Thursday, October 25, 2012

Before and after

I was pretty sure we had not taken a proper "before" picture, but I just found one when I was scrolling through some old pictures.  We loved our old kitchen.  It was one of the deciding factors for us that got us in this house in the first place.  This post is not one of those " Can you believe how ugly it was?" posts.  It is rather seeing your child's picture when he/she was little and reminiscing the good old times. And then you look at the big kid in front of you and feel pleased with how much he has grown.     


So, here is our big kid today.  The old outer wall came to about where the new island ends, and rest is what we have added.  



We are working on cabinets, drawers, and work surface for the office area, which currently looks like this.  I crammed things in there so we could start using the space and find out what we wanted.


Curious about the grey contraption on the window?  It is a hydroponic gardening system Scott ordered online so we can start growing our own herbs.  I think it is a great idea.  The only problem is that there is no getting around how ugly it is.  Scott wants me to give it a chance until we start seeing green.  I am pretty sure I will still want it somewhere else.  I wonder if Asha would care if we put it on her window.  She has a sunny one. 

8 comments:

SuburbiaMom said...

The kitchen looks wonderful! And, I'm sure everything else you're working on will turn out great, too!

カローラ said...

す、すごい!引っ越しちゃったみたいに、変身したね。うちもいろいろ変えたいんだけど、二人で腰が重くてね〜。壁すら未だに真っ白です。。。

twoplustwins said...

The difference is amazing, never thought it was bad before but it is so bright and cheery now...my kitchen next :-)?!?

gillian said...

So beautiful! We were there during the tough transitional time, and I'm so proud that you persevered through that to get to this!! I like what you said about the child growing up, because I think that there are a lot of parallels between remodeling and life :-) I want a picture of where the kitchen table is, though...I can't picture that part of the room.

gillian said...

Oh, and I'm also proud of that little jade plant. Did you know that the start for the jade plant in Grandma's basement came from Stu's friend Wes's house when I was in middle school?

Marie' said...

カローラちゃん
大きい家に引っ越した方が早いんじゃないかって色んな人に言われたんだけどね。東京で育つと便利なロケーションって結構重要でしょう。カローラちゃんたちはお仕事忙しいから。ペンキ塗りは準備が面倒なんだよね。家具動かしたりテープはったり。塗る作業はあっという間に終わるんだけど。

Marie' said...

Gillian,
We have been going back and forth with the location of the dining table. By the windows or where it used to be. We will post some pictures once Scott moves the chandelier, hopefully for the last time.

adrianne said...

looks great! i'm with you - the herb thing is ugly. i vote for asha's room. :)