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!