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So we demoed the walls around the basement stairs, and my rough carpentry lead had the idea to why not put the kitchen in the living room? Plumbing and electric is much easier: There is attic above rather than vaulted ceilings There is a full basement below rather than a crawl space The living room…

So how does one design a kitchen? We need to go now because we’ve already moved out of the house. Spending two years picking a designer, an architect, and agonizing over cabinet pulls is not in the gantt chart. What can we do overnight? Step 1. Assemble design team Step 2. Draw kitchen layout Step…

Kitchen problems The kitchen had the best view in the house. Beautiful light. But it was a labyrinth that was cut off from the rest of the house. Boys were making a mess in the dining/ living room and we would be squeezing back and forth frantically fetching more juice, chicken nuggets, apple sauce, and…

Today I declare the house renovation, first phase, DONE! There are still a few things left but I am putting the furniture back and that’s it. I shouldn’t complain. We started the Monday after Thanksgiving, November 27th. Today is February 10th. Eleven weeks. OK November 10th and thirteen weeks if we count refinishing the floors…