Jan's KITCHEN REMODEL- Out With The Old-In With The New

My friend, Jan, is one of the

MOST PATIENT PEOPLE 

I know.

She has to be-she is married to

MyHero's best friend and movie buddy, Mike.

Mike & MyHero deserve each other.
I call them Itch & Scratch

and that's all I'm gonna say about that.

Anyway,

Jan has lived in her house for many years

and always wanted a new kitchen.

It had the older blond cabinets from the 40's or 50's,

harvest gold linoleum,
a wall with Spanish style wrought iron
that divided the kitchen and living room.  

Did I mention dysfunctional?

Her refrigerator stuck out along one wall
and she did not have a dishwasher
or much storage.

However, remodeling seemed overwhelming to her.

She does not like to have to make choices

(and argue with Mike about HIS choices)

She finally bit the bullet a while ago.

I helped her make some decisions

and helped her lay out the remodeled space.

She did not want granite ,

stainless steel or white cabinets.
She did end up with stainless steel
but mixed it with as much black
as she could on the appliances.
The refrigerator is solid black.

Janet & Mike both like warm earthy colors.

I won't tell you that she went with a more

"minty" green when left to her own devices...

even though it IS HER house.

I don't have many BEFORE pictures

but, in progress, it  looked like this

by the kitchen sink.

To the right of the sink and down the dinette wall-

Ceiling fan---GONE--

Win for Janet- Loss for Mikey

Across from this wall

the refrigerator stood alone like a soldier
with a small closet next to it.

Now it is surrounded by built ins.

She was NOT expecting me to pop in 
and take pictures.

I will say that she was a really good sport about

showing her real-life/lived in kitchen.

The kitchen, dinette and living room all flow

together so colors had to blend

with existing furnishings, too.

This is looking from the kitchen into the living area.

Mikey picked the rug-Good job buddy!

Isn't this just warm and welcoming?

And, this is how they live-
she wasn't planning on me
stopping by for photos.

The room is narrow so we chose pictures that

had a "deep" feel to them.

They visually expand the room.

uhhh...Jan...that pillow that is standing 

UPRIGHT needs to turn itself sideways...
just saying....

And...to add to her warm welcoming nature

she is also a gardener.

She has plants inside

and outside!

She sighed a 
BIG SIGH OF RELIEF
when all the decisions had been made 
AND
the kitchen and living room project was finished.
She loves it and is glad the mess is over.

Ummmm...Janet.....guess what's next?
Yeah- gotta bring that bathroom
into this century.

I can already hear Mike whining about
his bare bear getting tossed 
OFF the toilet.

However, IF he is nice to me I promise
not to tell that I saw him in his
tightie whities the other day....by accident.
And THAT, my friends is the REAL REASON 
I needed eye surgery.