Light Fixtures

After an impromptu trip to Home Depot with my brother, John, and nephew, Jack, I have light fixtures for my kitchen.  Special thanks to John for helping me with the decision making.

Here's the one that will go in the dining area.

And this one will go in the kitchen area.

So now, I think I have all the major decisions and purchases done.  I just have to be patient and wait for everything to get put in.

Joell

Nothing New

If anything new got done today, I can't see it, so I have no pictures to post.  Hopefully there will be something on Monday.

Joell

Sheetrock is finished!

Hello,

They finished the sheetrock today.  The floor is looking some better, but there's still work to be done on it.  Here's today's pictures.

And for those who helped out in my backsplash poll, I decided to go with the one on the left.

That's it for today.

Joell

Progress and Backsplash poll

They did some electrical and phone wiring today and put in some sheetrock!  Here's today's updated pictures.  After them, I'm conducting a short poll about backsplash tile.

Here is a picture of the design I'd like for my backsplash:

I think I want the pattern at the top of the panel that has the four small diamonds nested with the larger diamonds.

So the informal poll:  Which looks better with the wood and counter top, the tile on the left or the tile on the right?  Comment below, please. :)

Joell

Wallpaper

The only change today is some, but not all of the wallpaper is gone.   I'm kinda thinking getting it off is as bad as I've heard it is.  Glad I'm not the one stuck doing it.  Hopefully there will be some progress I can show tomorrow.

Here's the dining area where most of the wall paper is gone.

Joell

Oh boy, is it real now!

My kitchen has been demolished!  Here are the pictures.

The entry way.

The wall where the fridge and stove used to be.

Dining area

The sink/dishwasher wall

And there you go!  I'm off to bell choir practice.

Empty kitchen, full house

I have been a bit absent this last week.  It's been very busy and I just haven't had the energy to put stuff out here.

Monday I went and picked out flooring.  So here are some pictures of what I've got.

This is a small sample of the flooring.  Note:  it only looks like tile.  No grout for me!

The cabinet wood (Alder) on the left, the counter top (solid surface) on the right, and the floor (vinyl) underneath.

On Tuesday I had to work late, and ended up getting a migraine.  I completely forgot to call and order the floor!  Wednesday I also had to work late.  Yesterday was just a normal work day.  Which brings us to today.

I have the day off because of the two longer days earlier this week.  They start demolition on Monday, so I had to move a bunch of the bigger, heavier stuff today.  My house now looks like an episode of Hoarders.

My living room.  

The spare bedroom, which you can't really even walk in.

The spare bedroom as taken from the doorway.

So, I'll be living in a pretty chaotic home for a while.  I will take pictures each day, but might not always get them posted right away.

I'm dreading the chaos, but excited for the outcome.

Joell