Kitchen Project

After living in my house for 5 years, I finally have done some work on the kitchen.  Of course it helps that for the past year and half I now have a husband living with me to get these projects started and completed.  Our kitchen needed backsplash in the worst way.  When I would take photos, I would shy away from the wall.  We never had dinner parties or barely even people over...I just don't like our kitchen.  But after 2 weekends, it's getting better.  My father-in-law came over on a Saturday and started the project with Preston.  The side behind the stove was phase 1.  Then this past weekend Preston and finished up the side behind the sink.  Here are the before pictures.

View from inside the kitchen, sink behind you.

View from dining area, looking in over the bar top.

With everything off the counter, sink is behind you.

Just looking at these photos while I posted them is embarrassing.  How did I live like that?  It looks so...dull! It looks lame, just flat out embarrassing.  I'm so happy it is finished now.  Here are the during photos.

Everything is taped off!

Putting the pieces on...gotta get them spaced just right.

Time to grout!

Ta Da!

BTW - cutting the tile to fit around the sockets was...fun.

Time for the other side.

This side was a lot faster, we knew what we were doing at this point.

Here are the finished FINISHED pictures with the stuff all around. I'm pleased, it was worth the time and effort.  

Picture with light off, but oven light on.

Picture with light on.

Behind the sink complete