Before Pictures

Our kitchen is going to be taken from

Oldy Moldy

to

Magazine Chic.

Watch here to see how it happens.

The window above the sink is a problem. They installed the countertop in front of the window, and there is a space behind the countertop that really shouldn't be there. Then the curtain is an issue because I never knew whether it should fall below behind the countertop or to the edge of it. Anyway, this problem is going to be solved by taking out the bottom part of the window. The new backsplash will be behind the sink,a nd I won't have to have a curtain at all. That curtain was always an isue because it would get splashed constantly.

The cabinets are very dark, and the hardware is dated. The countertop is a faux brick. The backsplash is a white ceramic tile with flecks of color in it.

  

We used bookshelves on the far wall as pantry, art display, for art books and cookbooks and glassware. They were the catchall for everything that did not fit into the cabinets. The table we bought two summers ago; it was made by David Marsh. We bought it in anticipation of our new kitchen. The chairs are Dutch. They are old, but I don't know if they are antiques. I bought them at Dop's on Jefferson Highway.

A few years ago we bought a potting bench to serve as extra counter space. Steve used it for cooking prep, and it also served as storage. I have always loved it. However, since it is so open it collected a lot of dust. We are going to have a bulit in cabinet in its place. I was sorry to see it go last weekend.