Kitchen Remodel

Ahhh the kitchen...Our kitchen remodel started with $30 of wallpaper. From there, it snowballed into a new floor, new circuit breaker, new electrical, new pantry (since we couldn't get the fridge out otherwise), new windows (the one over the sink was being tiled in), new cabinets, and new appliances (and the roll of wallpaper).

Some interesting things we discovered when remodeling...

• First, we found out that our cabinets were put together by ABC's. Board A went up first, then B was nailed to it, etc. Also, the cabinet over the peninsula was held up with a "U" shaped bracket.
• Next we shut off the circuit breaker for the kitchen. What do you mean the refrig is still running?!?!? Next, we shut off the power to the Living/Dining room (next to the kitchen). What do you mean the refrig is still running?!?!? Ok....There is only one circuit breaker left for the original house, so we turned that off. What do you mean the refrig is still running?!?!? One last circuit breaker - the one tied to the addition (a couple of rooms away). Shouldn't be this one, but... SUCCESS!!! Don't know who did the wiring, but they had a sense of humor!
• We found two identical layers of farm wall paper - roosters, barns, and trees - in the eating area. We guess they liked the pattern?
• Tip from the cabinet installer: make sure to take out your cutting board BEFORE you screw the wonderboard on for tiling!
• Make sure you have a refrigerator with wheels. Then you can just roll it out of the way when you are working.
• Lori discovered she will NEVER put on a wire nut again!
• Mike will never let her again even if she says she changes her mind.
• Putting up cloth barriers does NOT keep in sheet rock dust.
• Tiling is easy
• From demolition to completion, it should only take 3 weeks. Don't know why people say it takes longer.

  Below are the before and after shots of our kitchen. To see more destruction, construction pictures CLICK HERE

  BEFORE	AFTER