Tackling the kitchen...part 1

Where to begin with our kitchen?  As mike mentioned the tiles seen in "Entrance Hallway Blues" were also located in the kitchen. 

  We wanted to salvage the hardwood floors in the kitchen, but it was  impossible since the layout of the kitchen was not the house's original.  Our next thought was to install new hardwood floors and work around the cabinets.  

I wasn't a huge fan of the cabinets.  mike thought there may be spacing issues with the new flooring fitting in properly.  My Dad's initial thought was to take the bottom cabinets out, put the floors in, and re-install the cabinets.....but then the ideas started..........

 

And before we knew it we ripped out the entire kitchen.....