We Started a New Project...

Tom and I started a new home project. After finishing the intense upstairs bathroom project we took a long break from doing any remodeling through December and the holidays. Last weekend we had ants in our pants and decided to start another remodel project on our home. The kitchen was our next victim.

We are keeping all of our cabinets, counter tops  furniture and sink in the kitchen - so we had to make sure to protect all of this before we began. Our kitchen is in the middle of our home so we had to tape off with plastic the entries to the front door, bathroom, living room, bedroom and basement. You can imagine the frustration and mess that came along with not being able to get to any of these rooms.

Our kitchen project includes:

1. removal of popcorn ceiling
2. smoothing out ceiling and any dings in walls
3. new light fixtures
4. under cabinet lighting
5. new stove top 
6. painting 
7. new backsplash 
8. built in shelving for wine and speakers by the table

This actually seemed like a relatively easy project compared to some of our other remodels. (Mistaken!) We put plastic around all the cabinets and counter tops to protect everything. About halfway through our popcorn removal (which involves a lot of water and a huge mess) the plastic started to fall down from the moisture in the room. WHAT.A.DISASTER. We were really concerned that the cabinets would get scratched and dinged and the rest of the house would be covered in dust if we didn't reevaluate our plan.

We had someone come in and quote the kitchen for the sheetrock and painting. To our disbelief it wasn't ridiculously expensive and they were willing to cut us a deal on the great room, (living room to the left of the kitchen) hallway to the bathroom, and stairwell if we did it all at once. We went for it, and thought it would be nice to have all the mess made at once!


At first I felt a little guilty about hiring it out to have someone to help us, since we are capable of doing this on our own. Then... I saw and realized how much work it really was and how long it would take us to do this. It is a BIG project and if we did it we wouldn't have been able to cook for about 2 months. I think it was a smart decision for sanity reasons. We also have PLENTY more remodeling to do, so I can't feel too guilty about hiring this one project out.

They are about 50% of the way done after 3 days of working. Can't wait to see the end results and share them with you! More photos to come!