Sunday, April 27, 2008

Kitchen Remodel "Before" Part 2

If you haven't checked out the previous post, look there first.
Here is the plaster. Oh how we will miss the plaster, and the metal, and the dust. The dust that is still settling on my piano. Phil hates plaster, so he took it all out! Our whole house was made of plaster, and now the only plaster left in the entire house is two walls and a ceiling in the living room, and the stairwell. Everything else is drywall.
We took up the laminate floor, which is the only thing we also kept for our new kitchen. Underneath was interesting tiles that had a red tinge underneath the black coat. Hmm. Maybe we should have used that. . .
OOOH! This was a good day. No plaster, all new wiring and electrical boxes, a brand new ceiling, and beautiful can lights. It is lighter with those 5 lights than it ever was before!
Just didn't want to leave this detail out. Underneath the corner cabinet was a tiny remnant of the original 50's flooring. I'm secretly sad that we can't keep it, but you know, we all have to sacrifice.

Look for more posts about the NEW kitchen, which is turning out beautifully thanks to IKEA, Wilsonart laminate countertops and flooring, and Sherwin Williams Paint.

3 comments:

Andy and Kimi said...

Good work you two. I can't wait to see more pictures of the work in progress- I hope it goes rather quickly, it sucks to live without a kitchen!

RaeLynn said...

Okay, now I am DYING to see the finished product! *chanting* PICTURES! PICTURES! PICTURES!

GinaJ said...

Wow, wow, wow! You two are so adventurous in the DIY category. I am so impressed and I'll love to see the pictures!