Kitchens are the centre of the Universe in my home.

Well, other than the T.V. or the computers, or the back deck…but the kitchen is what brings us all together starting as the sun rises until the sun sets.  And some times at 4am…I have a theory but thats for another time I still need to gather proof….

My kitchen originally was built for one, one person to do one thing at a time!  Two could cuddle but that is distracting and things tended to boil over and burn, so back to it being for ONE.

My family likes to cook, BBQ and bake.  Almost exlusively at the same time.  The kitchen had to change! It had to grow and make room for my two children who have begun to find the pleasure in making Mommy brownies and cookies – No More ONE!

Before my kitchen looked like this:

Then one Christmas party in 2010 I found my friends sitting in two different rooms!  One group in the kitchen and one group in the living room.  (Which is through the door you see and to the left.)  This wouldn’t do I tell ya!  Victor and I took turns rotating through the groups but in the end we came to the conclusion that this year, was the year for change.  This year we were renovating the kitchen ( little did we know what that decision meant).

We started in June – with the fast paced part, adrenaline filled portion of the renovation – “the Demolition” Please see below!

We started to open the door to the dining room – and by we I mean them…

This time was without a doubt the most fun!  When the door  became an arch the light flooded into our space!   The next few steps were slow but important..electrical, plumbing, sealing and insulating.  Here is where I should have asked to have the exterior water tap moved, yup at this stage.  But I didn’t….

Now everything starts going back up!

and paint!

Ohh Ohh Flooring going in! I have to switch sides now, for the pictures, so I will be standing with my back against the wall behind the garbage bag…

Ohh Ahhh – I know yummy…We are almost there folks! Can you tell I took pictures almost everyday?!

Cabinets going in!  Yeah!  The island is going in and we are waiting for the butcher block…

The cabinets are now in, as are those brown doors.  We have moved in, we have lined to drawers, we have unpacked and realized we still have way to many kitchen items.  We love this room, and as in we – I mean me!

Waiting on new butcher block, stools and some organization…that last one will be tricky!

Love Barb

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