The kitchen was so dark and dingy. The upper cabinets were falling apart... literally. I would be cooking and pieces would be falling on the countertops. Ew. The laminate countertops were broken and didn't even match on each side of the stove. The yellow was hideous. Any food made in there looked unappetizing. But it was also just plain dirty. You can read about our Craigslist cabinets that we got at a steal for $60 here. You can read about our fridge transformation here. (FYI, stainless steel paint is uh-maze-ing!)

So back to the floors. There was an old, nasty peel-and-stick vinyl tile on the floor in a beige color. It was so stained in some places that it looked puke-ish. Tiles were lifting off the floor as well. Todd and I had started to redo the floors when we did our fridge transformation but it took us a few weeks to get back in there to complete it. It took us a total of 3 hours to get our tiny kitchen done. Todd was the cutter and I was the measurer and sticker. (We used peel-and-stick vinyl tiles. You can't beat a $60 floor!) I hate to admit that I am not a very good measurer. Todd had to re-cut numerous tiles more than once due to my mistakes. He was a good sport about it though! Let me just say, I like projects where you can just guess-timate, not measure exactly. Here are some before pictures followed by the oh-so-exciting afters! (Sorry for not taking pictures of the whole kitchen but I am a bit embarrassed by my countertop clutter!) Here's a good before and after. We didn't want to pull up the trim so we just cut the tiles to fit around it. I think a little trim touch-up is in order and then it will be perfect! Also that wooden strip to separate the two floors will also go white... I think. See how shiny?! I still need to paint the trim on this side of the kitchen and clean and paint the door. Yay! Next is the bead board backsplash, trim painting, window treatments and then decor (the really fun part!)

Creative Me @ The Southern Institute
Made by You Mondays @ Skip to my Lou
Just Something I Whipped Up @ The Girl Creative
Market Yourself Monday @ Sumo's Sweet Stuff
Show Off Your Cottage Monday @ The House in the Roses
I'm Marvelously Messy @ Marvelously Messy
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