Along with the basement we have decided to renovate the dated kitchen. We feel that it needs to be done at some point, so why not do it now and enjoy it! We decided to tackle the basement and kitchen at the same time and the contractor said it should take about 6-8 weeks. Everyone has told us to expect longer, but so far they are moving FAST and should be done on schedule. Below you will see the kitchen before and during demo. It is unbelievable the changes that have been made. We decided to tear out all the cabinets and rearrange the layout of the kitchen. The wall between the old kitchen and dining room has been completely removed and most of the wall between the dining room and family room has been removed as well. Also, the old entrance to the kitchen from the living room has been relocated next to the basement door. There will be a new layout for the new cabinets and also an island in the kitchen with the sink, dishwasher, and microwave. The old kitchen window above the sink is gone and will be a french door. Also, they had to remove the cast iron plumbing pipes in the kitchen ceiling in order to raise the ceiling up. The process so far has been good...the contractors are super nice and seem to be working quickly.
We have stayed with some good friends, The Staffords, for about 1 1/2 weeks over the past month. They have provided a dust-free place for us to sleep and we have also shared their oven for dinners many nights. God truly has blessed us with a great family that has been very generous sharing their home with us...we even have a Gator key to their house!
Enjoy the pictures! We will update the blog as soon as we have more pictures. The house changes every day!
We have stayed with some good friends, The Staffords, for about 1 1/2 weeks over the past month. They have provided a dust-free place for us to sleep and we have also shared their oven for dinners many nights. God truly has blessed us with a great family that has been very generous sharing their home with us...we even have a Gator key to their house!
Enjoy the pictures! We will update the blog as soon as we have more pictures. The house changes every day!
Our antique kitchen with original cabinets and oven. Also note our old turquoise countertops.
Daddy and Ansley in our old kitchen. This is where we made pancakes and waffles every Saturday morning!
Our kitchen being demoed. We actually saved the old cabinets and countertops and donated them to a needy family whose kitchen was falling apart. We are excited that they went to another family! Take note of the trey ceiling that is going to be knocked out as well. The wall behind the guy where the cooktop use to be is going to be torn out too.
The old desk, oven, and floors are gone in this picture. Also note the old entrance to the kitchen on the right...the new entrance is where the refrigerator is.
Bryce and Stephen, one of the contractors, in the kitchen. The pergo floors have been removed in the kitchen, living room, and foyer.
The kitchen ceiling was removed. The old black pipes are going to be removed too.
Here are the old cabinets and green countertops sitting in our driveway...ready to be sent to a new home!
The ceiling, drywall, floors, and wall between the kitchen and old dining room are completely gone. Wow...what a difference!
"I need a snack...where's the kitchen?!?!?!?"
This is the front living room (to the left when you walk in the front door). The floors are gone and the entryway is covered with plastic so the dust won't get into the rest of the house...yeah right :)
This is the old kitchen...can you believe it! No more walls between the kitchen and dining room and family room. What a mess!!!!!
They cleaned up some! No more walls...it feels so open!
This is the foyer, right as you walk in the front door. When they removed the pergo, they found about 2 inches of cement where there had been tile before. When they removed the cement, the plywood was falling apart. If you stepped onto the wood, you would fall right into the basement. We had no access to the upstairs for the rest of the weekend. Thank goodness for great friends to stay with :)
Here are our new cabinets!!! They are solid wood and have to be assembled. The assembly is taking place in our living room. Joe is a very nice guy and great with wood work.
This is our kitchen looking in from the family room. Note the new opening on the left into the kitchen. This is where the old refrigerator was.
Our new granite! We went to the granite farm and picked out our slab. The choices in granite are absolutely beautiful!!
Another look at our new cabinets. This is the old dining room, which will soon be our eat-in kitchen. They also hung plastic here to keep the dust out of the family room.
