This week, we've made some real progress. Half the of the kitchen was completely emptied - floor to ceiling.
Mike laid the backer board, I laid the tile...
{I chose a nice Pinot Beige tile and No, I have still not chosen any paint yet} BTW - I'm pretty bad-ass with this tile wet saw, yeah, that's right. Bad Ass.
The Cabinet assembly has started. They are espresso stained oak.
And the Custom kit for the fancy Fridge/Freezer was a pain in the ass. But it does look sweet, and it will be sweeter when I get to turn it on.
Mike says he's hit his head on these lights 45 times. {I lost track of the count after 15} And every time he hits his head, I say "Don't rip them out!" When his head hits 50 - he says he's ripping them {insert cuss words of your choice} out. I hope this handy homemade hideous tie back helps. {Fashioned out of a power cord that Mike may or may not find that he needs}
On a sidebar... the tankless hot water heater died. RIP Titan 2200. American Home Shield sent me a plumber who made my home is first tankless installation {thanks again for that AHS}, which he then dragged out 3 weeks. Remodeling is hard enough without taking away my hot water too.
Since I had to clear out the last of the cabinets, where will all the first aid live? {I had a kitchen drawer devoted to it} I have to bandage someone up daily here. Nurse Daphne lives on from a cardboard box of supplies now. PS - Snoopy band-aids make all wounds instantly better, unless you're Mike.
And on a final sad note: The Keurig had to move into the 1/2 bath. Now it's like I live in a hotel with nicer beds that I have to make myself.
The rest of the kitchen cabinets get evicted tonight, stay tuned.
Daphne Ellenburg is a budding photography business owner in Southern Alabama with a supportive family and a new fancy-pants in home studio. She loves college football, big handbags, lip gloss and all things Olympus. Daphne also enjoys writing about her Photo-Adventures and her entertaining family. Catch up with her at Ellenburg Photography {Website} {Facebook} {Blog}
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This Saturday, we hit the 2 month mark of our Main Floor Remodel. {What? Only 2 months, it seems like a small lifetime} But...In our short 2 months, we have removed the tile flooring in the kitchen, ordered & received new appliances & furniture (all still in happy giant boxes), installed new garage doors, removed & replaced the flooring in our bedroom with hardwood, repainted the Master Bedroom, removed an entire fireplace and...now it's time for the living room.
This weekend there was mild demolition and painting - nearly endless painting...Living room walls & the ceiling twice {Yuck! Because I always manage to get paint in my hair when I do the ceilings. Now when I look in the mirror, I think, "Is that a gray hair, or is that ceiling paint?"} We also removed the carpet & about a million staples and tacks to start the Hardwood floors. But before all that excitement could start, Mike had to lay the groundwork for his seemingly Wireless entertainment system.
It's actually quite impressive. All rewired and moved behind baseboard. Almost magically invisible.
One Anniversary gifted Smart TV mounted and operational, and 3/7 speaker wires ready to go. Not bad. I'm always impressed with Mike's Perfectly Balanced, not to mention cutting edge home improvements. {I picked a winner}
Here's a shot where I spilled the ceiling paint on the plywood flooring. It almost made a heart, for "I love this Remodel!" We're rounding into Month 3 where I hope to see what the heck are in all these boxes everywhere. Stay tuned.Daphne Ellenburg is a budding photography business owner in Southern Alabama with a supportive family and a new fancy-pants in home studio. She loves college football, big handbags, lip gloss and all things Olympus. Daphne also enjoys writing about her Photo-Adventures and her entertaining family. Catch up with her at Ellenburg Photography {Website} {Facebook} {Blog}
Ellenburg Photography's award winning photographer, Daphne Ellenburg, specializes in Wedding Photography and Family Portraiture. We are located just north of Mobile Alabama. We proudly serve all of Alabama, and Gulfcoast Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana. (251) 656-7601
We're in the full on throws of a main floor remodel. When I say, we're changing everything. Seriously, everything. Here's a few before photos of the kitchen {Taken just before the demolition started} Famous last words, "Daphne, get of here with that Camera" Enjoy...
When asked for suggestion, I said, "Hey this Electrolux kitchen looks pretty sweet." Fingers Crossed.
Out with the old tile. No, we have not chosen a new tile yet and Yes, my flooring is now super splintery Plywood.
New Garage Doors. Please Note that installing new Garage doors with your spouse is considered one of the "for worse" times you were told about while taking your vows.
The Vise grips were the thing stopping me from shear death during the installation. Scary.
Packing up my kitchen. Yuck. I hate packing.
Mike trying to narrow down our kitchen cabinet choices...
Me and Madison, bored with cabinet choices...
The First of many boxes of things living in my Living room...
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Daphne Ellenburg is a budding photography business owner in Southern Alabama with a supportive family and a new fancy-pants in home studio. She loves college football, big handbags, lip gloss and all things Olympus. Daphne also enjoys writing about her Photo-Adventures and her entertaining family. Catch up with her at Ellenburg Photography {Website} {Facebook} {Blog}