Today saw all the cabinets removed, as well as the pantry and the soffits. The kitchen was of an era where there was a soffit all around the perimeter, to allow a big wood framed bank of fluorescent lights in the center.
Some months after we moved in — 19 years ago — we did some serious renovation of the kitchen, that time just +Margie Kleerup and I and +Jim-Ginger Kleerup. That included replacing the overhead lighting with halogen track lights, replacing the old electric range (with non-functioning over-range microwave) with a new oven and a rangetop in a built-in cabinet, reworking some of the cabinetry from some bad decisions by a previous owner, and replacing the formica countertops with porcelain tile, including the backsplash.
As of today, all but the backsplash is gone, and its days are numbered. Which is okay, because we're going to end up with something much, much better, and what we had served us well for much longer than I would have thought when I was building it.
In Album Hill-Kleerup Kitchen – 2015-02-11
It's very exciting to see your progress!
I am sure it is also scary…I know it was scary for me. I understood why on that reality tv show where they take the family on vacation when rebuilding their houses, it can be depressing to see your place all messed up.
+Carole Rigonalli Thanks. I realize for a substantial proportion of folk who follow me, this is more personal noise than signal; really, it's more for friends and family than the general public. (And I do it as a Public share because that makes it easier to mirror it to my blog.)
But I hope that it's at least moderately entertaining for some, especially while there's such rapid visible change. And, heck, lots of folk to kitchen remodels, so it's a bit of a preview for them as to some of the things that can happen.
This is definatly not "noice" this is high quality entertained paired with learning options and over all an empowering massage that one can change things with effort and work…
+Carole Rigonalli Or a deep checkbook. 🙂
No, I understand, and, again, thanks. Expect at least 2.5 months more of it …
I look forward to it; )
And lol about the checkbook… I'm my world having nice things means making your hands dirty and activate all the brain cells 😉
+Carole Rigonalli The current project is beyond our physical or professional capabilities (especially regarding the actual expansion of the house, as well as the changes in wiring, HVAC, gas, and plumbing). While we will be getting our hands dirty (esp. with the new cabinet installation), most of our getting-hands-dirty has been in packing stuff up and getting it out of the way in the basement and the kitchen. The brain cells have mostly been involved in aesthetic decisions and (often directly linked) budgetary calculations.
Oh, and after all of this is over, there will be a lot of re-landscaping we'll have to do. And, yeah, that'll be some substantial hand-dirtying. 🙂
Combining the own work with pros is often the best solution 😉 I'll post some renovation pics later…
+ 1 for u 🙂
At least the "ugly" part of the job is over.
+Gary Glen Well, no, there's a bunch of drywall and stud removal and flooring tear-up left. But getting closer, certainly.
And some of those coming invoices are going to look plenty ugly, too. 🙂
+Mpho Twala That's a good point. For me it's less its being messed up as "losing" the pieces that are so engrained into memory of our time here. Watching (or listening to) the demo work is actually really interesting.
I can't wait to see the end result. Make us PROUD!!
+Reggie Kirkwood You cannot possibly be more anticipating the end result than we are. 🙂