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Nats game

I thought about live blogging the Nats game today, but I wouldn't want to subject everyone else to this level of boredom. Especially since you also don't get the experience the ridiculously overpriced food.

Kitchen Remodel - The Finale

Alright, the painters are done and the kitchen is effectively complete. (We still have someone coming by to fix the minor things from our walk though, but let's ignore that fact).

As a reminder of where we started, I've set it up as somewhat of a before & after:

Original view from family room

View from former family room

Original kitchen workspace

New kitchen workspace (complete with cat)

More workspace (also with cat)

View from original kitchen

View from across new kitchen

View from dining room

Kitchen Remodel - Painting Day 1

I have been informed that it is not acceptable to wait until Monday and that I must post pictures of today's progress. Without further ado, here's the kitchen somewhere between the first and second coats.

View from former family room

Space between fridge and pantry

Close up of painted wall next to tile

Kitchen Remodel - The Interlude

I had hoped to be posting the final kitchen pictures tonight, but the painters need a second day to finish.

While we're waiting for them to finish on Monday, here's a before & after shot of our basement bathroom. After hiring people to fix the walls and put in new tile, my father and I tried to install the rest of the bathroom. Unfortunately, we couldn't find the adapter we needed for the sink drain and efforts to bring in a plumber were derailed after one attempt. With all types of handy people around for the kitchen, we managed to get the kitchen plumber to finish the installation on Friday.

Original Bathroom (missing from photo: nasty vinyl tile & huge hole from medicine cabinet)

Updated Bathroom

Kitchen Remodel - Update

The painters are coming this weekend and we have a final walk through to clean up the little things, but the remodel is effectively over.

I'm going to hold off posting any more pictures until Saturday night or Sunday after the painting is done. Check back then for final pictures of the completed kitchen.

After that, posting and viewership of this blog can return to normal. In other words, I'll go back to infrequently posting unfunny things that nobody will read.

Kitchen Remodel - Day 15

We've reached the three week mark in the remodeling project. The delay on the backsplash prevented us from finishing on the original schedule, but only by a day. The tile is now laid, but they have to wait until Monday to fill in the grout.

We have someone coming in tomorrow for an estimate to paint the walls and ceiling. I'm hopeful that we'll have the painting done within a week, but I'm not optimistic. It's been months and we still need to hire a plumber to come out and finish our last project (the basement bathroom).

Backsplash by fridge

Backsplash by wine rack

Backsplash by stove & microwave

Looking across the island

View from the other side of the island

Kitchen Remodel - Day 14

Although we've clearly entered the homestrech of the remodel, the backsplash is slowing things down considerably. The person we talked to yesterday went home sick, and the guy who came in today did not finish much. I'm guessing we spill over to Monday at this point.

View of today's progress

Close up of backsplash

Plenty of supplies

Comforting shot of wet saw on top of new glass-top stove

Kitchen Remodel - Day 13

Despite spending time this morning explaining the pattern to someone, they didn't actually put in the backsplash today. Not really sure what the deal was with that, but at least all the appliances are now in and working. The electrician also finished all the lights, including those under the cabinets, as well all outlets not effected by the lack of backsplash. Several of the minor issues we had pointed out this morning were also cleaned up (missing screw, new threshold, door stop, etc). Not sure of the timing on the remaining items, but there can't be much left at this point.