EEEE new kitchen almost done!!!

We still have to finish painting the cupboards, the hinges to the cupboards, the doors to the cupboards, and all of the trim, and we still need to hang one more piece of pegboard over the sink to hang the dish drainer and pasta strainer on, but most of the kitchen is done and since I am super, duper excited about it, I can't wait to show what we've been doing!

In case you forgot, this is what the kitchen looked like before:
http://adayania.blogspot.com/2012/03/before-pictures.html

And this was the plan for the colors:
http://adayania.blogspot.com/2012/03/plan.html


And this was the plan for the space:
http://adayania.blogspot.com/2012/03/plan-for-our-kitchen-storage.html

Now, things look like this:

You can see we replaced the dog kennels with a dog bed, brought in a green house to keep fresh herbs in the kitchen, and replaced the two black metal shelves with red pegboard for storing our pans.

Our breakfast nook has a cushion on the seat, a basket for hanging fresh fruits and veggies above it, and a coffee mug rack you can juuuuust barely see next to the fridge.

I forgot to get a new picture of this, so this is from a few months ago and its not as crowded over here now.  Between the breakfast nook and the counter is a little coffee bar with a toaster, electric kettle, and coffee maker.  Above the breakfast bar is a pegboard that holds our teacups, hot chocolate mixes, hot cider mixes, coffee, and teas.

We are still removing the old microwave and cart from the middle of the kitchen, so you can see it in a lot of these pictures.  We kept the pantry, and got a wine bar, and for the moment the blender is on top unless I find a better home for it.

This drop leaf table matches the wine bar, and provides extra seating.  When we don't need the seating the table holds our appliances, making space on the counters for food prep.  We installed pegboard behind the door for hanging brooms, mops, swiffer vacs, etc.

Jason installed this amazing backsplash in a shockingly short amount of time (with a lot of swearing).  It looks great and it protects our wall.  

Jason mounted this microwave over the range so we could replace the nasty 50 year old hood vent and save space with getting the microwave up.  You can also see more of the backsplash here.  With the appliances moved into the spaces freed up, we now have space to cook, cut, and prep!