Kitchen Facelift

Finally tackled a project that was actually at the top of my to-do list when we moved here . . . the kitchen.  When we found it, it had nice cabinets, good appliances, an acceptable tile floor, but navy blue walls!!!!  Just not my style. 

So, a couple of weeks ago I said "Hail and Farewell, Navy" and bathed the room in my favorite soft gray.  That light fixture got a great new look, too, as did a formerly-brass fixture (found at a local estate sale).  The facelift has begun!

Then I gave my old dining room chairs a flirty facelift of their own with new seat cushions and flippy skirts, made from painters' drop cloths.  Love painters' drop cloths!!!  (In this photo, you can see a bit of the great new rug I got for under the table, too!)

Never one to leave perfectly good laminate countertops alone (an oxymoron - yes, I think so!), last Thursday I grabbed my paint roller and "Iron Ore" from Sherwin Williams and went to work.  Because we had a brand new sink, still in the box, that we brought with us from Florida, it seemed like the perfect time to try out a dark countertop against the rich brown of the cabinets.  (I love the look of a charcoal gray suit with rich brown leather shoes - that was my vision here)  Anyway, I think it turned out pretty alright!  After 5 days of no sink and unusable countertops, we have arrived at this stage of the kitchen facelift.

What's left?  Island paradise, I hope!  I'm giving the kitchen island a faux-marble treatment - Carrera, to be specific.  I'll be eager to post pictures, I hope - meaning that I am optimistic that after doing faux countertop treatments in 5 houses, I should be able to accomplish this with acceptable results!  More posts on this one later!