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Kitchen Remodel Update

For months I have been forgetting to post new pictures of our kitchen remodel.

As you may remember, back in November we gut our kitchen, installed new cabinets, followed by new flooring in December. Since then we have painted, done a little decorating, installed a microwave over the stove, put up a beautiful mosaic back splash and installed new hardware.

Here are some pics of the progress.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

Alex and my dad installed all the cabinets and countertop, Alex did the floor and most of the hardware along with all of the backsplash. We raised the cabinet above the stove from the original layout to make room for the over the range microwave. I painted, sanded and refinished the top of the table and decided on the decor that is up so far.

We still have to install trim around the floor and window, finish the back entryway, install our new light fixture above the sink and table and decide on under cabinet lighting.

As of right now it is fully functional which is great because our old kitchen was FAR from functional and dishes were constantly covered in paint chips, the floor was disgusting and there was no counter or cabinet space.

We are looking forward to finishing up the kitchen over the next few months!

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New Kitchen- Now with Countertop

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I meant to post pictures last night but I was to excited and busy putting our kitchen stuff away in the new cabinets.

So, here is the kitchen, now with the counter top installed!

I wish you could see the counter top better in these pictures because it is beautiful!

Now that everything is unpacked and where it belongs we are resting for a few days before we move on to painting and installing the new floor.

As soon as I have more to show you I will post pictures!

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Operation Install Kitchen Cabinets

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Today Alex and Pa the Great spent just over 5 hours installing our new kitchen cabinets.

I am IN LOVE!

I don’t really have much to say but I do have pictures to share!

(You can click on each image to enlarge it)

The new cabinets with the doors (the face on the bottom drawer broke so we are waiting for a new one) from the back entry view

View of above the fridge and sink base from the living room

Can you see why I am in love?

We will be installing the counter top today (Sunday) along with the sink and getting all of the appliances back in place.

I am hoping to paint this coming week as long as time and the finances allow and we are planning on doing the floor over the next weekend.

Once all that is done we will work on hardware, backsplash, decor and then we are going to splurge on a new refrigerator!

I will be sure to post new pics tomorrow night after the counter top and everything else is in place.

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Operation Kitchen Remodel

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In my family, it is not odd to spend a holiday weekend redecorating the house, rearranging furniture, or doing some huge project.
Since this week was Thanksgiving, we figured it was the appropriate time to demo our kitchen!

On Wednesday afternoon, my dad came over and gutted our kitchen in less than 2 hours!

For those that are new, this is what the kitchen looked like when the last owners lived here.

A few weeks ago we ripped out that ugly flooring as the first step in the kitchen remodel process.

Here is our progress from demo on Wednesday.

On Thanksgiving Day, we spent the evening putting the new sub floor down and Black Friday was spent marking the studs, leveling things out, prepping for cabinet install and painting.

Thankfully all that needed to be painted this far is the areas that will be showing and hard to reach once the new cabinets are in.

We will be spending today, (Saturday) installing the new cabinets. Sunday will be countertop and sink installation and getting the appliances back in place.

Next weekend we are hoping to be able to install the new floor (which we still need to make a final decision on), painting the rest of the kitchen the final color, and making decisions on backsplash, trim, and cabinet hardware. We did find a design for the hardware that we like and I managed to find it online for half the price so now we just need to decide if it is the one we want for sure.

I will be sure to update before the weekend is over with new pictures of the progress!

Please just keep your fingers crossed that everything goes off without a hitch and we have a fully functional kitchen again by Sunday night!

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Let The Demolition Begin!

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We live in a house that was built in 1973, it’s a super cute ranch with 4 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, a living room, kitchen, full basement and a HUGE yard.

We love our home and all of the beauty the previous owner had covered….you know, the beautiful hardwood floors!

The thing about this house that we really dislike is the kitchen that dates back to 1973.

This is the kitchen the way the previous owner had it.

As you can see, this kitchen offers very little cupboard space, hardly any counter space, still has the original 1973 cabinets that have been painted one too many times, and don’t even get me started on the floor!

Fortunately we are in the process of turning this kitchen into a beautiful space!

Last weekend we worked very hard to remove that ugly floor (peel n stick tile) that was attached to a layer of sub floor that was stapled to another layer of peel n stick and finally the original 1973 poured epoxy floor.

And yes, I took pictures!

Pulling up all of the old flooring was A LOT of work. Once we got down to the last layer of peel & stick (the white squares), Alex had to pull out at least 1000 one inch long staples and then we had to remove the tile in sections and then remove the adhesive before we could move on. We started this project about 5pm Saturday and finished just before 11am on Monday.

We will be removing the cabinets in the next 2 weeks and then sanding down any rough surfaces along with sanding down the bad paint job the previous owners had done.

Be sure to watch for more kitchen updates!