Kitchen Love!

Tah Dah!  Here is our next big reveal, our lovely brand spanking new kitchen!  Can you tell how much I love it?  It turned out even better than we thought.  It has such a great flow, beautiful light streaming through the new windows and skylights and an overall nice, spacious feeling.  

Here are a few more pics;

Check out the restored original wood ceiling that Mr. Bamboo spent so many hours brushing on a protective sealant that really brought out the richness of the wood.  We love it!  More to follow in a future post on all of the reclaimed wood projects throughout our house.

After debating custom cabinets vs. Ikea cabinets, we decided on the Stat Cabinets and butcher block counters from Ikea.  Although the cabinets have a more classic cottage look, we felt that with our stainless appliances, bamboo flooring and original wood ceiling, there would be enough modern contrast to make it work for our style.  They were also very budget friendly and we figured we won't freak out as much if they get banged up from Finn as we would with more expensive custom cabinets.  Yes, I am lying, we will freak out no matter what!  We have had all of our appliances delivered, we are just waiting for the bamboo floors to get installed in the next few weeks before they can be put in place.  A bar height counter is also in the process of being built.  We are using an Ikea base cabinet and extending it height and length wise to make it a comfortable bar counter.  There will be open shelves on the right side for cookbook storage and two closed doors on the left that will possibly be constructed out of bamboo.

This will be a great hang out spot for morning breakfast and for afternoon happy hours with friends!

A few more new additions to the house....

A galvanized metal light fixture installed above out coat closet.

Our new Nest thermostat.

and we finally have working lights in our house, so exciting!

Lastly, we enjoyed watching our first movie and the Super Bowl on our new t.v. in the house this past weekend.

Thanks to all of our friends and family who have been cheering us on with compliments and support in the last few weeks.  It has meant a lot to us and really does help us stay more positive as we are nearing the end of our remodel.  Our energy levels are on the downside and we are pretty exhausted from this past year but we still have a few more big decisions to make and lots of weekend house projects to complete.  To quote Madonna's "Don't Stop" song, we just need to keep moving and grooving, ha ha!

Have a good weekend!