The kitchen, she be comin' along!

Seriously? I've been working on the kitchen renovation for exactly 2 weeks, and damn - this girl is fast!. What have I done so far? Let me tell you.

1. 1. Demolition to the countertops and backsplash


2. Removal of all unnecessary cabinets


3. Receipt of new filler cabinets and assembly, they were RTA (ready-to-assemble)


4. A gazillion cabinet modifications since, as you all probably already have guessed, the RTA cabinets didn't match exactly to the old 1980's cabinets. Different drawer heights, oh - the list goes on....


5. Worked with the plumber to terminate the gas on one wall and add it to a new wall. We then did the reverse to the water line.


6. Worked with the electrician to pull 220 for the new electric double wall oven, move a bunch of outlets, dedicate the high-draw outlets for items such as micro and fridge. And more and more and.....


7. Then once I hung the micro cabinet, there was a 6.5" space that I'm creating as niche cubby shelves. Try getting your hand in a space like that to paint. Not easy


8. Priming all the cabinets, painting the doors - starting to at least.


9. Raising the counter height up an additiona 1.5" since the previous remodel in the 1980s sunk the dishwasher below the subfloor - so it would never come out without countertop removal. Seriously? Were they thinking???!


10. Now I'm about to go down to my shop to paint the cabinet doors with a second coat of paint. Then I'm glazing them for an aged Tuscan look. I'll shoot you all a photo of that one later.

Not bad for 2 weeks worth of work. I'm actually kicking ass on this one so far. Fingers crossed that there won't be too many surprises. Thos are never fun in remodels. Off and out for tonight. 8:51pm and I'm just getting started, again.