Some Upgrades (Finally!)

I was beginning to think that it would never happen, but I've finally been able to get John to agree to some "improvements" around the house. The first step is new counter tops in the kitchen. So long to the 80's counter we had!

Here is the old, 80's counter we had:

And here is my new, updated counter:

The next step is to paint the entire kitchen and attached den/dining room area and then (hopefully) do a tiled backsplash. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it won't take too long to do either.