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it's the little things...

I pretty much hate my kitchen. It's like a hospital room. We have done our best to do with what we have but I am running thin over here. It will probably be a few more years until we can do a complete overhaul of the kitchen, so we have just been painting and cleaning the best we can. 
If you remember the walls were a painter's tape blue - poor choice... and to compliment - weird white tile with some sort of flower design? No thanks. 

 On top of this dated tile, we had the worst caulk line EVER. 
*WARNING - do not attempt to read further if you are trying to eat a decent meal.

We scrubbed and scrubbed at this caulk, but nothing seemed to work. 



This is the worst spot - behind the sink.


Did I mention I had nothing to do with the condition of this? I merely moved into this chaos! 


Blech! 


I just really need you to get the idea of how bad this is...


I had the brother over one day and I got the brilliant idea to start scraping away at it.. Surprisingly, he obliged. 




The caulk was just coming off in chunks - yuck!



And this is it completely clear! So much better right?



We'll talk about the nasty grout line another day.. 


AND.....


Tada! This is just such an update and it only took about 20 minutes to scrape and a sore back for 2 days - but it was worth it! Although it did take my uncle 2 weeks to get here to caulk... But I'm sure you won't have that problem:) 


I can't believe it took us this long to just do it! 


Again, we will talk about that grout line another day.. 


Disregard nasty trim too.. but the caulk line looks great right??


I know how much you guys like side by side views!  



Uhmm.. I think thats pretty drastic if you ask me...


I almost see more of a difference in these "before & afters" than I would in the acne or wrinkles "before & afters" you see in commercials! Sorry about it Proactiv..



All in all, this was such a quick inexpensive way to brighten up the kitchen - we should have done it sooner. 



If you are unable to do a complete overhaul on your kitchen or even bathroom, there are simple ways to make a difference that won't cost you an arm and a leg. 

i.e : 
- paint - the most obvious, yet most drastic option
- installing new cabinet hardware - can be pricey still - unless you are smart about it. 
- putting a nice new coat of paint on the trim 
- doing a complete DEEP clean 


...

What sort of projects is everyone working on in this cold freezing weather??



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