New Kitchen and my fave summer cocktail!

Hi folks!  My post today is a little different...I wanted to show off our mini kitchen remodel we just did.  The kitchen was one of the things I loathed when we moved into our house.  Imagine the walls also a light shade of pink and voila, it looked like a pretty in pink, petpo bismol kitchen.  The granite has some rose colors in it, but I thought I could make it work by painting the cabinets and replacing the rose colored back splash.    I hired a husband wife duo, Jim and Debbie, and they did a fabulous job.  If anyone in Austin needs any remodel or electrical work done, I highly recommend them!

So, on to the good stuff.  Here are the before pics.  I did not plan it this way, but my kitchen is super messy when these pics were taken and of course it's all clean when I take the after pics...but you can still see the dramatic difference. 

 Also, if you notice in this picture that there are white cords coming out of the under cabinet lighting and into the outlets.  I also had these rewired behind the new back splash so there are no more ugly cords in the way!

 And notice the handles/pulls...I also purchased new hardware for this project!

And, duh duh duh DUH!  Here are the after pics.  I am in love and think this looks like a whole new kitchen.  The paint color on the cabinets is called "less brown", it is a greyish brownish color and I LOVE it!

 Here you can see the new hardware and back splash up close!

As promised, here is my new favorite summer cocktail.  My friend, Beth, discovered it first, so I can't take all the credit, but it is DEEEELISHHH!


RASPBERRY BEER COCKTAIL

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup frozen raspberries* 
• 3 1/2 (12-oz.) bottles beer, chilled 
• 1 (12-oz.) container frozen raspberry lemonade concentrate, thawed
• 1/2 cup vodka
• Garnish: lemon and lime slices 

Preparation

1. 1. Stir together first 4 ingredients. Serve over ice. Garnish, if desired.
2. *Fresh raspberries may be substituted.
3. Note: To make ahead, stir together lemonade concentrate and vodka in a large container. Chill up to 3 days. Stir in raspberries and beer just before serving. Garnish, if desired.

Southern Living 
APRIL 2010

And this post doesn't seem complete without a couple pics of my kiddies.  

Tummy Time

Sitting in the boppy!

 Little man with his new spider man mask/cape combo.  Makin' his dad proud!