Kitchen Remodel
My Boys Are Becoming Men
Monday, March 24th, 2008My boys are becoming men.
Last weekend I bought a new self-propelled Honda lawnmower with the intent of teaching my oldest son how to mow. He was quite excited about getting to mow for the first time. It took him a couple of laps to get used to the mower. The first couple [...]
Kitchen Remodel Update – More Pictures
Monday, October 29th, 2007The kitchen/family room renovation is basically complete. We’re still waiting on our GE Café Duel-Fuel range, which should be in by next week (at least that’s what they tell me). I bet you guys are getting tired of all these kitchen posts. I’m sorry about that but this has been a significant [...]
Kitchen Remodel Update – ALMOST Finished!
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007It’s getting close. Unfortunately our range won’t be in until November 4th!
Here’s some fresh pictures I took this afternoon:
What do you think?
Kitchen Remodel Update – Finishing Up
Thursday, October 18th, 2007I’m going to wait to post pictures once the project is finished.
Well, after 4 weeks, the kitchen remodel/renovation is finally wrapping up. The tile floors are being installed as I write and should be done tomorrow or Monday. The appliances will be delivered on Monday and the Silestone countertops should be installed on [...]
Kitchen Remodel Update – Day 15
Thursday, October 11th, 2007As promised, here’s some new pictures of our project. Overall it’s turning out nicely.
Here’s the view when you enter the family room from the entry way:
Before:
Now:
The New Fireplace Almost Finished:
New Kitchen Cabinets in Process:
New Pantry:
Wrap-Around Bar:
The View From Where the New Kitchen Sink Will Be:
The New Built-Ins In Process:
That’s a big hole I’m [...]
Kitchen Remodel Update
Monday, October 8th, 2007Well, our kitchen/family room remodel (or renovation) is nearing completion. Today they textured the drywall and a guy worked on staining the cabinets. Two guys stopped by to measure for the countertops, which will be Silestone in Brazilian Brown (the picture on the Silestone website hardly does it justice). They will send [...]
Kitchen Remodel Update – It’s Been Two Weeks Now
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007Our kitchen remodel seems to be going quickly. The cabinets are all installed, the drywall is nearly all up, and the electrical stuff is all done. Today the plumber is running a gas line to the new fireplace and then it will be ready for drywall.
We ordered the range and microwave last week. [...]
How We Found Our Contractor
Saturday, September 29th, 2007A commenter in one of my previous kitchen remodel posts asked how I found a contractor.
It all started several years ago. We bought our house in 1999 and almost immediately we started dreaming about the stuff we wanted to do to it. Our house is nearly 50 years old and nearly [...]
Kitchen Remodel Update – New Cabinets!
Friday, September 28th, 2007Here’s the latest pictures from our kitchen remodel. They started installing the kitchen cabinets on Thursday. You can click on the pictures to see more detail. The pictures don’t do them justice because they look incredible.
That’s my son’s hand sticking out from behind the plastic and my daughter’s yogurt sitting on the floor. [...]
Kitchen Remodel Update
Thursday, September 20th, 2007Before (minus the cabinet doors and drawers):
How it looks right now:
Isn’t it lovely?
Today they busted up the concrete so that we can run the plumbing to the other side. Most of the wall that you see on the right hand side will be removed, allowing the kitchen to overlook the family room. It [...]