A Year in the Making

When we bought our house over a year ago, I never imagined it would take so long to get it closer to what I wanted it to be. Thanks to my parents who came out for the weekend, we were finally able to refinish the cabinets and completely transform my kitchen into my dream!! What a difference some paint and manual labor (and good taste if I say so myself) can make. Just look...

BEFORE
AFTER

BEFORE
AFTER

Other pictures of progress along the way:

{When we first moved in, the kitchen housed nearly everything we owned while we were replacing the carpets}
{For the majority of the time that we have lived here thus far, this is basically what the kitchen looked like}
{Beginning the transformation}
{Finally making some real progress}

Just in case you didn't get enough, THIS is my beautiful kitchen!!Thank you to all who have helped make my dreams come true!! A few more finishing touches, like hardware, a matching microwave, some shelves and a new light fixture and this baby will be perfection :)