Moving Along...

For the past few weeks we've been working on our kitchen. Talk about a real challenge! We've discovered nothing in this house is normal, standard, or easy. We've had issues with electrical, plumping, walls, doors, floors... everything really. A job that seems fairly easy (like painting the walls) turns into a multiple step process... Here's what we've been doing these last few days!

Step One:: spray walls and remove any remaining wallpaper from the past 50 years as well as layers of glue upon layers of paint.

Step Two:: wash walls really, really, really well.

Step Three:: try to be very patient with spouse, and continue working hard, remind each other we are doing the best we can.

Step Four:: apply a coat of drywall mud by rolling it on all of the walls, then squeegee the mud in order to make wall as flat as can be. Repeat this step three times.


Step Five:: sand all the walls by hand


Step Six:: enjoy white walls while they last (this is the first time in 3 years the walls have all been the same color and texture!)


Step Seven:: remove light fixture in order to paint ceiling


Step Eight:: prime all the walls in order to seal drywall


Step Nine:: gather many paint colors, purchase samples, ask friends for advice, decide upon color with husband


Step Ten:: PAINT WALLS!!!


Step Eleven:: invite friends over to help install cabinets! (don't forget the pizza!)


Step Twelve:: put kitchen back together... this includes bring canned goods back into kitchen from the linen closet, bring back all dishes that have been stored in guest room, bring back all baking supplies from the guest room closet and find a place for all these items in the new cabinets!!

Step Thirteen:: finish kitchen... there's much, much more to do... putting in more countertops, flooring, trim, light fixtures, microwave (plus one more cabinet), buying more things for kitchen

Step Fourteen:: work on the rest of the house (paint living room and hallway, replace front door and door to garage, possibly other projects, and clean house!!

Step Fifteen:: invite friends and family over for an open house!!!