Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Remodeling ends....teaching begins.

Same dishwasher and fridge,  Blackwood Sheet Metal cut new stainless steel to replace the wood panels. I was able to watch them fabricate my order and several more intricate projects. In my next life I  want to be a sheet metal worker.

New rug from Pot Barn


And my Christmas gift, that started this project, the new gas cooktop.


Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Before and After and After

One step forward one step back. A stainless steel panel was fabricated and installed. However, when removing the protective coating a huge scratch was created across the entire panel.  The stainless steel backsplash was just pulled off the wall and a new panel is being made.





Ahhh, more light, more fresh air and a better view from my command post!

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Penny Dish's: Kitchen Update Update

A lovely Christmas gift of a new gas cooktop snowballed into: a bigger window over the sink+removal of hunter green tile backsplash+new white quartz countertops+new under cabinet lighting+new sink+ faucet+disposal.  Like all remodeling projects we learned along the way a heating duct had to be moved and it's auxiliary fan was fried and needed to be replaced. Oh-- and a  shorted out doorbell continued to ring with each hammer blow, driving the already frazzled anniethedog to distraction. Meanwhile, Bob from Bob's Septic Service has disappeared into the hole he is digging  in the yard trying to discover the problem  with our septic system aerator (whatever that is) I've already  had to apologize to my neighbors this morning because Bob was digging a hole on THEIR property trying to discern the source of OUR septic problem.




Original green tile before and after



















At this point the double cabinet had
been yoinked off the wall and
taken by the cabinet maker to
cut in half to allow for the new
BIGGER window.
Because the tile did not come off easily...
 the remaining drywall was removed and the
new window is being  installed today!