Day 68 & Day 71 We can wash dishes and cook food!

The sink and new dishwasher were installed on day 68

The remaining appliances were installed yesterday which was day 71. I jumped right in to cooking on the new induction cooktop. I figured out the basics, but I'm going to take some time to read the manuals so I can take advantage of all the technology.

As a reminder...

Before re-model

After remodel

Tonight, my dinner plans include roasting broccoli at 400 degrees & simultaneously finishing some chicken at 350 degrees.

I'll post some final pictures in early April. We are waiting on a few replacement cabinet pieces that won't be installed until then.

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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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