YAY! Kitchen renovation is DONE!!!

Lesley Harris · Apr 6, 2009

Lynn,

I LOVE your kitchen and I know exactly what you went through! 10 years ago Brian and I decided to take our kitchen down to its bare bones and remodel. It was old and dingy and no matter how hard I scrubbed, it never looked clean enough. We lived in the house during the remodel and I suffered from pretty bad allergies from the paint dust and the cabinet dust - but it was all worth it. Our "new" kitchen is fabulous. We also opted for granite counters and I love them. It''s great to be able to put a hot pot down straight onto the counter without worrying about a trivet isn''t it? I have been pretty obsessive about keeping the kitchen looking new and it really does still look great - the granite and the special lighting make it look like expensive furniture.

I''m sure you will be cooking up a storm now that it is such a great place to be.

Lynn B · Apr 7, 2009

OK, here we go... The first few will be the BEFORE...
(We live in a 1600 SF Cape Cod home; we downsized a couple of years ago when the last kid was in college!)
This was a VERY 50''s little kitchen!!! It was the only thing we didn''t LOVE about the house.

Lynn B · Apr 7, 2009

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Lynn B · Apr 7, 2009

This wall (behind the range) was the wall that we removed during the renovation. It wasn''t easy, though, as NOT ONLY was it a major load-bearing wall, but it also housed all the furnace and A/C ductwork to the second floor!

lliang_chi · Apr 7, 2009

(At the risk of sounding like a brat...)

*Breathless GASP* You''re not posting fast enough!!! I''m F5-ing like CRAZY to see the pictures!!!

Lynn B · Apr 7, 2009

After several months of getting bids and plans, comparing and agonizing

... we finally decided.
THE PLANS:

PilsnPinkysMom · Apr 7, 2009

Date: 4/7/2009 7:19:53 PM
Author: lliang_chi

(At the risk of sounding like a brat...)

*Breathless GASP* You''re not posting fast enough!!! I''m F5-ing like CRAZY to see the pictures!!!

Ditto! Keep ''em comin'', lady! We''re impatient people around here!

Lynn B · Apr 7, 2009

(This picture isn''t 100% accurate; it doesn''t show the 9" tray/cookie sheet cabinet between the sink and the D/W. We decided on that later, and the plans weren''t redone.)

Lynn B · Apr 7, 2009

Date: 4/7/2009 7:22:07 PM
Author: PilsnPinkysMom

Date: 4/7/2009 7:19:53 PM

Author: lliang_chi

(At the risk of sounding like a brat...)

*Breathless GASP* You're not posting fast enough!!! I'm F5-ing like CRAZY to see the pictures!!!

Click to expand...

Ditto! Keep 'em comin', lady! We're impatient people around here!

HAHA! I APPRECIATE your enthusiasm, I truly do -- but cool your jets, girlfriends... this is labor-intensive!!! I'm posting as fast as I can!!!

Lynn B · Apr 7, 2009

Another design view...

Lynn B · Apr 7, 2009

OK, now for some IN PROGRESS... (and may I remind you that this was a DYI project! DH WAS our GC AND did *ALL!* the work except the actual cabinet installation and the flooring!!!)

The demolition...

Lynn B · Apr 7, 2009

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Lynn B · Apr 7, 2009

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Lynn B · Apr 7, 2009

This was the wall between the kitchen and dining room. (This is the dining room side.) Here it was being beamed up so that it could eventually be removed.