In the beginning…

There was a kitchen. 

This kitchen.
 
Take a good long look.  Observe the dark paneling, lovely acoustic ceiling, dirty carpet, and junky cabinets. 
And husband walking.  Thankfully that hasn’t changed.  :)
More:

(Not quite sure what my husband is doing there…look at the paneling instead people!)

Not tired of it yet?  (Our oldest is so little in this picture!!  Awwww…)

Messes always make the after look better.  Right??? 

(Scary back hallway.)

I still can’t believe it looked like that!
These pictures are from 2010.  It is now 2013 and we have done not one but two renovations of this area.  The first was more of a band-aid treatment; the second a total gut job. 
Next post:  how it looked after the first renovation!! 
Baby steps, people.  If I haven’t written more than 1 post in the past 6 months, how do you think I’m going to get all the befores and afters into one post???  :)
Blessings,
Liz