With the footing for our kitchen extension completed last week, our long-awaited remodel finally kicked into high gear this week with the demolition of our kitchen and dining rooms. The first day was exceptionally noisy and very, very messy.
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| Our kitchen viewed from the adjacent dining room area midway through the first day of demolition |
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| This is the dining room viewed from the kitchen. The living room, its white carpet set to be removed, is partially visible beyond the stone structure. Yesterday, my husband once again proposed removing the half of that stone structure originally constructed as an indoor barbecue. (Apparently, that was a "thing" in the early 1950s.) We're awaiting a quote. |
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| This is the kitchen after the debris created during the first 2 days of work was loaded into a dumpster |
Demolition continues today. The wall facing the back patio is coming out to extend the kitchen's footprint. Meanwhile, the back half of the house has been entirely closed off from the area undergoing deconstruction. The temporary kitchen constructed by my husband to tide us through the remodel is also complete. (Or rather, I hope it is. He keeps tweaking it, most recently creating a shelf to hold canisters and free up workspace.)
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| Our cozy temporary kitchen viewed from our bedroom |
My poor cat is spending lots of time hiding in a corner of my bedroom closet. I'm spending as much time as possible in the garden, having lunch out with friends, and running errands. A recent "errand" took me to my local garden center.
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| My goal was to pick up a tomato cage to provide support to one of my dahlias but, when in a garden center, one has to at least check out the plants, right? I came home with a Pentas, a small Prostanthera ovatifolia (aka mint bush), and a reasonably priced Furcraea. |
Everyone tells me I'll love the result of the remodel once the long list of projects is done. I expect that's true, at least as long as my sanity remains intact.
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