Le Renouvellement de la Cuisine est Demarré!

Et je suis contente! (The kitchen remodeling has begun,and I am happy!) My lights from my favorite store, "La Maison de Campagne" are hung, and as of today I have a farm sink with a Belle Foret oil rubbed bronze faucet. So, basically, the kitchen is starting its transformation, and hopefully I will begin my own as well. There is just something about being comfortable in one's own kitchen- loving the decor and moving around with ease because it just feels like home. I have admitted to everyone that I HATED the kitchen in the house that we bought and only agreed to buy the house on the condition that we wrapped a redecorating budget into the deal. So, we wrapped what I thought was a generous amount for remodeling into the deal and then I found out that actually everything is more expensive than I thought. Luckily, my father-in-law rocks and he helped us out on modifying both our island and sink cabinet and installing the sink. You see the key to my dream kitchen is the french country farmhouse look, and while I have compromised on many areas of the redecorating/ remodeling, I really wanted a farm sink. So, today, I got my dream sink installed. I know that sounds ridiculous, but it is key to achieving the look that I want for my kitchen- the look that will remind me of my fond memories of my house in the french countryside, and all that I learned while I lived there about cooking and enjoying life around the table. Take a look at these "before" pictures.










So while things are changing slowly they are changing surely. We got lights up, my island looks better as we took the doors off of one side in order to make a bookshelf for my cookbook collection, and today my sink and faucet were installed. We still have a long way to go with the walls, cabinets, and countertops, but it feels good to be on the way to a new kitchen that I know I will love! Here are the pictures that I took today: