A kitchen update because…

Scott read my blog last night (is there anything more awkward?) and decided that I wasn't doing the kitchen justice by posting things like this and then not posting updated pictures.  I said I was saving it for a big reveal.  He thinks that's not the best way to go about it.  "It is on the internet!", I wanted to shout.  I took these pictures last night, so excuse the lighting. Here's what we have going on this week after ripping out appliances 2 weeks ago…

This will be the island as soon as the countertops come in.  We're also going to put a butcher-block bar on it.

The new oven(s) is fantastic and so is the sink.  These cupboards still need to be painted and built up around the oven.  I'm not in a huge hurry to get rid of the dishwasher, as this one works really well.  We also still need to think about the backsplash.

Induction cooktop.  There will be a bit of storage underneath it in the form of draws with hinges (for small things like spices) but regular drawers won't fit anymore.  

We added this corner cupboard and are going to put a bottom piece in too, with a microwave.  This house doesn't have one yet.  

This is what the kitchen looked like when we moved in.

"1997"

And I was actually going to do a living room before and after post this week, but I was waiting for the good light for photos and didn't get around to taking pictures this afternoon.  

The table is in the living room right now, but oh well.  The floor is done in the living room and the trim (most of it) is back on the walls.  

Remember what the living room looked like before?  

Maybe it doesn't seem that bad, but that carpet was 18 different kinds of gross.