Mama's in the kitchen - redo reveal

So, here is what we bought, circa August - the kitchen had been redone just a few years before but it was really tight with the refrigerator in the left corner beside the steps, and there was very little storage.
It was pretty open but just didn't work for us - the rest of the house has a lot of 'elbow room,' but this is our main entry way and was really tight (once you add the refrigerator there).
This is the view from the family room. Hello friends, Nicole and Grayson!

Here's how it looked from the stairs in October...

...and here's the same view tonite. Yes, I still have a LOT of Christmas left to put away, but I was tired of the grief for not posting pix, so here's the real deal, including a pile of dishes from Tuesday's awesome brunch :blush: but you'll notice I *am* running water to hand wash them)

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Tonite - see, I'm running water to wash those dishes. I can watch the deer out those windows, which will some day lead out to a new addition....

And one of the coolest features....they call it a double blind or peanut or whatever, I just call it amazing! Every pot we own is in this one cabinet, and here's how it works...

Merry Christmas to us!

Beach Boys' Child Of Winter (Christmas Song)