tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030Fri, 20 Sep 2024 23:07:04 +0000http://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)Blogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-9100186655972801761Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:27:00 +00002009-09-14T19:54:42.630-07:00It's pretty common to say that you are "99% done" with a project - there is always those straggling tasks. But, we are all way too optimistic - saying that there is only 1% of the project left is underestimating the effort. Say my kitchen had 1000 tasks - that's a lot! I know it was a lot of work too, and I suppose if you break it down to each nail, screw, or board, then it's well over 1000 http://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/09/99-done.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-874017276594394221Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:22:00 +00002009-08-30T19:44:33.974-07:00Yikes, a whole week since I last blogged. Well, activity has slowed down quite a bit. I actually managed to stay out of Home Goods and Target last week :-) I am a bit overwhelmed with everything that is left to do, however.I've been slowly trying to put everything back together and put away, but it is difficult. Most nights, I am now cooking dinner as before, and I am trying to get the usual http://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/08/wow-where-is-time-going.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-7811010661323400749Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:54:00 +00002009-08-23T20:01:03.255-07:00I figured I'd add the detail, you know, for posterity. Now that you've seen the pictures, I'm sure you all have lots of questions :-)Details: Total gut renovation with removal of non-load and load-bearing wall. From demo to functioning kitchen with all the large items completed was 8 weeks, which included 2 weeks of which we were on vacation, and at least 2 weeks (somewhat overlapping) when http://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/08/details.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-4807734908787592248Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:08:00 +00002009-08-19T20:24:09.053-07:00Oh, I'm sure you have just been sitting at the edge of your seats. :-) Well, one of the final details was completed today - Dave switched out the door and strap pulls on the pull out cabinets. Also, the cleaning ladies came, so I figured it would be a good night to take a bunch of pictures. I won't keep you in suspense - this is all about the reveal. Feel free to visit my Shutterfly photo site http://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/08/moment-you-all-have-been-waiting-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-7369615920721391218Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:05:00 +00002009-08-10T21:09:29.554-07:00Remember the wing chairs from, oh, about the 4th post? Well, 3 people have mentioned that they miss them :-(But, I am not going to get hung up on it - I didn't really have anywhere else for someone to hang out, but I will, and we'll see if they still miss them after that.Gotta get the living room done. I brought in the rug tonight. If I can do one or two things every night, I should be close http://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/08/chairs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-2931167214771225254Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:03:00 +00002009-08-09T19:33:52.440-07:00I had a goal this weekend, it was to be able to make, serve, and eat dinner in our dining room. It doesn't sound like much, but I had to do sooooo much to make it happen. I decided that the dinner would be spaghetti and meatballs to boot.I am here with the last 5 minutes of energy left in my body to tell you that I achieved my goal!!I spent all of Saturday painting. I got up early and painted http://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/08/i-have-dream.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-6483512760816886357Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:24:00 +00002009-08-06T04:31:07.215-07:00Well, count down says 1 more day to finished kitchen (as defined by a functioning kitchen and all the big items - door, window - being done). I think we will make it!I know there are another million details - siding on the house, finish painting, putting all the kitchen stuff back in the kitchen, etc. But, the kitchen is functioning (ok, I found out the dishwasher isn't draining, but I'm assuminghttp://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/08/1-more-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-3526592750204128399Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:58:00 +00002009-08-05T21:05:11.418-07:00Nice surprise today - my door was installed! I didn't think they would be here until tomorrow.Only disappointment - it seems a bit small. And, I was hoping that it would be over to the right more. Can I live with it? Probably. I suppose it's too late to change it now - maybe Dave put it there because he had to? I think it will be fine. That strip on the left-hand side is the screen. Since the http://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/08/room-with-door.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-3545245821566352035Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:38:00 +00002009-08-05T20:56:58.728-07:00Yes, my house was full of men again at 7:30 AM yesterday! Dave, John, Andy, Tony, and more to come. Yesterday was the day that they would install my faucet, dish washer, stove, microwave, water and ice for the fridge, and disposal. At 10:45 AM, I get a call from Dave to say that the faucet that I bought didn't fit. He tells me that the threads aren't long enough to go through the counter top and http://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/08/house-full-of-men.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-6331735436909450651Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:28:00 +00002009-08-02T19:34:48.726-07:00This will be a short post - I am beat to a snot. I have been on a painting marathon - going on about 18 hours now, so that's heartbreak hill, right? I really thought I could do it, but I think I am going to have to throw in the paint brush for the day.It's the damn hall way - it has five doors and the colonnade - it took me 2+ hours just to cut it in, and another hour to apply the first coat. http://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/08/five-doors-and-colonnade.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-5056151896194604496Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:08:00 +00002009-07-31T04:28:18.250-07:00Ugh. This renovation can be such a roller-coaster ride. I came home, and I was happy to see my new window. It looks great! I started looking around, and I found that many of the items on the punch list had been done - like the toe kick molding, the cabinet doors adjusted, the trim under the bar counter top (although - I had wanted to see what they were going to put there first).I started doing http://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/07/come-have-ride-on-renovation-roller.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-8066191997631131711Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:24:00 +00002009-07-29T13:31:30.470-07:00Yesterday was a good day. First, we found out that the freezer's compressor was shot, which means it is under warranty! Yay. Next, I found out that Chris, aka "the floor guy", was putting on the 3rd coat! Yay. Finally, when I stopped by the house to pick up my mom, I saw that my window had been delivered. Yay.So, we will be able to get back into our house tonight (stocking feet only). So http://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/07/good-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-9217688066525531898Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:40:00 +00002009-07-26T18:56:41.419-07:00 Yea Yea Yea! The floors are sanded and the the sealer has been applied. They look great. See for yourself:This is the before and after view from the kitchen into the dining room.Unfortunately, we have some stains from the previous owner's dog. If you know anything about urine stains and wood floors, then you already know that they are impossible to get out. I actually thought that they would be http://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/07/looking-good.