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OUR KITCHEN TRANSFORMATION FROM DULL TO BRIGHT!

14 Jan 2016 Interior Design

Rust-oleum Cabinet Transformation Kit and paint them for us in white, and let me tell you, the $500 was WELL WORTH IT. It took about 4 coats to get over our wood, and with a toddler on the hip and baby on the way, “ain’t nobody got time for that”. I replaced the cabinet hardware with these Hickory Hardware Pulls from Home Depot. I think the total cost of these was around $100.. So with the paint kit, hardware, and painter fees, we’re at about $700. 

Next, appliances. We went to County TV & Appliance in Stamford, Connecticut and got a great deal on the microwave, refrigerator, stove, and dishwasher — I think around $4000 total. If you’re in the area, I highly recommend County, family owned and in business forever, see Sean Rosen and tell him Liz Joy sent you. 

Finally, the backsplash and countertops. I couldn’t WAIT for this but it took about a year for us to pull the trigger. We were doing a dormer addition (we have a cape) and the contractor said he could do the backsplash for us in a day, which he did 🙂 We paid $500 for have subway tile installed and about $150 (??? I think) for the materials. 

I SO DESPERATELY IN ALL CAPS wanted Carrara marble. There is nothing in looks that compares to me BUT my brother installed them about three years ago and he hates them. He and his wife always complain about how porous they are and how hard they are to clean. Supposedly everything stains them, especially baby formula (and we have a baby who drinks formula) so… 

I went with a granite called Colonial White, the closest thing I could get to carrara marble. The marble I mean granite, install and stainless steel inset sink cost a total of close to $4000 and I’m SO happy with it. It has the white clean finish I wanted and I don’t have to worry one single second of what gets on it. Formula, wine, oil, pour it on, nothing will get through 🙂

Last but not least, the faucet. I received a Brizo Talo Kitchen Faucet with SmartTouch technology after attending an amazing blogger conference sponsored by Brizo years ago but never owned a house I could put it in until now. Do you know how good it felt to finally take it out of the box and install this beauty? We absolutely love our Brizo and I will never shop for anything else for kitchen and/or bathroom.

Here are some other shots of our newly renovated WHITE kitchen:

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We’re currently in Phase 1 of our Costa Rican ad We’re currently in Phase 1 of our Costa Rican adventure. This is the two week decompression period where we train our bodies and minds to slow down (this is more for me than anyone else), and let me tell you, I’m lapping it up.  We’re spending all day outside at the beach, going to bed early, eating lots of fresh fruit and healthy foods, swimming in the ocean, I’m working out and meditating in the mornings, and having fun together. For someone who is usually always in high gear, this part is my gift to myself 🐚 

We are staying at a beautiful place in papagayo with @exclusiveresorts and it feels very luxurious and restorative. 

The kids are already thriving. Being together 24/7 comes with its arguments and fights but they are learning how to just be with each other and with their crazy little brother. They’re helping a lot with him, learning a little Spanish, surfing, writing in their journals, and meeting kids from all over the world who are staying here as well. 

I’m letting us get pampered for this phase, and it feels really good. 

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    We’re currently in Phase 1 of our Costa Rican ad We’re currently in Phase 1 of our Costa Rican adventure. This is the two week decompression period where we train our bodies and minds to slow down (this is more for me than anyone else), and let me tell you, I’m lapping it up.  We’re spending all day outside at the beach, going to bed early, eating lots of fresh fruit and healthy foods, swimming in the ocean, I’m working out and meditating in the mornings, and having fun together. For someone who is usually always in high gear, this part is my gift to myself 🐚 

We are staying at a beautiful place in papagayo with @exclusiveresorts and it feels very luxurious and restorative. 

The kids are already thriving. Being together 24/7 comes with its arguments and fights but they are learning how to just be with each other and with their crazy little brother. They’re helping a lot with him, learning a little Spanish, surfing, writing in their journals, and meeting kids from all over the world who are staying here as well. 

I’m letting us get pampered for this phase, and it feels really good. 

Thanks for coming along, I hope your year is off to an amazing start! Is there anything specific you’d like me to share about while we’re in this phase? I was thinking about sharing my morning workouts and meditations, but let me know!
    Recently, I downloaded the Melissa Wood health app Recently, I downloaded the Melissa Wood health app @melissawoodtepperberg @melissawoodhealth and so far I’m loving the workouts. I try and do one every morning. They’re super quick so sometimes I do two. I like that they are gentle but hard. They incorporate a lots of yoga, pilates, breathing, stretching, balancing and all that good stuff. You can see from the videos I’m pretty shaky in the first couple clips, that balance is tough but I’m building up my strength, I can feel it 💪🏻
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