Remodel

Since it was months ago,

you finally get to know,

we remodeled!

The kitchen was claustrophobic,

stuck in the 80's,

and the fluorescent lights sang you a song whenever they were on.

One night (back in April)

the Man had enough and took a hammer to it.

After tearing everything out,

(including the walls and floors),

using 6 months of our lives

(including 6 weeks without a functioning kitchen)

and spending gobs of money

(hello sad gingerbread house. hehe)

We have a happy, open kitchen.

Before continuing,

you must promise

that you will ignore

The leftover Christmas dinner,

the leftover Christmas goodies

and the drying Christmas dishes

that are in the shots of my new kitchen.

It still looks fantastic.

Here's the before

And the after

(you can't see the can lights,

but let's just say they don't sing to me)

From the other angle

Look how open that is

Again, a link that leads to nothing

I wish blogger would stop that

Finally, The hole on the left was a complete wall

The wall on the right stuck further out another couple of feet.

Tight and shut off.

Now it's airy and I can see what my kids are doing

while I am in the kitchen.

ps - please notice the floors.

They might be my favorite part.

Dark colored hard wood

go great with the new paint.

What a happy room.