painting kitchen counter tops

Here is the original kitchen.. My Town House was built back in the 80's
when they loved the 'florescent lighting'...it was dirty, dark and dingy
in there and 'oh so depressing' and the buggs,, ewwww, dead buggs up in the light fixture! so after a year or so I got out the
'sledge hammer' and took the entire ceiling down... raised the ceiling
about 8 inches. Moving all the 'electrical and a/c ducts', was quite a
job... but know what? I did it




After 6 months of work, yes off and on, I took off all the hardware and repainted the cabinets.. What a difference a bit of paint makes.. the room grew in size and I don't have to turn on a light to see, it's so bright now!



This is how the kitchen looks today, the Holidays halted the work and I also had to stop for a while, with the hopes of continuing soon!
I pulled the entire laminate floor only to find 'old Terracotta' tiles.. they are nice but too many chipped spots that can not be re-finished.. I want "Wood" and with a bit of luck will get them soon!
The Counter top is going soon also.. I have a plan to move the part that darts to the left.. the dishwasher is in that space and it's going up against the wall to allow for an island to be built...
OH,, I have so many plans and as you well know..doing such a job, all alone, takes time and money!
Oh, "The Woners of Doing",,, how one thing can take on a life of it's own!
To be continued......