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-3150348895384648562Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:53:00 +00002009-07-23T05:05:51.795-07:00Today will be the 4th day of nothing. BUT, there may be a light at the end of tunnel. Yesterday Dave met with a new floor guy (Chris). I was excited, but I tried not to get my hopes up, which was a good strategy. I called Dave later to find out that they would start on the floors until next Tuesday :-( What can you do? I wished it was sooner, but at least I had a date. Dave said he was very http://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/07/light.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-5104680748594760394Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:46:00 +00002009-07-20T20:03:02.388-07:00No work. No calls. No surprise.I didn't expect anything today, but here's the thing - I try to communicate even when the communication is to say that I have nothing to communicate. I wish contractors would do that.Now, I know that I have to reschedule refrigerator delivery, but to when? I'm not going to push it to Monday or the following Thursday without a definite floor date. I'm bummed. Ihttp://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/07/ghost-town.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-3395483025040060555Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:12:00 +00002009-07-19T21:36:07.267-07:00Long time no post. What a busy weekend! I rushed home on Friday (after a stop at Home Depot, of course) so that we could go to our annual anniversary trip to The Daily Catch in the North End. Gwen had been sick with a fever, and Chuck had a bad headache, so I wasn't sure if we would go at all, but we did, and it was fun.I didn't have much time to appreciate my new lighting, just enough to fliphttp://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/07/paint-weekend-milk-pail.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-2734443778694430644Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:14:00 +00002009-07-19T21:12:12.096-07:00The good:Dave and the plumber were here today. I have a faucet with running water! They got a lot of little things done. I'm happy for progress. Dave put in a temporary door to the deck, and that is huge!! It is so nice, and I know I am going to be very happy to be able to step out to the back. The cabinet for over the microwave came in, and they installed that, and they did a lot of little http://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/07/good-bad-and-ugly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-1527983122238719195Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:07:00 +00002009-07-15T08:28:14.796-07:00 Start with the good news, right? I stayed up to 11:30 last night painting so I'd have two coats on the walls behind the counters. The stone guys (Juan and Pedro, left to right in the picture) were here at 8:30 AM! And they were done by 10ish. I have counter tops. They are beautiful. They did a great job. I love them.I got really nervous last night and this morning before they came. I'm realizinghttp://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/07/more-disappointment-and-counter-tops.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-3999118092700172172Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:48:00 +00002009-07-13T17:56:30.393-07:00End date has been moved to August 7 (I hope!). Today I found out that the patio door had not been ordered (some sort of clerical mistake/misunderstanding). Sooo, we have 3.5 weeks (min) to wait for the door to come in. While technically I will have a functioning kitchen (as defined as being able to actually make a meal in it), I won't really consider it complete until the door is http://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/07/disapointment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-5565029272574872661Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:50:00 +00002009-07-13T04:02:57.422-07:00When we got home on Saturday, I knew there really wouldn't be too much progress. The kids hadn't seen all that Dave and John had done the week before, though, so it was exciting to see their reactions to all the change. As far as I could tell, all that got done last week was trim on the DR window and the doorway into the kitchen, a coat of Waterlox on the butcherblock counter top, and install of http://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/07/making-my-own-progress.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-3674495961823350588Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:56:00 +00002009-07-10T07:04:35.004-07:00It's starting to set in that a lot of the work that is left to do cannot or won't be done until the counter tops are in. The counter tops are scheduled to be installed on July 15. The floors will be scheduled for right after that. I figured they would be the last thing to be done, but when I talked to Dave yesterday, he said that the electrical usually is done after the counter tops. He was goinghttp://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/07/reality.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-5855411540357368855Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:41:00 +00002009-07-07T05:05:29.080-07:00Well, it's only Tuesday morning, 7:42 AM, but I can't help but be curious as to what is going on at my house since last Thursday. We have had some good weather since Friday, so we have been busy going to the beach and the pool. Yesterday was really the first working day, and I was reminded of the renovation only because my sisters, mother, and brother in-law were all asking me about it.The bighttp://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/07/curious.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-1995279558190443190Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:56:00 +00002009-07-03T06:51:30.804-07:00I had to leave beautiful, sunny, warm Maine (NOT!) to meet the counter top templater guy this morning. I stopped by the glass place and picked up the cabinet doors. They looked ok, but I couldn't help second guessing my glass choice - it's so hard to decide.' I got so nervous as I approached the house - butterflies - I don't know why exactly, it wasn't an excited nervous, it was an anxious http://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/07/progress-and-pictures.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-241056417913097342Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:28:00 +00002009-06-30T08:05:15.336-07:00Chuck called me last night to tell me how great the "buffet" area looks. I guess they got the butcher block on it. I'm not sure what that means for the finish - I had talked to Dave before I left about putting on Waterlox. I told him I would do it after he installed if I have to, but that it was stinky. Since he didn't have time to do two coats, I'm assuming I'll have to apply it when I get home.http://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/06/progress-but-no-pictures.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5981490067774050030.post-1680123616338300043Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:52:00 +00002009-06-28T08:10:41.665-07:00We are in Maine! It's foggy and wet out - and only about 61 degrees. BUT, we do have a kitchen - dish washer and all, and that is a break from the chaos that is my home.Friday I came home to MEGA progress. Unbelievable - Dave had worked all by himself that day, and he had installed 7 cabinets - all of the range/peninsula wall. He had also installed the wood flooring all to where he needed it http://kitchenmakeovah.blogspot.com/2009/06/vacation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (lovilynne)0