New Year, New Kitchen

I spent the first week of the new year re-doing my kitchen thanks to friends Vicki and Leanna. Leanna just bought a house (her first) and is busily re-doing it to her liking. What fun I've had doing that so many times! Vicki has a gorgeous kitchen which I would love to imitate (which is the sincerest form of flattery, right?) Anyway, with their inspiration, I tackled the job.

This beige and white kitchen came with this house. I immediately added the wallpaper border (with hub's help) and a few French accessories. I hated the beige countertops. I loved the white cabinets (like I've had in several houses). I have a white refrigerator. I have almond dishwasher and stove. Yuk! yuk! YUK!

I thought I'd love to have a dark granite countertop, but the money is outrageous. So Vicki showed me how easy it is to stain the cabinets which is what I did this week. A little stain, a lot of work, new knobs and ceiling fan....voila! new kitchen!! And guess what...the almond countertops don't look so bad any more now that everything goes together (with the exception, of course, of my white refrigerator and microwave ..sigh! )
Thank you, friends, for the inspiration!