The Kitchen Update

 Remember this kitchen.  Well it is no more.

Here is a walk down memory lane...with some new memories.

Yucky floor.

Here is the doorway that I had to remove the frame off the door.  I ended up putting spakling all round and just painting the walls blue like the rest of the kitchen.

This is not a very clear picture, but the wall is completely primed.  Covering up the old green wall enough to paint it. 

Prepping all around the kitchen window above the sink.

This is what the painting around that window now looks like, minus the tape and plastic.

Here is the finished blue wall and freshly painted window and door frame.  Painted the same off-white color as the cabinets.  All done with help of my mom.

Here I am...not looking my best, but you can see my big belly and the wall that is painted completely blue around the door frame.  Plus, you can see the tiling behind the stove that me and both my parents did.

Well, there you have it.  Thanks Mom and Dad for your help.  Could not have completed it without you.  More projects that were completed while they were here to come.

Kitchen Knobs and Pulls

This one is for Lee, who pointed out that I have not displayed my pulls and knobs up close.  They do match the faucet coloring.  Here they are for a closer viewing.

Trials, Trials Everywhere

I have been blessed...the fridge arrived safely, but with it came another trial.  Trials, trials everywhere.  They are in my feet and in my hair.  Is there anyway I will be able to get food in there?  Uh nope.  It looks good in my opinion, but the drawer for the freezer does not open.  It was such a tight fit that it hits the trim on the wall.

 If you look closely it was so tight to get it in that I had to removed the smaller trim on the left edge of the door to get the fridge into place.  The smaller trim is hanging schewampus.  I have left the plastic on the fridge until I do whatever I am going to do about it.

 This is a picture of the drawer being pulled out until it hits the trim.  The trim is the straight piece on the right.

 This is looking down at the fridge from standing position.  Look how far my drawer will pull out.  I don't think I can get any food in there.  Could you?

So I am left with the question of what to do with the trim.  If I could find some extremely narrow wood I could create some sort of trim,  Or no trim?  You can see that every other doorway in the house has trim.  What to do, what to do?

Guess who gets a Fridge Tomorrow

Yep...me!  I haven't been so excited about anything in my house yet.

Counters and Sink

 Yesterday I got my counters placed.  I really like them so far, but it is true I haven't used them yet.  Plus, I like the look of my sink.  The only problem is that it isn't usable yet.  In the next day of so I should have the sink hooked up. Yay!

My stove here will also be hooked up at the same time as the sink.  I was told that the plumber does the gas link.  I am really excited to have a working stove.  Not having one since May I have become very appreciate of the abilities of a stove.  The microwave in the picture is hooked up which is a plus.  Slowly but surely the kitchen is coming together.  I have paint for the room, but I am afraid that the tiling if going to wait until I have the money to do the project.

Oh the Joy of Cabinets

 I was so happy when I came home to this scene at my house.  As I left for work today my cabinetry was being installed.  This area is where the fridge was previously.  Now it is where the stove will reside.  The stove is scheduled to come tomorrow.  Bad news is that I won't be home.  Good news is that my Uncle Jeff was kind enough to step in and help me out once again.  Yay!  They will be taking my old decrepit stove, which has been residing on the back porch with my toilet.

 Here is the home of my new fridge.  I am sad that my new fridge won't arrive until October.  Oh well, you win some and you lose some.

This shot is just what it looks like.  This is the cabinetry for the sink.  I am so excited to have my farmhouse sink in place.  I am not sure why it gives me so much joy, but I am going to be so happy when I have a functioning kitchen again....or actually for the first time since May.

24 Hours of Progress

 Yesterday, as previously stated was the big kitchen floor day.  This is what was under those lovely tiles.  Yuck!  It took me a while to get them all up. I have the blister to prove that I personally did the work.  By the time I was ready to sand it was the afternoon...getting ready took longer than expected.  Many of these photos were taken when it was dark outside so you are going to have to put up with some of the coloring.

 This corner of the room had been stripped by Caitlyn, so it wasn't as sticky as some areas of the floor.  Although, this was the improvement seen after just one pass.  I was so happy!  I was totally ready to float away with my rose colored glasses.  Oh whoops!  I have never been the rose colored glasses kinda girl. 

 Yesterday's second tool of the day.  The hairdryer was the tool of the morning, the sanders was the tool of the evening.  This thing is a powerhouse.  I totally love power tools.  They make me feel strong. Rrrroarrr!

 Then I began staining the floor.  I chose cherry.  The main floors color is kinda orange which is now my favorite.  Lee had sent me an awesome picture of a multi-color floor.  I really wanted it, but came to the realization that to buy all the colors and take the time to color the little strips different colors would take money and time.  Money and time were two things that I really can spare.  I wish.

 Here is a picture of where the stain meets the front rooms floor.  There was a nasty gold divider, which I removed last night.  The wire seen across the floor is a phone line that goes to upstairs.  I am going to get rid of it because the phones don't work upstairs.

 Here is the entire floor stained.  Yes, I know that the adhesive was not removed from behind the plumbing.  I decided that because it was going to be covered by cabinets I wasn't going to spend the time it would take to hand remove it and then sand it by hand.

Today the floor is covered in polyurethane.  I went for the satin finish.  I like the old, more worn look, so I didn't really want too glossy.  In the left-hand of the photo that is the flash, but you get the idea.  I think it turned out okay for my first wood floor finishing.  Can't wait to see what it will look like with the cabinets in place.  My only problem now is that the floor is not going to be dry enough for the men to work on the kitchen tomorrow.  Hhhhmmmm.  I have a fan facing the floor and am praying for a quick drying time.  I keep you updated.

Kitchen Updating

The tool of the Day is the Hair Dryer.

I have the weekend to remove the tiles found underneath the cabinets, sand the floor and refinish it.  I have a lot of work ahead of me.  I can't flare up my carpel tunnel, so I keep taking breaks.  Here are the old tiles laid down with asphalt....filled with asbestos.

Any one in need of some lovely curtains?  They will be available as soon as you are.

The new cabinetry waiting for me in my living room.  We are all cozy together.

Remember these jems.  All. gone.

So, back I go to the hairdryer and the putty knife. BFFs.