Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Step Three-Bring in the New


This kitchen project has been taking so much of my time I have been forgetting to post! Okay last time I posted we were mudding the walls. Here is what we have done in the last week and a half.

1. Painted
2. New flooring
3. Cabinets

Here are some pictures to show you what the new product looks like.

This paint color I liked on paper but not the walls so I went
 with a lighter gray


My sister came to help paint along with my brother-in-law!
Thanks guys for all your help!!!!


After painting we ripped up the old flooring (BIG JOB!!)


My hubby working at a stubborn piece of flooring


After we ripped up the old flooring we had to patch the
cracks and holes


You can see the new board by hubby put in where the old
 cabinets had been


Once the crack fill was dry we put in the new flooring!


Don't you just love it!!!! I sure do!

Notice we painted the window trim white....another big job!




After the floor glue dried we brought in the cabinets!


And the next day our carpenter came to help put them into place



The other side of the kitchen now has cabinets!


Since our carpenter is working on his doctorate he doesn't have much free time. So he comes when he can to get things done...his next visit we will be able to get our counter tops and sink into place. Sometimes you have to make scarifies to get the best and without him we wouldn't be where we are right now. So we will wait patiently for him. In the mean time I have been able to clean a few things up around the house. Man, does it feel good to clean up the dust. I feel like there are parts of the house with dust that is 2 inches deep!! 

Well, I'm hoping to have a few more updates for you by the end of next weekend but I can't make any promises. I don't know how much time my dad will have with finals coming up. But if we do have updates I will try to get them posted as soon as possible.

Until next time! 


Friday, April 1, 2011

Step Two- Mud and Prime

We are on week three of our kitchen project....and so far we have covered all the holes and "feathered out" the uneven spots.



Mudding all the holes

I have taped off the windows in prep of their makeover!



Has anyone ever told you how dusty it gets from the sanding?!?!? I am still washing out dust from my hair. Yesterday I primed the kitchen and tomorrow I have to go back and cover all the corners. Along with the walls I am going to be painting the trim around the windows. I am glad we are at this point though. The mudding was taking forever!!!



Poor little fridge all alone in the kitchen




That fan has been working overtime on this project!


Now the hard part......finding the right color to go in the kitchen. I am wanting to keep the floral drapes I had before but when I look for ideas I am not seeing that many kitchens with the long drapes. So maybe drapes are a bad idea? But the drapes are not the biggest problem.....the biggest problem is the paint color! I have been looking for ideas on colors at Favorite Paint Colors. Kristin has great pictures that is organized by room or color! I just love her new blog. Anyway, I am at the drawing board trying to decide on the color. I have to think fast because I want to start painting tomorrow or Sunday.




I am leaning towards the lighter brownish grays


Until next time!

Hannah