The Waiting

So now we are on to the waiting. To keep myself busy through the waiting, especially since the flood waters blocked me in today, I decided to finish the re-grouting project Fred and I began shortly after we moved in. I worked on two of the counter tops today and will tackle the remaining two tomorrow. I wish I had a good before shot of the counter tops that I actually did, although you might be appalled to see what I've lived with since November. The "before" shot is actually of the counter top I'll tackle tomorrow.

Before:

The stained grout shown was actually under a slightly less stained layer of sealant that someone else did a poor job of putting down. Bleach does no good. Not all the grout looked this bad, but right next to the stove was worse! My solution? Cover it with a glass cutting board so no one could see it ;-). Not anymore! All in all, the tile is so chipped, it could be replaced, but I think this is a great makeover for starters. I'll add sealant after it has had a couple of days to dry.

After:

Still hoping this baby will make an appearance before Monday...