Surviving a Kitchen Remodel: Lessons Learned (Part 2)
In the summer of 2010, we completed a kitchen remodeling. I provided an overview and discussion of what went right in my last post. Here is the conclusion of our…
Read moreSurviving a Kitchen Remodel: Lessons Learned (Part I)
In May we began a kitchen remodeling that was—more or less—finished in July. My original plan was to write a lessons-learned summary at the point where we were completely done. …
Read moreSurviving a Kitchen Remodel: The NeverEnding Story
I was feeling pretty good when we had most of the work on our new kitchen done in approximately 8 weeks. Admittedly there was one wall that still needed the…
Read moreSurviving a Kitchen Remodeling: Functional Again (Week 8)!
I would love to say that our kitchen is “done” rather than “functional” but we still have some work to go. Remaining is some drywall work on the walls without…
Read moreSurviving a Kitchen Remodel (with Hummus Recipe): Week 7
At this point we are primarily waiting for our countertop to arrive, so week seven was a slower week. John installed some of the shelves and we moved a few…
Read moreWe Have Cabinets (Week 6)!
We have completed week 6 of our kitchen remodeling and we have cabinets!! They were installed Monday through Thursday last week and they are beautiful! I am so glad we…
Read moreSurviving a Kitchen Remodel: Week 5
Week 5 of our kitchen remodel is now complete. We have a floor! This was a good week from the perspective of our work load, but tougher from a disruption…
Read moreSurviving a Kitchen Remodel: Week 4
The end of week 4 of our kitchen remodeling was a flurry of activity. And we are still behind schedule on some tasks, though it looks like we can still…
Read moreSurviving a Kitchen Remodeling: Week Two Progress
Well, we’ve had some tough moments, but the roadblocks are starting to clear (knocking wood as I type). I spent a few sleepless nights worrying about the impact of the…
Read moreSurviving a Kitchen Remodel: End of Week One
We have now completed our first week of kitchen remodeling. The cabinets are down, the refrigerator (including filtered water) is installed in the living room, and the stove is in…
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