And I am loving it!
I went with the vinyl tile, and I think we can all agree that it looks so much better than what was previously in there.
In fact, between the flooring and the paint - I feel like it is already becoming a kitchen I no longer hate.
I will admit that I felt a tiny bit mopey all day over the paint color. I kept thinking about how my original plan had been to paint those walls taupe. How my vision was completely set on taupe in fact.
But now that the floors are in? I'm realizing that had I gone taupe, I would have ended up with a similar situation to what happened with my carpets.
My walls would have matched my floors just a little too much.
And suddenly, I am so thankful for that middle of the night surge of energy that found me painting the walls with the only color I had a full can of at the time.
This job is not finished yet though.
The countertops are currently being built and should be going in within the next few weeks. I really think that will make such a huge difference as well. And then, all I'll have to worry about are those cabinets.
Those cabinets that completely date the whole room.
I've been thinking about this a lot though, and I may have a plan for the cabinets. One of the things I hate the most about them are the lines etched into them. To me that just seems like something that screams 1970's, and refinishing them wouldn't really make a difference when it comes to those lines. So instead, I'm thinking about looking around and trying to price out how much it would cost me to just replace the doors on the cabinets. If it wouldn't be too crazy expensive, that may be my Christmas present to myself this year.
And after that, I'll actually have a finished kitchen! A project I honestly wouldn't have thought I would get to at all because of the price, somehow became so incredibly doable because of a leak.
Just one of those crazy things that forces you to remember that there is always a bright side.
But sometimes, that bright side is easier to find than others!
