So we bought a new microwave after our last one started throwing sparks and small blue flames. I didn’t want to buy a regular one only to turn around and get an over the stove microwave, so we waited until we got off our butts and looked for just the right one. (read: in our budget) Jon and I headed over to Home Depot where “We can do it, they can help” to take a peek at what kinds of deals they had. Boy howdy did they have a great deal on a stainless steel (to match our other appliances) over the range, space saving pretty little number for are you ready? $180 bucks. It was in the clearance aisle originally priced at $239 and someone brought it back because they were stupid and I guess bought the wrong one? I don’t know and I don’t care. I just know it wasn’t damaged and was perfect. We snatched it up before anyone else could and headed home to figure out when we could put it in.
It sat in the garage for about a week and this last Sunday we had some friends come over and help us install it. (read: Jon and Jason and Skip installed while I was project manager and cleaner-upper gal) It’s gorgeous and I love it and it made both Jon and I talk about redoing the whole kitchen. We are still in the planning phases, but it looks like we can get all new cabinets for about $3,000 and then we have to add the window and a counter top. We are working in phases, so I hope we’ll be all done by this time next year. Yay us!

Here is the new beauty.

If you look close, you’ll see the cabinet we had to buy to replace the one we had as it was too big for the space. The color of the new cabinet will not be the one we go with, but we thought about it.

I want bead-board cabinets from Ikea.

I’m going for the whole farmhouse look.

Yay us again!