Kitchen Remodel Part 2

I know, everyone wants to see the finished kitchen. Well, it isn't finished yet, but it is at least usable now! We are so happy with what we have accomplished. We still have to do a bunch of small detail things, the backsplash being the biggest of those. But here is where we are right now ... enjoy the transformation!

BEFORE

AFTER

This is a close up of the granite. It matches perfectly with both the light and dark cabinets.

Another view of full kitchen

Backside of island

Front of island

Our monster of a stove/oven

Right side of kitchen sink

Sink

What do you think? Would you hire us to do yours?

Another House Project ... Reading Nook

When we moved in, there was quite a bit of wasted space is this house. The first being the huge room behind the kitchen, where we are currently expanding our kitchen into and another being a six foot hallway outside Reagan's bedroom. This hallway can be shut off from the rest of the house, making a nice little nook attached to Reagan's room. The bathroom is also in this hallway, so again, it makes a nice "suite" for guests and a soon to be (I know, far off) teenager. 

Back in August 2010, Scott built a bench in this little hallway. This bench was designed as seating for "growing" girls to hangout on while primping in the bathroom. It has been useful for lots of things, such as smaller kids who need a place to nap, to a bench to sit on and read.

Well, here we are, almost 2 years later, we have finally completed the nook. We had the bench and foam for 2 years, but thanks to our dear Aunt Sunny, we know have a custom made seat and pillows. It is so cozy and a perfect place for the girls to relax and read. 

The completed nook to match her bedroom

A shot of her bed, so you can see how they match. 

LOVE IT!

Kitchen Remodel Part 1

Ok, I know everyone has been asking to see pictures of the kitchen remodel. We have been busy! For the past 34 days we have been consumed in this kitchen. 

Step one ... build the new walk in pantry in the corner of the existing laundry room. 

This is the corner where the pantry was built ... before

Framed all in ...

Shelves in and stocked! VOILA! We now have a walk in pantry with 50 feet of shelving!

Step 2 ... Demolition of existing kitchen.

This is what our kitchen looked like the day we moved in, 2 1/2 years ago.

Another view of what it looked like the day of demolition (you can see we started to remove the cabinets)

This is the existing pantry that is in the laundry room, that will be knocked down completely to make the kitchen bigger.

Plastic is up and we are ready to rock and roll!

Knocking down the wall where the old pantry was, allowing us to expand the open space by 8 feet!

View of the new space, all cleaned up. (You can also see the new pantry in the corner.

Next it is time to knock out the drop ceiling.

Ceiling and walls all gone, ready for new electrical, plumbing, and new walls!

Lighting and new insulation installed.

Ceiling replaced ... now it is the same height as the rest of the house. What a huge difference that makes!

Ceiling installed, new walls hung, new window put in, (plus all the work behind the walls that took a long time to complete), and plastic is down ... we are ready to install cabinets!!!

I know it does not look like much, but let me tell you ... the kitchen is HUGE!!!!!!!

We expanded our existing 8 foot kitchen by an additional 8 feet. Now the kitchen is the same size as the family room, all open to each other. And we did all this in 34 days, by ourselves, working on nights and weekends only. I am so proud of us! 

And, the girls have been AMAZING throughout the process!

COMING SOON

Step 3 ... cabinets, countertops, and appliances all installed.

Step 4 ... Tile the floor and backsplash

And then we will have our NEW KITCHEN!!!!