A little nip & tuck won't hurt nobody

I knew that our kitchen would not be our forever kitchen, but it was going to be our for-right-now kitchen... so it needed a face lift. Initially she was just going to have a little botox, a pick-me-up of paint and hardware, but of course (in keeping with how every project I embark on turns out), she ended up getting an entire face lift. 

But, I digress... today we are talking about paint.

I love a white kitchen, I mean who doesn't, clean, classic, timeless. If we had gutted the kitchen I would more than likely have gone the white route. But, knowing I would only have this kitchen a couple years, I wanted to step outside the safe trendy white and do something slightly different.

So, gray it was.

Here are a few inspiration pics (the pretty pics... be prepared b/c my camera pics are u-g-l-y) 

(how could you talk about gray kitchens and not mention Martha)

Now for the bad phone pics...

Here is my before

Here is my after

*I know these pictures are terrible (Dear Santa, I need an iPhone and a FoRealz camera)

This is the only picture I have that kind-of shows the color before we added the new counter tops.

*don't be distracted by the yellow laminate or the naked jay bird!

You'll just have to wait to see the sink, counter top, and back splash.

#90-10issues #ineedafairygodmother #ineedanidreamofgenienose

(yes, I am hashtagging my blog post, because #iheartinstagram)

xo,

Laurel