Home improvement H E L L !

Someone remind me next time I take on a huge home improvement project that I've never done before... It's not a good idea! Especially when you have 3 kids, one only 4 months old and a home daycare!

Concrete countertops = FAIL!

I hated them. I didn't like the feel, the way they turned out, really nothing about them. So, I demoed our counters for the second time to do granite tiles. Ugh.


They'll work and I'm actually happy with how they turned out for the most part. The spots that have any mistakes are simply cause well, we've never done tile before and yeah, it's a bit challenging, especially when my dad put a warped piece of plywood on first and we had to try and get the tile to be level on it. Ugh. But 90sq. Ft. Of granite tile later, we're close to done, had to order one more box (making the total 95 sq. ft.). But it's just edge pieces so my kitchen will still function fine without them the spots will just drive me nuts! Lol! Still have to put up the back splash and paint and grout.

I've had no kitchen sink since Saturday (it's now Wednesday), that part sucks! I thought no countertops was bad. Man, I just can not wait to be DONE!!!

I'll leave you with a picture from early yesterday before all the tile was laid.

Concrete countertops... NOT a good idea!

So, after 15 hours of pouring concrete by myself, I came to the conclusion that concrete countertops are NOT a good idea.  Why?  They just aren't. 

Don't waste your time and money.  If you want a nice countertop on a budget, just do Granite tiles or some type of tiles.  It's not that expensive.  In the end we probably spent about $300 on the concrete, but we got granite tiles, with $50 shipping for just under $400. 

Pictures to come, stay tuned!

Right now my projects that are all in the works....

-Countertops
-Backsplash
-repaint (we did just paint a year ago, but I'm over brown & tans... we're jumping on the Grey train!)
-Closet Redo (ALL of them, but we're starting with the hall)
-Office Revamp into pantry/playroom
-Master Flooring
-Master Bath Renovation
-Guest Bath Redo (paint, floor, vanity, mirror, lighting)

Sound busy enough?

That just happened!

Yes, this mess isn't kitchen right now!

Just FYI, pink tile is NEVER a good idea!

My parents built this house,now we live in it. I've hated this tile for 27 looooooooooong years! So glad to be getting rid of it!