The makeover has begun

 Awhile ago we had an estimate to completely remodel our kitchen.

The remodel plans included knocking out a wall to open up the kitchen and dining room area, getting rid of our hall, and gutting the kitchen.

We had hoped to get the money from the sale of John's folks condo, but Uncle Sam took all that money for the nursing home, so without any finances we could  not proceed with plan 1.

In all honesty, our Kia house does not need a cadillac kitchen anyway, it would be out of place.

I guess all the pressure from House Hunters for stainless steel and granite temporarily got to me.

We have been making some very small changes though and so far, we are very happy with the results.

 This is our old carpeting in the living/dining room area.

 We had to move all the furniture out of the kitchen, living, and dining room in prep for our new flooring.

Kev had his friend, Ben do the work for us at a fraction of the cost of  a larger company doing it.

 We chose a light laminate that looks like hardwood.

Here is the finished kitchen.

We took all the wallpaper down a few weeks ago and John painted it a very pretty light tan.

 Here is the living room before we moved the furniture back in.

 Last night e purchased an area carpet that looks very nice with the new colors.

 We kept the hallway and put new floor in there, too.

We also had a ceiling light put into the new dining room.

Small changes so far, but we have a few more ideas that will be coming soon.

We plan on buying a few new pieces of furniture in colors to better match the new living room.

We also are planning on redoing our kitchen counters with a do it yourself paint system that will make them look like granite, hopefully.

I like how a few inexpensive changes make everything look fresh and new.

It's not a cadillac, but maybe it is a Buick!