Monday, November 15, 2010

We are almost done!

And I'm so glad because I think if the renovations had gone on for much longer Andrew would have moved into a hotel. He was so over living in a disaster zone! I guess I'm used to it - in my life every home I've ever lived in has been gutted and rehabbed. You see, my parents are addicted to renovations. 9 years ago my Mom came home from work one day and announced - "I found it!". She said she found the perfect house and the best part about it, she convinced my Dad, is that we won't have to do a thing to it - its perfect just as it is. Well after new windows, a new roof, a new kitchen, new bathrooms, and a relandscaped backyard the house is now actually perfect. Lest you think my Mom duped my Dad into buying a house that was far from perfect, this wasn't his first rodeo. My parents have renovated every home they've ever lived in, excluding the home my Dad designed and built himself (kinda just like one big renovation).

I was actually born into a renovation, because shortly after my birth, my parents decided to gut their entire house including the kitchen and bathrooms! I've slept on a concrete floor in a sleeping bag due to the fact that the carpeting wasn't yet installed. And I'm familiar with the many different shades of white as my parents tried and tested every possible one. You would think after painting every home we ever lived in off white they would have arrived on the perfect shade, however each time we ended up examining dozens of paint swatches and once the painter had to repaint an entire room because it just wasn't quite right.

Lest you think I'm being cruel to my wonderful parents, I have to confess that I too am addicted to home renovations. Poor Andrew had no idea what he was in for, but after all new windows, new HVAC, a new bathroom, new kitchen, and 18 different shades of beige he's coming to realize I have a problem. However I think now that the kitchen is nearly complete we are finally done with this house. If I'm anything like my parents though - we'll move again in about 3 years and start it all over again. Poor guy!

I don't want to rob all my readers of the joys of the big reveal, so until everything is completely done in the kitchen I'm going to show just a few tidbits.


The Cabinets after they first went in...


Our new Penninsula


I'm feeling so much more organized and together now that the kitchen is basically functional. All that's left to do is install the pendant lights (FYI we decided on the Celeste) and the backsplash. Once its all done I promise to post complete pics! After this, I'm going to have to come up with some other renovation projects. If you have any ideas let me know.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Cabinets are going in!

Cannot wait to show you photos, but the cabinets are going in as we speak! They don't have any doors, but I'm already OBSESSED! I'll post some in progress pics later tonight.