Living Room/Kitchen Remodel

Well, it's November and our small remodel project that started back in June is now complete.  Needless to say, it took quite awhile to rope our contractor into tying up some loose ends.  But it's finished now and we're really happy with it!

Below are some pictures, although I'll apologize in advance for the poor quality.  My camera is packed in our hospital bag so I took these on my phone.  Pictures of what our living room and kitchen used to look like  can be found here.

Here are some highlights of what we did:
opened up the wall between the living room and kitchen to allow better flow
added a bar
replaced tile in kitchen area with hardwood to match the rest of the house
painted walls an oatmeal color (used to be green or dark taupe)
redecorated living room with a lot of color

We are so pleased with how everything turned out, and it makes our house seem 10x bigger.  It's so nice to have a more open space, especially when we have a lot of people over.  And there is a lot more natural light in the living room now, plus the brighter colors make a huge difference in the way it feels.

View from the front door:

Same view but rotated a little further to the right (we planned to sell our old couch but decided to keep it as extra seating):

Speaking of front doors, we got a new one (and it actually latches!):

 View from the front corner of the living room, looking toward the entryway and kitchen (the openings in the wall on the right are new):

 Dining area, including the new bar:

 Another view:

 Here's the kitchen, with the upper cabinet above the stove removed:

Hooray for a much more functional house!