Kitchen SEMI-Reveal!

Things are starting to wrap up on our kitchen remodel!!

I can't believe we went almost a month with no sink and a whole week without a washer and dryer and stove! But its been well worth the wait.

Here are a couple BEFORE shots:

and a couple of my cute boys, right after the tile was installed!

We still have some finish work that needs to be done: light switch covers to update, install baseboard, a couple cabinet doors need to be changed (due to a simple oversight), the window needs to be reframed, RO installed, and I need to decide on a backsplash.. I'm sure this will be an ongoing project for life, but its mostly done!!

AFTER

Stainless under-mount sink and granite counter tops

I'm dreaming of a new stove.. someday!

The dining and hutch area. (Dreaming of a new fridge too!)

I loooooove the hutch! Its definitely the cherry on top of the remodel!

The beautiful floors

Up close of the countertop

Having the tile run throughout the whole back of the house (pantry and mud area), along with the kitchen helps the space look much larger! I'm loving everything!!!

More AFTER pictures to come :)

Kitchen DEMO!!!

We're in demo mode today!

Ripping up the floor..

Wood and nails everywhere...

My handsome workin' men!

Empty walls...

Pullin' down the old cabinets...

Pots and pans and plates and junk all over the living room...

Its crazy, but it will be so worth it!
Can't wait to post some after pictures!

Nesting

Nesting instinct refers to an instinct or urge in pregnant animals to prepare a home for the upcoming newborn(s). It is found in a variety of animals (both mammals and birds) including humans.^[1][2]

  Its seems to me that my nesting instinct has hit and is in full swing. I'm 24 weeks along and feeling good. I'm not too big to be miserable and I'm not sick. Heck I haven't even been exhausted for a while! I'm in the perfect mood to clean the closets, bathrooms, pantry... oh wait.. no! I'm in the perfect mood to decorate and rearrange things! I'm dying for the kitchen remodel to take off. We've schedule a day for tile to be laid but cabinets take a while to build.. and I just want to buy appliances and cute stuff and get going on the fun part.

To take my mind off of the kitchen.. I've been playing around on Pinterest (surprise, surprise) and have been pinning all kinds of things for Baby Sister and Allie's room.

A friend just introduced me to Sarah Jane and I've fallen in love with her Wee Wanders line. The quilt picture above is made with her fabric designs as well as the horse and deer prints. Sarah Jane studios is having a 20% sale this weekend and I'm dying to "buy all the things"! I would love to see Allie and Baby Sister's room become something like the board I've put together. Fun quotes, color, whimsy, lovely, bright and horses or course.

For now, I will go clean a bathroom and dust something!

Kitchen Remodel

Last Summer, we started tackling the kitchen remodel. The first thing we did was knock out the old chimney and fill in the door that led to the adjoining bedroom.

Now there is no more door, chimney or any cupboards next to the fridge.
Leaving us with much more room around the table.

Now we're ready to tackle this half of the kitchen!
As well as adding a built in hutch to the corner area in the above photo^^

My Kitchen Pin Board on Pinterest has been my constant companion these many months! I've been pinning and pinning things that I love and dream about as well as things that are actually practical and could happen ;)

These are our final materials. We've decided on white cabinets with oil rubbed bronze knobs and pulls as well as faucet. The counter tops with be Giallo Ornamental granite and the flooring will be Natural Timber Cinnamon tile. It looks like just like wood! And a bead board back splash will finish it off.

Our cabinet guy is busy building and we're are finalizing details with the counter top and tile guys. I can't wait to start ripping those old cabinets out! I'm a little bit excited!