So I’ve been a bit busy and it was due to a little bit of renovating for the girlfriend. The kitchen was looking a little drab and she decided that it was time for a change but instead of letting her swap out all that real wood for some fake wood I convinced her to refinish instead. It would prove to be a challenge for her but she plowed on through and the end result is fantastic. She learned a few things in the process but she can honestly say that she partook in refinishing and remodeling her kitchen. It wasn’t instant and there were some headaches but overall the transformation looks great.

I built her a bottom cabinet to extend the countertop on the left side of the stove, you can tell in the pics how much counter real-estate she now has compared to before. I also split apart the pantry and the corner display to make room for a workstation space, she loved that idea. Everything in the kitchen was re-done, floor tile, backsplash, paint, stain and counter top. So there you go, I was busy and so was she but the place looks great.

Left side stove view, a new countertop and bottom cabinet will be put in place

Another pre-reno shot of stove side, it won't look the same again.

Pre-reno shot of fridge side

Wider shot of kitchen

What the old stain and varnish looked like

The doors come off

Removed the doors and relocated the corner display

A few things removed so that the tiles can be changed

Wall will soon have new workstation and restored corner display

Will add another bottom cabinet and longer countertop next to stove

One of the cabinet doors after sanding and new stain applied

Corner display case in the process of being restored and refinished

Workstation made and put into place, note the red stool.

Red stool and red framed bulletin board

The old range hood was replaced with a new Allure model, nice and quiet

Everything back in place and being used

Another view of everything back in place and being used

This used to be open for a dishwasher, now it's a new cabinet

The workstation in all its glory

Remember that small countertop and non existent bottom cabinet, well...