Sunday Southern Days

So when we bought our house eight years ago, we figured *someday* we'd get around to updating the kitchen. Well it finally happened. To let you know what we started with, here is a shot of the hunter green "marble" formica countertops. They make you shudder just like I did, right? Budget was lean for this DIY project, but we had some objectives we really wanted to hit: Update countertops Add backsplash Paint cabinets Add crown moulding Paint Walls So pretty much this could be a few hundred dollars to get into the thousands. This is where I started doing my homework on alternatives to the pricey upgrades of glass tile back splashes and granite countertops. I came across this great blog post from Kara Paslay Designs . She explains how they took a wet bar area of her home and added an applied concrete right onto the existing laminate countertop. We changed up how we used it a bit, but here is what we did to get a pretty cool final product: Gath