Here's my Nana's nice little kitchen. Its cute, but I thought it could use a little updating to make it more my style. I had about 2 and a half months before my grandparents where coming home for Christmas. But I figured that was plenty of time. Not so much. There was a lot of rushing around. Some spackling with head lamps when there was no power. Lots of organizing contractors for stuff I couldn't do and some unforeseen issues. Like the water line for the ice maker or the black mold we found in the bathroom or when the tile guy unplugged the gas stove and started a gas leak. Yea. That was fun. But I totally think it was worth it.
So this is the kitchen redo. First to come down was the drop ceiling and all the fluorescent lighting underneath. Then we took down the wall to open it up a bit. Reconstructed a partial drop ceiling with dimmable high hats (in love). New countertops, new tile backsplash, added another cabinet to extend the counter space on the other side of the fridge. I was planning on putting up an island (and pendant lights) where the table is but I kinda like the ability to move the table around. My pet project was painting the cabinets. I played around with one of them and it came out so nice that I had to do them all. Holy hell that was time consuming. And changing out cabinet hardware was the most frustrating and annoying thing I have done so far. But, again, I think they came out fantastic. They don't even look like the same cabinets!
This was the day the wall came down. It was a little impromtu, quick decision. Wyatt was AMAZED! He keeps on saying "Its not ours yet, but Momma is making it ours." I think that is the cutest way to think of it. He really is very patient and makes me tons of drawings, "comics" he calls them, to put on our fridge. I have a feeling there are going to be a lot of good things going on our fridge. We have fallen into a routine: I work, Wyatt draws or watches TV or makes some kind of spaceship out of blue tape and levels, and then Gammy comes over with pizza on her way home from work. Its getting there.
This is the downstairs bathroom. Aka "Grandpa's Bathroom". Once I took the wall down in the kitchen, we noticed that the bathroom was a little exposed and clearly needed some updating if it was going to be more noticed then it usually was.
Viola! We took down the wallpaper then painted everying a crisp white (its actually the same white in the kitchen.) I've picked out a blue, white and green that I am going to continue throughout the downstairs. Mom and I put down a new lineolm floor. I would have prefered tile but I think it still looks good and cost $30. I am OBSESSED with my new vanity. It is beautiful. Mom found this gorgeous mirror from Dad's Nana's house so I refinished it to match. Top it off with a blue ceiling, new light fixtures, and a new toliet. I would have liked to do a lot more, but I love it and really love that it was in my budget.
The next phase is ripping up carpet, some new moulding, and lots of painting. I really would love to be all moved in by March but don't hold me to that. We'll see how long it all takes us!
And I have to give a huge shout out to all those who have helped out so far and so generously. Too many to list, but know I love you guys.
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