House Tour: Kitchen

We were very energetic and ambitious when we first bought the house. We tore down walls, laid new flooring and painted, among other things. We love our little ranchelow and know that it's a work in progress. I've been holding out on pictures for far too long. There are some things about this house I absolutely love and would never change, but there are still quite a few things on our list to do. Time is on our side and we'll take on projects at our pace, so if you come over in a week, things could be different. Without further ado, our Kitchen:

This is the view of our kitchen from the living room. (It was my snow day when I took these pictures, hence the brightness.) The dishwasher is an eyesore, but it works amazingly well, so until it dies, it stays. Alex and his dad laid the flooring, we had the wall removed about 2 days after we moved in and Alex painted the weird yellow venetian plaster to this pretty grey (anonymous by Behr). We also changed out the lighting from an 80's dated fan and sconce (above the sink). 

When they removed the wall we had them close off a doorway so the kitchen would be separate from the hallway and so we could have a pantry. This little cabinet works great! Someday we may change it or not, who knows? 

Now for the little details that make a house a home: 

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Thirty Thursday's {30}

Thirty weeks (plus a few extra) have flown by very quickly! This is the final Thirty Thursday post and I think Alex is happy that he will be taking a step back from blogging :). Without further ado:

List three things you hope to do within the next year.

Abby:
I have a lot of big idea's for myself. I always have and hopefully always will so, within the next year I hope to:
1. Run in some kind of race. I don't care if it's a 5K, half marathon or full marathon  I just want to run for a finish line and have a goal (and hopefully a ribbon or trophy..or t-shirt).
2.  I'd like to go on another road trip with Alex and continue our quest to see all 50 states!
3. Develop a new hobby, other than blogging and Pinterest, like knitting or painting. Something I can do on my own and feel some sort of gratification.

Alex:
Within the next year, I'd like to:
1. Get a membership to the YMCA so I could maybe run in whatever race Abby's thinking about.
2. Play a whole song very well on my guitar (which I've been playing more often lately).
3. Continue to grow the agency and be successful.