Sarah and I decided our first big house project would be a kitchen remodel. The old cabinets were very distinctive, but not that practical. And Sarah loves cooking, so we needed an updated more convenient kitchen.
My father-in-law was saintly enough to come all the way from Loveland to help with the giant project. I learned a lot from the whole process.
Here are some pictures:
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we ripped off the old doors rather than mess with unscrewing them
capping off the plumbing
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one cabinet removed
first holes in the soffit
one cabinet removed
countertop removed
left side cabinets removed
ripping out the soffit
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The old walls are plastered, not sheetrocked. So the foundation for the plaster is this chicken wire stuff which had to be clipped out in order to keep the walls intactc.
soffit nearly gone
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what a mess!
soffits removed
soffit gone, inner frame exposed
first new cabinets installed
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removal of chicken wire plaster foundation
another upper new cabinet installed
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new uppers
new lower cabinets
getting there!
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new uppers installed
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new microwave installed
new dishwasher in place
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we had to make a custom toekick vent for one of the lower cabinets
the installers
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kitchen, refrigerator side
kitchen, sink side
Man, that looks like it was a LOT of work.
Are you going to help me open my Springs office?
Heck no! You guys work too hard.
Well, they do but I don’t. :p
Sarah deserves a beautiful and practical kitchen! I love the stain color of the new cabinets!
Where did you guys end up getting the cabinets from?
We bought from a local cabinet shop. They took pretty good care of us. The kitchen is so much more usable now.
You are better than me! I can barely clean my house without brekaing a sweat!