

Last fall we stated updating our downstairs bathroom. What an enormous difference one band of tile could make! The 80's are gone. Plus a new vanity, faucet, shower curtain (sliding doors be gone), toilet, paint, trim and accessories. It's kind of a Young House Love type of update. Cheap and awesome. And complete well before miss A arrived. 

yum!

It's been a LONG time since I posted! Instagram and Pinterest have kind of made my need for a blog obsolete I guess. Anyway, Miss A started oat cereal yesterday. Very exciting! 

kitchen re-fresh part 2

Coming along! A million and one flooring samples later we've made a decision and are awaiting the arrival of our new flooring. That'll get underway in January. Followed by new countertops and backsplash. And eventually dark refinished cabinets. Exciting stuff!