Inspired

Jennifer's post today inspired me so much, I immediately stopped looking at my blog roll and got straight to making.  I am a wreath person but somehow I had managed to allow the Easter (gasp!) wreath to still be hanging on our front door. 

I wanted something red, white and blue without screaming RED, WHITE and BLUE.

From inspired to hanging on my front door all in the time it took the twins to take their nap AND with time left to enjoy some yogurt on the front porch before they woke up.

Perfect.

Before & After :: I heart my kitchen

:: BEFORE ::

When we first moved into the house it had ivory colored appliances that were a little outdated.  We replaced the appliances when we first moved in and had plans to replace the counter at that time as well; however, our master bath had some issues come up unexpectedly so it had to come first.  [Hmmm...maybe that should be my next Before & After post...]

See that counter top on the right...it's plywood!

Laminate counter with wood trim is impossible to keep clean!

:: AFTER ::

 Yeah...there are dishes in the sink and lots of smudges on the stainless...just keeping it real!

No more plywood! YEAH!

I think I love the detail around the sink the most...

They did a fabulous job!

Anyone out there have any home improvement projects in the mix?

So excited!

This is the granite slab we picked to match our kitchen. Yes...we are THOSE people who took a cabinet door off and toted it around with us at the granite yard. Haha. I will tell ya though, it made the process so much easier and I highly recommend it if you are looking for a new counter surface.

Anyway! Today, this lovely slab of stone will arrive and be installed in OUR kitchen! Needless to say, I am super excited. Since we moved in a little over a year ago, we have been dreaming of the day we get our new counter tops (did I mention we have one counter top that is chipboard right now???). Hard to believe by 1 or 2 p.m. today it will be a reality.

Anyone want to see before/after photos???