Day 18-19

WOW! Things are looking SO GOOD if I do say so myself =) We got so much done this weekend so now we can really see how everything is laid out. We finally have all the right tools too (air compressor, cordless drill, etc.) so putting together every thing went so smoothly.



















We got everything assembled:



















We hung up one of the rails and put up a few uppers. All of the IKEA stuff is really modular so it just slides on the rail so you can adjust things as needed. Its pretty neat!




























We got all the bases in, leveled and the island in! I cant believe all the space we have. It is so amazing. I just love the tile more and more too.





















































We even got the corner cabinet in around all the plumbing. That was going to be our tricky spot and it went great! Jer did a great job cutting out the holes and then it slid/dropped right in.



















We ended up going with a squared off corner cabinet and then we are doing a fancy corner sink. It was just going to be too crazy to move all the plumbing and it will work better with the island,. It should be really neat!





























So tomorrow the guys come to make the template for the Granite countertops and then we'll have about 2 weeks to get everything done before they are installed. WOHOO!

Day 15-16

The range is in and I cooked spaghetti!! I love the stainless steel but it is already covered with fingerprints. It was shiny for 5 minutes. But I still love it!



This weekend we are in for quite a load of work but we are excited to mount some cupboards!

Days 10-12

We are EXHAUSTED but got a lot accomplished this weekend. We primed the walls and laid the tile! The entire floor is DONE! We were up until 4 a.m. Sat night but we got all the tiles laid. Then the following day we finished the grout. It is so amazing to see it all done! I love the tiles and think we did a great job. We even build a few of the cabinets last night so we are getting close. The counter guys will come next Monday and design the template for the counters so we have a week to get things all placed. But now that the floor is done we can move in our stove and dishwasher and then set up everything else. It's coming alone quick nicely!!

































































My poor tired and dirty feet...

Remodel cont.

Things are moving along quite nicely!!

Day SEVEN:

Jer took on the gas pipe and it turned out so great! We got it moved, all new pipe and fittings and a fancy new shut off valve as well.



















Day EIGHT:

More backerboard and wall patching. Nothing too exciting.
















































Day NINE:

We were hoping to get to the flooring today but that didnt work out quite as planned. We even had the wet saw rented and every thing for the tile.... oh well. But we did get the floor patched up and got the water for the fridge all set! I think it turned out so nicely!



















But all the backerboard is down and the walls and ceiling are almost smooth. Our cabinets arent going to go all the way to the ceiling this time (cheaper and easier!) so we want to make sure everything is smooth. We thought about texturing everything but then that would be harder to clean, which is not good in the kitchen. Also, we are holding off on a backsplash and the walls were tiled before so we have been patching and sanding like crazy!

We also removed the pocket door in the 1/2 bath which we were pretty proud of! The door sticks when it closes all the way and has trapped several people inside! It will also a bit too long once the tile is in so we needed it out to replace it. Those doors are wonderful but pretty tricky and you are basically sunk if they break. Cutting out a wall of sheetrock to repair a track is one thing but cutting out a plaster wall... for get it! So luckily we just removed a few screws and the oor popped out. We'll probably end up replacing all of them now though =) Which means then we will probably replace the regular doors too. How come one project always leads to ten more?



















We also have a very good helper around:










































































Abby just loves being right in the middle of it ALL THE TIME! She's just lucky she is so cute.

Kitchen Remodel

So Jer and I figured we didn't have enough chaos in our lives and decided to gut our kitchen over Christmas. The cabinets were falling a part and the sink was broken so it was time.

We decided to get everything from IKEA. So after a few trips and some re-designs we have all the cabinets, new appliances scattered throughout our house and garage. The door fronts and GRANITE counters are on order. The tile is from Home Depot and we picked all that up as well! We are going with the 16x16 tiles and not doing any of the fancy stuff. Not the greatest pictures but still gives you an idea:

































We still need to decide on a wall color but we may hold off on that until the end just to make sure it all looks ok.

Day One: DEMO

Tile counters with about 2" of concrete



















Day TWO: More Demo

Yes, those are dirty dishes still in the sink... Its a process!



























































Day THREE: Demo progress

Upper cabinets GONE and are now in their new home in Jen and Mikes gagare. Sorry they were so DIRTY you guys...





















































Day FOUR:

Wallpaper trim down, holes spackled and Jer got a new toy to help with the demo.





























We only had to loose hot water for about 24 hours because the shut off valve to the sink was broken. Quick and easy fix so it wasn't too bad!










































We thought why stop here and decided to rip out the tile in the bathroom that we did a few years ago too so that the floor will be continuous. That was one of our first projects any ways and we did white tile with WHITE grout (Well, we know now how dumb that was!) so this will be much better:




























Day FIVE:

We had a bit of a setback due to a sick baby and exhaustion from lack of sleep so day 5 was a bit slow. We did get some backerboard down though:




































Then we had to cut a few holes in the floor to get to the water pipe we laid before we finished our basement so now we can have water and ice in our new fridge door!! (Thanks honey!!) Also, the gas pipe to our range is over too far to one side so we need to move that over. But that seems to be the only issues we have run in to (so far...):