I can predict the future. One day I’m going to walk into our kitchen and our double ovens that don’t have separate temperature dials will fall out of the cabinet. And that will mark the beginning of our long needed kitchen renovation, the most extensive work we’ll do in this apartment.

I could not be more excited for that day.

Here’s what the kitchen looked like when we moved in.

And here’s what it looks like now.

If you’re thinking to yourself “very little has changed,” you would be absolutely right. We installed the window shade from our old apartment bedroom, added an Ikea cart for extra storage and called it a day.

But, boy do I have plans for this room….

Since this will be the most major construction we do, it will require an abundance of both time and cost. Which is to say, it’s not on the immediate horizon. Until the something major falls apart…

Sources can be found on my Shopping for the Kitchen and Inspiration… Kitchen Pinterest boards.