Tag: kitchen remodel
L-Shaped Kitchen Layout with Perpendicular Dishwasher
February 6, 2015
Our kitchen is a strange layout, but it works well for us. I call it ‘L-shaped’ but the dishwasher kind of curls around the bottom of the L. For my writer/designer/marketing friends, it’s like a serif L. That’s the best way to describe it. The typical designs you see are L, U, and G shaped. […]
Remodeled Kitchen Fully Revealed
September 19, 2014
As you may have read in this blog post, we remodeled our kitchen and dining room 100 days before our wedding. The rehearsal dinner was at our home. It was so fun (yet a lot of work) hosting our family and friends in a ‘new’ home! Tyler and I did the demo and painting, but […]
Functioning Kitchen and a Demolished Dining Room
July 18, 2014
We are SOOOO excited to have a functioning kitchen again! And a beautiful one at that! I have waited to post photos because there were little things, like the crown moulding, that were just installed this week. It is not completely finished. The short white cabinet on the right side will have something under it. […]
Surviving a Kitchen Remodel
July 2, 2014
Every couple’s love is tested throughout their relationship. I think a kitchen remodel among planning a wedding is one of the bigger challenges we have faced. Those of you who have done major house projects with your significant other know what I’m talking about and are probably nodding in agreement. Someone even told me their biggest […]
Under Cabinet Lighting in Remodeled Kitchen
June 25, 2014
Everyday is a new surprise when I come home. Yesterday, the under cabinet lighting and microwave were installed! (Some other less noticeable things were accomplished too.) Our lights are GE LED Under Cabinet Light and this photo was taken at night. Hopefully soon the oven will be installed!
Creating a Temporary Kitchen For a Remodel
June 16, 2014
Our kitchen was due for a remodel. One of the biggest reasons was no dishwasher and no room in the layout to add a dishwasher. Now we are in the middle of the remodel with a temporary kitchen in our dining room. I hated doing dishes by hand, but doing dishes in a tiny bathroom […]
Paint in the Kitchen, Jackhammer in the Dining Room
June 9, 2014
It seems every major house project comes with a surprise. We’ve already had a few, but this one was the biggest pain. I say ‘pain’ like I actually did any work to remove this concrete pad, but really it was my brother and fiance. Our dining room and master bedroom were slapped on to the […]
Choosing Paint for the Kitchen
June 4, 2014
Our kitchen is ready to be painted, but we haven’t decided on a color! Below are the three I was thinking – yellow, green, and blue. All light colors to brighten up the space. The floor is dark slate gray. We will have white cabinets and probably white and gray granite. The granite […]
How To Remove Tile Without It Breaking
May 18, 2014
The first stage of our kitchen demo (see blog post here) was to pull up the tile that was secured to cement board and had low grout. This floor was incredibly hard to clean because the grout was so thin between the tiles. When we started removing the tile, the grout looked red instead of the […]
Demolishing Our Kitchen
May 15, 2014
Let the destruction begin! I always thought demo was the fun part of remodeling… it’s actually really hard. We started the demo by pulling up all the floor tiles, which was surprisingly, deceptively easy. You can see tiles on the edge of the hall landing in the photo below. Our floor has four layers: subfloor, plywood, […]
