On to the Next!

Now that the kitchen is done, again our biggest project to date, it's time to start thinking about what is next. The next logical step is renovating the upstairs bedrooms starting with one of the guest bedrooms. This is where our second television is located so I also want it to serve as a comfy place to watch movies. I threw together a mood board with some of the ideas I have been compiling including a quick sketch. As with most of my projects there will be a bit of DIY like making an upholstered headboard and re-doing some existing furniture pieces. First up is to paint the walls a deep teal, a color I fell in love with after seeing it on a metallic vinyl I have in my work library. I'm still a few weeks away from beggining the project however bringing all the inspiration together is always a good step towards getting started.

 

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My First All New Kitchen!

Not that I have a readership but if I did it would notice I have not posted in months. I was so excited to launch a blog about the work in our homes and between our day jobs and the laboring on our home posting anything has seemed impossible. I hope to do better, to be more commited to posting. There are tons of things we have completed and I would love to write about them as well as the many projects we have ahead of us. So enough talking it's time for showing. Let's look at the Kitchen project!

Here are the lovely before photos.

What can I say? It was Oak-A-Palooza. It was very 80's and had not one quality finish in it. The layout was poor, builder grade at best, and the pantry was small. So what did we do?

We introduced this kitchen to our sledgehammers and sawsall. If you look closely you can see the outlines in blue of the Kitchen to be. I had my set of plans but I always recommend a full scale layout to work out the details. So after 3-4 months of dedicated labor...

It is finally finished!

It has all new cabinetry, appliances, flooring, lighting, and paint. I have never had all new before. Those cabinets are wonderful. Made fairly well and soft closers to boot! I still have to personalize the space with artwork and reupholstery of the Kitchen chairs. We also will have to get stone or solid surface countertops put in and backsplash tile. However, for now I am completely smitten and anything in addition will be icing on the cake.

This was the biggest project we have taken on to date and we are very proud of our hard work. Our friends and love ones keep saying "what's next?" They know me all to well. Many things are next however I have plenty projects to share that we have already completed. Hopefully it will give me lots to post on while we take a break from physical labor and enjoy the holidays. Then some other room will get well aquainted with my tool arsenal. Be very afraid rooms, be VERY afraid!