0 Door Bore & Winter Galore

Are ya’ll tired of hearing about laundry room door yet? I sure am. Unfortunately that’s all that has been going on in my construction site as of late AND with installing new doors being such an all-hands-on-deck-so-that-fingers-and-toes-stay-intact project, there have been little opportunities to take progress pics. In fact, all have for you today from my world of rehabbing is what post demo/pre install of laundry room door #2 looks like.



Fortunately we were able to install the door before dark fell/backyard creatures worked their way inside.

Now on to more important things like wintertime inspiration pics…







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2 The Good, The Bad & The Thirsty

The counters are here! The counters are here!…but before we dive into the after shots, let’s flashback to what my kitchen looked like with the largest pink laminate eyesore on the block.

Alright. I think we’ve seen enough of that. Cue happiness in the form of Silestone quartz counters in Toffee…



Ooooooooh yeah. This kitchen is looking right, but every ounce of progress comes with a lessoned learned or two. Countertop/sink install takeaway? Make sure your old as dirt kitchen sink has shutoff valves or you can’t detach the old sink and bring in the new without shutting off all of the water to your house…and leaving it off until fixed. Plumber needed ASAP. My little June Bug is getting parched over here!…but who really needs water when you’ve got sparkling quartz counters to drool all over?

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1 Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch Changes…

It’s amazing how one visit from a plumber can turn your entire construction site upside down and also prove the importance of planning ahead. During my plumber pal’s visit, it was decided that the best plan of action would be to move the planned doorway connecting my laundry room from here…

 
…to here…



Fine by me since that was my original thinking when I signed my name on the dotted line and made this 1960s kitchen my very own two years ago…and not to mention this change will save me a penny or two when it comes to paying the cabinet fella, since he won’t have to build an entirely new chunk of cabinetry to house my range.

Goodness it feels good to inch my way closer to finalizing the layout for this kitchen/laundry room project! But just to make extra special sure I’m moving in the right direction, it’s time to bring in the big guns (in the form of my architect dad) to go over my game plan. Stay tuned. Hopefully my kitchen dreams will still be in tact.

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