Kitchen Updates

When we bought this house, we knew there was plenty of updating to do. The same family lived in the house since it was built in the '50s. The kitchen was the first place to start.

Our dear friends the Kirklands have a husband who is not only extremely handy, but is extremely generous with his time and his talents. He spent a great deal of time helping us (or should I say we helped him) pull down the old wood, re-insulate, and then dry wall. He also found us this huge, beautiful (and free!) window from one of his colleagues. We are thrilled with the window and all that it adds to our kitchen. The difference is unbelievable.

We have learned quite a few things the hard way, and added several unanticipated steps, but we've added lots of new knowledge to our tool belts.

After looking at a 3/4 finished project for 2 months we finally decided to pay someone to finish the drywall and paint for us. With the kids this age and two working parents we just never seemed to be able to find the time to make it happen. Well worth the money. A colleague of mine at work has a husband with a painting business and he was just fabulous to work with.

The final step is to put ceramic tile over the very old and dirty linoleum flooring. (It's so old it can't even be cleaned anymore). We've chosen the tiling and so hopefully sometime soon that will be done and we will be finished reno project number 1!!