My Feet Are Tired!

[Trek420]

Keep the pictures coming- I love seeing other's remodeling projects.

Ok you asked.

The circa '70's cottage cheese ceiling is gone!!! Yeah!!

Yesterday Hillary came by and zwoop.. out goes the equally ugly and same era linoleum flooring is gone.

I'm putting it in the trash as soon as it stops pouring down rain.

These old cabinets are going next. Shhhhhhhh, Don't tell them.

You can see the left corner of the kitchen has the dishwasher (whose days are also numbered) and the oven at corner to each other. Not that I ever wash dishes and bake bread at the same time or even sequentially but you can't. Also the corner there is useless space.

There's no storage, no drawers, no cabinet, no lazy Susan ....nothin' there in the corner but a bit of counter. What were they thinking? Well, it was in the '70s

I've ordered new cabs, the design will be L shaped, going to loose that peninsula thing and may add a rolling cart instead. The new sink centers more on the window, dishwasher moves juuuust enough to the right to give me usable space in the corner.

Whata concept, storage space, who knew this could happen?

[Trek420]

..... now you don't. Cabinets largely gone. I'll schedule a bulk waste pick up soon and away they go.

[Tuckervill]

I just discovered the 110 yo floor behind my clawfoot tub is almost non-existent under the peel-n-stick tile the last owners put there. So I guess I'll be ripping up that room pretty soon. :P

And I can't use the tub.

Karen

[Trek420]

There are worse things to find you can't use for a while. This is why though I could only afford a small place I chose 1 1/2 bathroom.

But oooooh, clawfoot tub. Love those. Going to keep it? What kind of new flooring are you putting in?

[Tuckervill]

I hope to have all the original 1" thick oak floors restored in this house eventually. We had a huge leak in the kitchen 2 xmases ago, and had to replace the floor (with plywood), so I've stashed up the boards we took out of there, and I'll use them to patch up the bathroom. I'm having a hard time convincing hubby that this is a good idea, or I'd have it done already. (I don't know what he's thinking.)

Yes, I LURVE my clawfoot tub. I don't think this house had indoor plumbing at it's inception, so the tub is probably not original to the house. But it should be original with the plumbing!

Funny, I avoided using it for the first 3 years we lived here because I knew there was a wrinkled spot under the tile elsewhere in the bathroom, so I already suspected it was from the tub. Then I got over my fear and started using it and watching closely. It must just be seepage because there are no water spots anywhere to tip me off. I'm sad about it.

Karen

[Trek420]

I'm having a hard time convincing hubby that this is a good idea, or I'd have it done already. (I don't know what he's thinking.)

That it'll be a lot of work, and expense, and mess while it's going on and a huge disruption to your life .... and he's right.

But think of how beautiful it will be when it's done. And if you think you'll ever sell - bathrooms sell houses (and kitchens and .....)

Good idea saving the oak flooring. Have you considered tile or something in the bathroom and use the oak somewhere else to really show it off?

[Trek420]

The living room looks like it's painted, a nice antique white.

H. has prepped the accent wall more. Heating grates are off and the hall lights are out so it's clear for painting.

My living room curtains are down so I'd better stop prancing around the living room naked till they are back up.

Remind me, I might forget.

The wall's coming down in the half bath area.

I'm off to get the dishes out of the dishwasher, washed or not they gotta go. She's going to rip that old thing out tomorrow.

[Trek420]

Voila' Forward progress now being made. This week the cabinets got delivered and they are now largely installed. H has measurements for the kitchen counters, I just have to get off my @zz and make a final decision on type.

Yes, we'll take the plastic wrap off when it's all done.

[Trek420]

..... now you don't. Cabinets largely gone. I'll schedule a bulk waste pick up soon and away they go.

Bump. I'm trying to see if I can get a "before" and "after" in one post. Nope, you have to go back a bit.

[Zen]

Oh, those are beautiful!
I think I'm just going to paint mine and put on new hardware.
I need 52 hinges and 26 handles. That's not counting drawers