How to Install New Countertops-Not!
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I love my ugly orange kitchen countertops. I no longer have plans to install new countertops. 
A New House
When I bought my house 13 years ago, the kitchen countertops were orange, the mini-blinds in kitchen, living room and dining room were orange, and the carpet in the living room and dining room was orange. It was like living inside a jack-o-lantern.
Orange is one of my least favorite colors to start with. Being surrounded by it was a form of torture.
I hated it so much I'd made a much lower offer on the house just to be sure I could afford to replace all the carpeting before I moved in. I figured I'd replace the mini-blinds and install new countertops as soon as I could afford to.
New Carpet
So I bought the house, had lovely light gray carpet installed and moved in.
Well, as anyone who's bought a house knows, there are all kinds of expenses that eat up a new homeowner's income.
They go by names such as appliances, electric bills, insurance, upkeep. I lived with orange blinds and countertops for several years. I never stopped hating them.
Dust is my friend
Once I made the mistake of thinking the blinds would look better if I wiped the dust off them. After cleaning the first blind, I stepped back to admire my handiwork.
Instantly a nervous tic appeared on my face. The clean blind now looked ... ORANGE!
I hadn't realized that over time dust had built up on the slats of the blinds, causing them to look more and more gray. They were much less offensive looking with a thick layer of dust on them. Without the dust they were unbearable.
A miracle
Fast forward to a day when a small miracle occurred and the mini-blinds in the dining room and living room transformed into a lovely slate blue color. Happy me!
Uh-oh
Until I started noticing how bad the kitchen looked. It had always been ugly, but next to the now gorgeous colors in the dining room that adjoined it, it was the visual equivalent of fingernails on a chalkboard.
A New House
When I bought my house 13 years ago, the kitchen countertops were orange, the mini-blinds in kitchen, living room and dining room were orange, and the carpet in the living room and dining room was orange. It was like living inside a jack-o-lantern.
Orange is one of my least favorite colors to start with. Being surrounded by it was a form of torture.
I hated it so much I'd made a much lower offer on the house just to be sure I could afford to replace all the carpeting before I moved in. I figured I'd replace the mini-blinds and install new countertops as soon as I could afford to.
New Carpet
So I bought the house, had lovely light gray carpet installed and moved in.
Well, as anyone who's bought a house knows, there are all kinds of expenses that eat up a new homeowner's income.
They go by names such as appliances, electric bills, insurance, upkeep. I lived with orange blinds and countertops for several years. I never stopped hating them.
Dust is my friend
Once I made the mistake of thinking the blinds would look better if I wiped the dust off them. After cleaning the first blind, I stepped back to admire my handiwork.
Instantly a nervous tic appeared on my face. The clean blind now looked ... ORANGE!
I hadn't realized that over time dust had built up on the slats of the blinds, causing them to look more and more gray. They were much less offensive looking with a thick layer of dust on them. Without the dust they were unbearable.
A miracle
Fast forward to a day when a small miracle occurred and the mini-blinds in the dining room and living room transformed into a lovely slate blue color. Happy me!
Uh-oh
Until I started noticing how bad the kitchen looked. It had always been ugly, but next to the now gorgeous colors in the dining room that adjoined it, it was the visual equivalent of fingernails on a chalkboard.