Our adventures in renovating our cookie cutter home in Suburbia starts with our kitchen remodel. Eventually, we’ll move on to other rooms in our front-to-back split home, but the kitchen will involve several posts. I will also be learning as I continue to post and become more adept in the world of blogging.

Here are some of the projects involved that will be detailed in future posts:

1. Transforming golden oak cabinets with gel stain (and lots of patience and sanding).
2. New granite countertops purchased from Nebraska Furniture Mart.
3. Installing new mosaic tile backsplash.
4. Painting cabinet hinges to match purchased oil rubbed bronze hardware using spray paint and RubNBuff.
5. Adding beadboard to the island & painting the island.
6. Giving the stools a makeover with gel stain, fabric and nailhead trim.
7. Installing new pendant lights for the island and a new ceiling fan.
8. Painting & RubNBuff-ing existing light fixture to match.
9. Painting outlet covers to match tiles backsplash
10. Painting the walls a lighter shade of butter yellow.
11. Photoshopping in the new stainless appliances that I can’t afford yet!

For reference, here’s what out kitchen looked like before.