Today was more about the walls. Leonard mudded nearly all day. In the afternoon we went shopping for appliances. 2 stores and we didn’t buy anything until Alex returned to Lowes for the vent fan. Do you love or hate your fridge/dishwasher/range? If so, please leave a comment. We want to buy today for...
Read more →Today, the walls went up! First, all the electric and plumbing had to be finalized. Then we added insulation (itchy stuff I tell ya) between studs. Then drywall was hung. insulation in the walls When we were at Cory and Steve’s for dinner (thanks guys!) Len broke through the dining room wall for our...
Read more →Here I am working today on the stove alcove. I took down all the studs for the old divider walls and cut out nails in prep to repair the drywall tomorrow. Notice Hawise in the corner of the picture? She loves to monitor our work and steal pieces of drywall to chew on in...
Read more →This morning we met the dumpster dude and loaded the debris into the dumpster. The empty kitchen looks much better and hopefully less dust will be tracked around now.
Read more →Day 1 of demolition is ongoing, but I am released from duty to report to y’all. Wall cabinets were, as I suspected, built in to the space. Some even had mortise and tennon joints! Not many were recoverable, but those that are will be reused by Leonard or donated to our local Habitat for...
Read more →Demolition starts on the kitchen tomorrow. The general plan (I hope) is that we tear out and repair walls tomorrow, mud and sand the next day, then paint on the 28th before laying cork floor. The problem is that I don’t know what color to paint. The floors are amber hued cork. Cabinets are...
Read more →Our Japanese friend Miyu sent a holiday package today. It was really fun to open! Lil got candy and lots of Hello Kitty gear. Miyu sent Alex and I two “pocketable” eco bags with this cute little note: Of course we already have tons of reusable bags (and more in the basement for sale),...
Read more →Well, sorta. The cork floor is stacked in the dining room and the flat packed cabinets are in the garage. Unfortunately the old cabinets and floor are still firmly installed in the kitchen. We have to host two dinners and get through Christmas day before demolition starts. 6 days and counting!
On Monday night, we received our quote for purchasing sheet linoleum and installation. It was 50% higher than we expected and plans wound up with seams running in front of both the sink and the stove. After stewing about what to do for a few days, we visited Greenovate, a local green building materials...
Read more →The past two days might be better categorized as mass consumption. Saturday, Alex and I went to IKEA to order cabinets. We chose the tildaholm style door (pictured in this post) and antik drawer pulls. It took 2 hours to complete the order, but I’m glad we were there in person as we found...
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