Looking back at our home remodel experience, it was the culmination of more than 8 years worth of work, and planning our finances. It’s easy for me to look around on Instagram and get caught up with “how does everyone afford all of this stuff”, the reality is that 1. It’s truly none of my business, and 2. It doesn’t matter…….as Brene Brown said “Stay in your lane. Comparison kills creativity and joy.” When those thoughts start to creep up, I quickly make myself shift to gratitude. There is a random quote I found on pinterest (if anyone knows, please tell me so I can tag the source) that says “In a heart filled with gratitude there is no room for discontentment.” A couple of choices we made in the kitchen that I’m very happy about: 1. The color of the kitchen. We went with Super White by @benjaminmoore in the entire main living area downstairs, including the kitchen. It brightens up the space so much. We saved money on the paint by having Dunn Edwards color match the paint for us. 2. We went with a Quartz countertop! It has held up very well thus far, and it was our most budget friendly choice that had the look we were going for. 3. Maximizing the storage in our island. The island measures roughly 6 x 11 feet. We lost almost all of our uppers, and to mitigate that, we needed to make the island accessible from all sides with lots of space to store our kitchen accessories. I would have loved to have an island that had tile on one side, but this was not in the cards for what we needed. What do you love most about your kitchen? . . . . . . Follow me on the LIKEtoKNOW.it app to get the product details for this look and others http://liketk.it/2BQfd liketkit @liketoknow.it LTKhome LTKfamily LTKstyletip @liketoknow.it.family @liketoknow.it.home