Ok, so it’s not a “real” use of the new kitchen, but it’s a big deal to us. Over the weekend we made some polenta in the rice cooker to go with some crock pot stew. Unfortunately, running too many things on the same circuit in the room where our temp kitchen is will blow the breaker. So we set up a little table for the rice cooker so we could use one of the new outlets from the kitchen. Small things go a long way when you are in the middle of a remodel!
This week saw a lot of electrical and carpentry work. All the outlets are in, and we have several circuits in the kitchen now rather than the two we had before. The south door (middle-back of the above image) was widened a few inches, and raised in height. Drywall is coming soon!
The end of the first week feels great! The kitchen is much more open with the walls gone/lowered, and the drop ceiling removed. Now we can see the new design start coming together as outlets and switches are moved, new lights installed, and drywall is added. Not much else to say at this point, as we are heading into Christmas this weekend. I’ll post again next week when things start hopping.
Still a lot going on, but the strokes don’t seem so broad. The drop ceiling is gone, and it’s clear how much bigger the space is going to feel. The framing for the removed wall areas is also coming out. It was a great feeling this morning to walk into the living room and see the light coming in from the kitchen window. A lot of new building materials showed up this morning, so it looks like we will see new things going in soon!
Day two of the kitchen demo gave us a glimpse of how the final remodel will look, as the drywall was torn out of the areas where the wall is being removed! It’s a nice excitement bump to help offset the thought of washing our dishes in the bathroom tub.