Kitchen Re-do on a "2 kids under 2" budget

I'm an HGTV and design blog addict. While I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, a designer, I decided I am going to post before and after pictures of our new house as the rooms evolve and projects get completed.

Our first project was the kitchen. The changes were few, but the impact was huge!

What we did:
1) painted the cupboards black
2) added cabinet hardware
3) changed the wall color
4) painted the trim
5) changed the light fixture over table
6) window coverings
7) new appliances

What we want to do:
1) bamboo or maple floors
2) french doors to backyard
3) new pantry door
4) pendent light over the sink
5) update all the light switches and switch plates (believe it or not, pretty expensive project)

Before


After




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note: we haven't installed the new blinds yet because someone measured wrong, and we aren't sure if we are keeping them. I will post another pic when and if we do install them...