More kitchen photos!

We're finally getting somewhere...

This gives a better idea of the actual paint color

I hand-pulled most of the staples out of the subflooring - that was not as much fun as stripping wallpaper, but more fun than painting the trim

We tore this huge hole in the wall to connect the vent to the microwave and then we couldn't do it anyhow - grr!!

We got the wall fixed and put this cement board on the floor for tiling over


And FINALLY - visible progress!!

The dreaded microwave is finally installed, as well as the upper cabinets

The rest of the upper cabinets on that side

And the upper cabinets on the other side. The pantry was shipped with one door missing - I have no idea why!


BONUS PHOTO: This was the view out the office window a couple weeks ago! And yes, the paint is really that purple!

Kitchen during

These photos were taken before this weekend.


One of my favorite things - removing wallpaper! We bought a steamer (next to the ladder in the photo) and it has paid for itself over and over.





All gone. Now we have to do one of my least favorite things: scrub the walls with TSP to try to get the paste off. :(

The cabinets are in the back yard, the oven is in the dining room, and that tile has got to go!

I had tons of fun scraping the adhesive off the wall once the tiles were down - it was a very high bang/buck ratio thing.

The mess in the back yard. It's actually worse now!

I'll take more photos later today so you can see this weekend's progress!

Kitchen Before Photos

This is the view from the back door - note the mess next to the microwave!

The view from the other side. This shows the white tile backsplash and the fake wood counter. The cabinets look better in the photos - in real life they are falling apart and the paint job is crappy.

The garbage and recycling containers will be covered up - there will be a cabinet for the recycling where that stuff is now, and a pot rack hanging above that. Dining room is to the left (red drapes).

The fridge will be moved over and a pantry will be where the fridge is now.