Day 51 Pantry shelves and 47/49 handles

Although I am very tired of not having a kitchen sink, I am very happy with what I see in the new kitchen.

The new shelving in the pantry closet is level and sturdy. When the electrician comes back he will add lighting. We will also put the doors back up.

Last night a friend asked how many handles we needed. I counted 49. Because we are waiting on the new cabinet doors, only 47 have been installed.

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Kitchen Remodel: Day 0 (Before Pictures)

Why remodel? I first saw my current home in the Summer of 1999. The house was custom built in 1960 by an architect who made it his family's home. We knew we wanted our new home to be located close to my husband's new job (he could walk to his office) be close to schools (elementary school is across the street) be welcoming to our aging parents who we hoped would visit often (it's a ranch style with gentle stairs to the basement) be close to a bus line to get to campus (8 minutes to walk to the bus stop). This house met all those requirements but the kitchen was dated and needed updating. We made an offer, it was accepted, and we moved into the home in August of 1999. A short twenty-five years later we hired professionals to gut and re-build our kitchen. Our primary goals are to update our cooktop and oven, gain more counter space, gain more storage space, and get better lighting. Here is a picture of our galley-style kitchen unchanged since we moved i...

All done!

We officially finished on April 10th for a total of 95 days from project start to finish. We've been adjusting to the new layout and now have almost two-months of working in our new kitchen. I absolutely love it! We achieved all of our goals with an updated cooktop, updated oven, more counter and storage space, and so much lighting. I was much more invested in the functioning of the new space rather than the aesthetics. However, when I saw how lovely everything turned out, I was briefly motivated to prioritize the neat clean look by keeping the counters clear and the fridge door free of clutter. Eventually I came to my senses and remembered that my kitchen is meant to be used and not only admired. Enjoy these final photos and be sure to look back to Day 0 for the before pictures. Some organizational hacks, some planned ahead of time, some not.

Days 2 & 3 More Destruction

Yesterday they removed the soffits and today they removed the original 1960 linoleum flooring. We knew that there was asbestos (25% Chrysotile) in the flooring. Rather than adding another layer of flooring over the existing we decided to take out the old stuff. Given the amount of safety equipment for the removal in 2025, I'm wondering how the workers who installed our floor and many others in 1960 fared. I think the deconstruction is done and building can commence.

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