Kitchen counter top reveal....
Time and again I have made changes to my kitchen in my quest for “lighter and brighter.”
This past week was another piece to the puzzle in this quest…
I LOVE the white quart counter tops. LOVE!
In my quests for “lighter and brighter,” I started with under-the-counter lighting…an absolute must in any kitchen.
I swear it doubled the usable work space!
If you don’t have it, get it…seriously.
Then I popped up some cabinets, added floating shelves and some glass doors.
These awesome changes made a huge difference!
Then the last little makeover…new tile backsplash, larger window and more glass doors….
Then there was the addition of the black stainless appliances…one at a time, but eventually the stove, microwave, refrigerator and dishwasher all matched again!
All these changes have made a big impact…but I was still missing “something.”
I shared how I acquired my stunning granite…at an auction for a fraction of its retail cost. I had it installed nine years ago and it looked amazing!
It’s not that I grew to dislike the granite…I loved it. But my kitchen is relatively small and I just felt that even with all the “light and bright” changes, it still “felt” small and dark.
A couple of years ago I update my bar top with white quartz.
I absolutely love it…the quartz made a HUGE difference in the look and feel of the space and I have found it to be exceptionally durable and easy to care for.
When I did my mini makeover in the guest bath, I went with the white quartz again.
Now there was no question what I wanted in my kitchen. It was just a matter of affording it.
Quartz counter tops are not something I would suggest “DIYing” and while I really WANTED new tops, they weren’t really a NEED.
My rule of thumb…always ask, is it a need or a want?
“Wants” are okay…just as long as you don’t go into debt. So for a time I saved my pennies so I could afford new tops without digging into my savings or going into debt.
This past week they were installed.
Being a DIYer at heart I had to get in on the action just a tad. I used this AMAZING little tool to cut through the caulk between the old tops and the backsplash…
I have no idea how I managed without this tool for the first 54 years of my life! Add this one to your “must have” gift list!
I decided to change out the double bowl stainless sink to a single bowl black stainless.
I love it! I would like to have a black stainless faucet but I didn’t get around to ordering one in time…maybe someday. Right now I don’t find the stainless faucet terribly offensive.
My “baking corner”….
(The pink roses are from a bush Sarah and Joel gave me last year for Mother’s Day…I love gifts that keep giving! And in case you are wondering, I take my own advice…I asked for and received a battery trim nailer this year from my kiddos for Mother’s Day! LOVE!)
In case you are wondering if under cabinet lighting is worth it…this is the same corner pre-lights. I know the backsplash and top is lighter now, but just adding the lights made the space usable rather than just a big black hole!
I love the white tops with the black stainless appliances and the travertine backsplash! That backsplash is amazing but I really think it was over shadowed by the “busyness” of the granite. Now it really shines!
My quest for “lighter and brighter” took a HUGE leap with the addition of these tops. I LOVE them. Yes, they are just plain white…but in a kitchen with a beautiful backsplash and stained cabinets, they look great!!!
My neighbor ask me what my next big project will be…hum, I’ll have to think on that!
