Update on the kitchen makeover

I know I promised pictures. And I will deliver, one of these days. Suffice it to say that we’re at two and half months and counting. Here’s the laundry list of tasks we’ve accomplished so far

• 4 layers of tile ripped out
• 8’ drop ceiling removed and new ceiling height raised to the full 12’ the rafters would allow
  new insulation hung
• electrical system completely revamped
• new gas line run to the kitchen and connected to my brand-spanking-new 5-burner gas range (it has a meat probe and a bread-proofing setting – woo hoo! I feel so fancy.)
• over-stove cabinet removed and replaced with an actual range hood (can you believe there was no light or vent over the old stove?? What on earth did the previous owners do when something got smelly or smokey? But then again, given the immaculate state of the 1959 wall oven, I’m not convinced anyone ever actually cooked in this house before we moved in.)
• dining/great room wall pushed out 2 feet
• made one end of that new wall a half wall
• door to the foyer closed off
• fresh drywall installed, which is nearly finished with tape and mud
• 3 recessed lights and 4 pendant lamps hung
• New cabinets ordered to match the existing units (which will be delivered aaaaaaaaany day now…. or so I’ve been promised several times.)
• New counters ordered
  

Still lots of work to be done, including choosing and purchasing tile for the floor and backsplash, new hardware for the cabinets, and paint for the cabinets (some shade of white, but not a blindingly sterile hospital-esque white). So far so good. We’re doing all of the work ourselves, with the help of some amazingly selfless family members, so I’m not expecting it to be done overnight. As long as there continues to be progress, I’m a happy girl.

Oh, and a little side note: our little Meatball family will be growing by one member, somewhere around August 17th. I’ll try to keep my recently-acquired chicken aversion out of the way of creating new recipes. : )

Happy cooking.


EDIT: Since I originally wrote this post a few days ago, the cabinets have been delivered. They are, however, exactly the material we told the contractor we DID NOT want, so now we're in the fabulous phone-tag cycle that will hopefully, eventually, end with these cabinets being removed from their temporary homes in my dining room and garage, returned to the contractor's workshop, and replaced with the right ones. Hopefully. Eventually. If there is any truth in the concept of karma, that is. Otherwise, I may need to change my religious beliefs yet again. : )