Tag Archives: renovations

Since I waited 5 years for my kitchen, I want to relish in the newness for a little while longer, and take you on a tour of some of my renovation favourite details. Continue reading →

This was the week I was waiting for in our renovation schedule — the installation of our kitchen cabinets! I can’t describe how happy it was to see the cabinets in place. Hubby and I just stood for a long time in the middle of the room silent and gazing. We can’t get over how different it looks. Continue reading →

Something exciting happened in our renovation in the fifth week… a new door appeared! Continue reading →

Our renovation is taking a little longer than I had hoped for. We’ve past our fourth week and there’s still so much more to do! A few set backs, such as the weather being too cold during a crucial period we needed the plaster to dry, and a delay in ordering our patio doors, were the main culprits. Continue reading →

Week 3 continued with much needed electrical reworking, including the complete installation of our potlights. The new lighting makes such a dramatic difference. Before, the lighting in our house was always dim and inadequate. Now, we have lights in every room, controlled by dimmers and various switches. I love it! Continue reading →

Week number two was mostly behind the scenes type work. New floorboards were laid, new plumbing and electrical were in place, and new ceilings in some much needed areas. Continue reading →

I’ve been missing this space a lot. Since I haven’t had the opportunity to post anything in over a week, I’ve been taking lots of photos, working of some new projects and a custom order from my shop. Everything is still not 100% with my computer and I’m missing a lot of applications at the moment, so these photos have been loaded directly from the camera without any photo editing, but I wanted to show you some of the progess! Continue reading →

The countdown is officially on! Our contractor confirmed that he will be starting on Monday to rip out our existing kitchen, flooring, hallway and laundry room. The renovation I blogged about at the beginning of the year is soon to become a reality! Continue reading →

This is our new kitchen. We’ve been dreaming, planning, and talking about this kitchen since we moved into this house 4 years ago. Now it’s finally going to happen. About 30 boxes arrived on our front door this morning, destined to be assembled into our new kitchen.
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