My dream kitchen has gray cabinets, a white countertop, white subway tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances, and a farmhouse sink. One day, my dad sent me a photo from IKEA’s website and I thought, “WHOA. THAT’S MY KITCHEN!”

After shopping around, we ended up buying our countertop from some Asian place in El Monte and.. pretty much everything else from IKEA – from the sink to the cabinets, even the pendant lights.

Everyday after work and on the weekends, Peter and I worked to put together this kitchen. We painted the ceiling and walls, installed crown molding, put together and hung the cabinets and island, and moved our appliances in.

– the ever-helpful Kairi –
– hung cabinets and modeled where the sink was going to go –
– Kairi being helpful again while hanging the vent hood –
– almost done! appliances, cabinet doors, and some fixtures installed! –