Well, I’m a little late with this week’s One Room Challenge post. We’ve been going full steam ahead. We are SOOO CLOSE to being done. And full disclosure, I am so completely exhausted. I think I’ve cried at least once everyday (maybe that’s more hormones too – who knows). But, this room has been no joke. It’s taken a toll on my body, but I think it’s really going to be worth it in the end. And if you follow me on IG stories, you know that my brother, Ash, is really doing most of the work. I can’t thank him enough.

I’ve also missed cooking. Sometimes I get sick of making meals everyday – but currently, recipes are on my mind all the time. Like, I can’t wait to bake some chocolate chip cookies and poach an egg for breakfast.

This week some big changes happened. The tile went in! The backsplash and floors were put in just before the weekend and then both were grouted on Monday. Oh man the tile is gorgeous you guys. And one point in this renovation I thought I might just save some money and just keep the floors as is. Oh gosh I’m glad I changed my mind. These hex tiles from Bedrosians make this room! The backsplash is even better then I thought it would be and I’m so happy that I went with the matte white finish. The room feels so much bigger and brighter with light countertops and light backsplash. It’s amazing the difference it makes.

And while tile was being put it, we were still PAINTING and working on touch up. I thought we’d never be done and as I was hanging the last couple of cabinets I realized that we had painted two of the uppers dark olive and two of the lowers white. Grrrrr. That meant sanding, priming and spraying TWO MORE TIMES! It’s not that the spraying is tough, it’s just all the set up and clean up.

While the grout dried, we couldn’t move the appliances back in, so we worked on plumbing. Plumbing is always a nightmare, as far as I’m concerned. The simplest jobs require so many parts, that you end up making 15 trips to the hardware store. Just finding a big enough basin wrench is tough, I had to go to 3 stores. Because our cabinets are older, and my sink is HUGE, there is very little space between the wall and the sink for the faucet. So, needless to say, it was not easy to get tools up in there to tighten down the fixtures.

One of the last things we have left to do is hang the lighting fixtures. I hope I love them once they are in. I really wanted something unique and had a little funk to them. These lights are not exactly the look I was going for, but they are close and they were reasonably priced. So, I’m taking a risk and installing them. I have a feeling, I’m going to be really happy with my choice.

I really can’t wait to share this whole space with you. Tomorrow I get to style the space (my favorite part). And then, PICTURES! The full reveal is coming soon friends. Thank you so much for following along.