We have come so far since August! We have put blood, sweat, and tears (literally all 3 of those things) into this house and we are so happy with where we are! The kitchen is our main priority and it is coming along quickly! Everything has ran very smoothly so far! We are at the point now where we are having the electricity installed and then we can see some drywall!!! Yay! I wanted to give you an update at the halfway-ish point.
Here's what we started out with.....
Remember this tiny, gross bathroom in the corner of the kitchen....
After some of this.....
And this...
And this.....
(chiseling the wall till our fingers were numb...dern tile!)
And a whole lotta this.....
We are finally getting somewhere!!!
We, of course, hired a professional to put it back together! We do great at the demolition, but we want things to be done just right. Thanks to Devin for loaning out her husband to us! He has done a wonderful job so far and we are completely thrilled with the work that he has done! If you have a need for a skilled carpenter...give me a shout and I'll give you his number! =)
We switched the back door and the window. This window used to be in that nasty bathroom. Now we switched it around so that I could have more freedom with my cabinets! One of the BEST decisions that we could have ever made!
The window on the right is where the back door used to be.
This is the window that goes over the kitchen sink. Basement door is to the left.
This is my FAVORITE thing that we have done so far!
This is the skinny doorway that lead from the kitchen to the dining room....
Now it looks like this! It gives the whole kitchen a very open feel!
I think it turned out awesome!
Same doorway, just from the dining room looking into the kitchen...
(Isn't Dave so cute? He doesn't usually work in church clothes
and a leather jacket. We just happened to stop by after church and
he couldn't resist doing a little shop vac-ing!)
Well, that's where we are at so far! We are expecting a lot of changes over the next few weeks. I will keep updating as we go! By the way....10 more days til moving day! My poor parents aren't going to know what hit 'em when they get this major lifestyle change....going from 2 in the house to 10 in the house! Ready or not Grandma and Grandpa....here we come.....
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Awwwwwwww!! That was AWESOME coming here and reading that Kacy!
That place looks GREAT! Shane is sitting here with me, and we were looking at all the pictures together. He was going through each one, and telling me what he did..."See those big beams, right there?" "That's the wall under the upstairs bath..." and things like that. It was so cute! He takes such pride in his work.
I am so glad you guys are happy with the progress! One of my favorite things EVER is the drywalling and finishing stage. That's when things really start coming together and rooms start looking like ROOMS!
Also--the arch looks great. That is Shane's signature thing, did he tell you? Every room he has ever redone of ours, he puts an archway above it. He loves them, and it always makes the room look extra special.
Give props to Dave, by the way--that is the NEATEST dumpster I have EVER seen in my life! Holy Cow!
It's really, really looking great! I am so excited for you guys!
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