Home Projects: Kitchen & Fireplace

So it's been quite a while since we actually had this done, but I figure it's not too late to share!    Back in February we decided that we were going to get new counter tops in our kitchen, and after debating between light vs. dark we decided to go with a light color with dark specks to incorporate our dark appliances.  


The process of choosing our granite was enjoyable!  We went to a couple of granite warehouses and after looking at tons of different slabs, we took home some samples and finally decided to go with "tahoe".  It's pretty normal looking, but I liked it because it's so uniform.  


Because we bought the entire slab, we decided to also switch out our fireplace with the same granite.  I had never considered doing the fireplace, but I absolutely LOVE the result!  We LOVED the people who did our granite (shout out to CTR Granite), so if you ever need a referral, definitely let us know :)  Anyway, on to the before and after photos!!


Our kitchen pre-upgrades.  Original cabinets and a really plain counter top.

 After we had our granite counter top installed:

Prepping to put in the glass tile back splash ourselves...

 After the tile was laid and before we grouted:

The finished product!  We plan on eventually replacing the wood knobs with silver, more modern knobs :)

Before we did the fireplace, we had this dirty, green glass tile. 

 The granite looks SO much better!  CTR Granite really did a great job :)  I think the granite  accentuates our beautiful mantle.  We absolutely love it.  Now we just have to find the time to paint the walls so they match the granite better...one project always leads to more projects!