When we woke up on Friday morning, our kitchen looked similar to this photo from a few years ago (minus the clutter, which had been removed the night before):
After returning home from a day out while the contractors worked, our kitchen looked like this:
There were four layers of floor to pull up.
Check out this lovely water damage.
The previous homeowner didn’t do the job properly the first time (shocker!) so there was no wet bed and they used the strangest hodgepodge mix of wood under the tile. On an unrelated note, that sliver of white in the middle of this photo is the light from our basement. There are cracks like that all over this floor, I’ll be happy when it’s covered back up!
On Monday the contractors were back, so in addition to no floors or stove we now have no counters, dishwashers or sink.
Or husband, he’s out of town for this week. Sigh.
Don’t worry, I’m not going to get all “woe is me” on you. How can I, when I’m dreaming of a kitchen that will {kinda sorta} look like this in a week or two?
Yeah, so, okay. My kitchen won’t look too much like those stunners. We are on a budget, after all. But it will look better than the ‘before’ photo, that’s for sure!
Alrighty, I’m off to bed. It’s not easy keeping two little ones busy and out of a danger trap kitchen demolition area! Plus, there’s that whole ‘keeping them fed’ thing, minus a kitchen. Don’t worry, I’m working on it. Let’s just say they are getting really savvy at eating out and Noodle thinks she’s won the french fry lottery.
Other posts in the kitchen renovation series:
10 Things I Hate About You
Decision Time: Should We Do This Thing? (aka, Are We Nuts?)
Dream Kitchen Inspiration Photos
Rebecca R. says
Not sure. Frozen burritos I’m thinking. Good luck- can’t wait to see the finished product!
thefinestkind says
Just came over from Darlene’s blog! I have SOOOOO been here! Our first house was a complete, diy gut and remodel, and our two oldest boys were 3 and 1 1/2 at the time. Gosh. Lots of pb and j and paper plates! Amazing what all you can wash in the bathroom sink. 🙂 Good luck; can’t wait to see the final product. How exciting!
Leah says
If you can afford it, eat out as much as possible til it’s done! My parents recently redid their kitchen and had to wash dishes in the bathroom sink for a few weeks – not fun, but *so* worth it to have a designer kitchen afterward.
Renee Living Laughing Loving says
Wowee! All that AND hubby out of town?! Quite suspiciously convenient timing, don’t you think?? 🙂 Hope everything goes well! Can’t wait to see the result!
Holly says
Oooh this is exciting Carrie! We renovated our kitchen in the summer of 2009 after we got married (no kids yet) so it was just the two of us. We definitely at out some, but our contractor kept our sink in tact for as long as possible. It does get you to really whittle down your inventory of food/options which is good. It’s going to be great and will all be worth it. I know a lot of people right now doing a kitchen reno.
Jessica @ Decor Adventures says
Hi Carrie. Don’t worry girl, it will be over before you know it! How exciting! How about grilling, do you have a grill? We make chicken and vegetables on it all the time in the summer.
Can’t wait to see the progress 🙂