Upgrade City

The timing is uncanny because much like our friend, yma over at This Living Sh*t, Will Kill Ya we too got a kitchen upgrade. Our ancient microwave finally bit the dust. However, with 30 years of service, we can't complain too much about it.

Here is the microwave which was state-of-the-art circa 1979 had been "dating" our kitchen for awhile now: The control panel utilized turn knobs and push buttons:

The hole the microwave made in the kitchen. Nice tile! See the old wall paper. Very interesting. To be fair, as you can see, the microwave isn't the only thing that's dating our kitchen. One step at time, people, one step at a time:

Our bright & shiny new UPATED chrome microwave:

Very streamlined. We love it. Yes, we are updating the range soon - within the next month. Oh, I will not miss the poopy-brown colored appliances that's for darn sure! Eventually we will update the fridge & cabinets too. We were planning to expand the kitchen, but our recent purchase of the cabin getaway had us rethinking that particular home improvement project. So, for now, we will be happy & content with a new microwave.