A BEFORE AND AFTER

I have a situation.

Not like the problem of World Peace...or Cancer, or being Without Electricity for 2 weeks....but it is a problem none the less.

In a nutshell....

This is Zipper. The sign pretty much sums it up. I mean he has a cute face and all...but I can NEVER kiss it. Don't let the innocent look fool you.....he is relentless.

I have tried everything. Picture me as the "poop nazi" in the backyard with plastic gloves on trying to get it before he does.

I have taken to giving him Altoids for his breath.

We are at a standoff.

#dogshaming

Now to the before and after....the kitchen at the UMCH.

Here is the before

Here are the details....they could not do much. This kitchen had just been renovated recently. No painting cabinets or changing the backsplash....which meant they had to use some great creativity to get this space cute.

Those 3 refrigerators would have stumped me for sure.

The day Jennifer painted those numbers was an ah ha moment. I walked by and she had a paint brush and some chalk paint in her hand. About 30 minutes later they were done and in my opinion made such an impact on how this kitchen turned out.

The bottom of the island was all rusted and in pretty bad shape......great idea.

A simple roman shade....some greenery.

Adding those incredible Ballard's lanterns sealed the deal. With all the great things to focus on you hardly notice the cabinets anymore.

I think most people would assume that the only way to make this space cute would be to paint the cabinets. That being said....look how much time, effort, and money they saved. Adding the black and white was perfect.