before, during and after

This is what it looked like when we bought the place.






This is what it looked like to start off. (We had removed a small cabinet to the left in this picture.)



Here we are part way through.




While not "complete" this is the stopping point for the time being. We're going to get some more open shelving this weekend.




Finished putting up the shelf about the refrig, and the other bars.

Out with the crappy brown cabinets

The rubbermaid shelves had been very useful, but were a temporary measure. This relatively cheap ikea piece looks a lot nicer.

We had enough of the awful cabinet. We got ikea shelves, and took down the first cabinet. Replaced it with some stainless steel open shelving.

Granted, the ugly counter top needs to go. We'll get to it.

Did we mention it was pink?

more mulch

Back yard bunny

J is a fan of the bunny. We were sitting on the patio today, and it checked us out, then strolled over to the garage side of the house.

Mulch better

Put a new bed of mulch down in back for the walkway to the hot tub. The patio by the hot tub (where those violets are poking through) will get a base of sand and be reset eventually.