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Home Improvements: The Kitchen, Part 1

Karen · 9 Comments

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Yuck! I looked at this for almost 3 long years!
Yuck! I looked at this for almost 3 long years!

When we started talking about redoing the kitchen, I was about to explode with happiness. The old counter tops that were in the house when we bought it were awful! You can see from the photo above, that even when it was scrubbed clean three times a day, it still looked terrible. I was embarrassed for anyone to see it.

The wall was even worse!
The wall was even worse!

The wall behind the counter top was a mess as well. Fabgrandpa and I had both scrubbed and scrubbed on this wall, over the course of the two and a half years we have lived here, and it still looked like THAT! I have no idea what the woman who used to live here did, but it looked like she tried to splatter grease everywhere she could when she cooked.

This is the stove we bought when we moved in.
This is the stove we bought when we moved in.

We bought a gas stove when we moved in because I did not want to cook on electric. However, there has never been a kitchen exhaust system in this kitchen, ever. I know when I cook, we have to open windows and turn on a window fan to draw odors out of the kitchen. And the dryer is right there next to the stove–you can not dry clothes if you are cooking, otherwise, your clothes will smell like meatloaf or chicken. All of these things will be remedied when we are finished with the kitchen.

a bare counter top before painting
a bare counter top before painting

Last week, before the counter tops were installed, we took everything out of the kitchen, and painted the walls behind the base cabinets so that when the counter man arrived, he could install the counter tops and we wouldn’t have to worry about dripping paint on them after they were installed:

We used Glidden Latex Enamel in Coral Serenade. Primer was mixed in with the paint at the store.
We used Glidden Latex Enamel in Coral Serenade. Primer was mixed in with the paint at the store.

We didn’t get much of the kitchen painted–it’s hard work for two old people. But, we wanted to get the walls behind where the counters would be installed painted first.

Coral Serenade
Coral Serenade

The next day, the counter guy that Home Depot contracted with arrived to install the counters. He pulled out the sink first, then the old counters. He hauled them off too. We had to pay for that. It was included in the total price that we paid Home Depot. If we were able to take them out ourselves and take them to the dump, we could have saved $235.

Installing the new counter top
Installing the new counter top

I am still excited to just have this much done. After the counters were installed, we called the plumbing company to let them know the counters were in. They were supposed to send someone out the same day to install the sink. They told Fabgrandpa that they could not come until Monday. He told the lady on the phone that that was unacceptable, because this was on Friday. Fabgrandpa made a call to Home Depot about it, and 15 minutes later the lady from the plumbing company called back and said someone would be out that afternoon. Imagine that!

My new range hood from Broan!
My new range hood from Broan!

Now that the counter tops and sink are in, we have to finish painting the kitchen, and install our new range hood and exhaust fan system that I received from Broan-Nutone. I am super excited about that!

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  1. Sandy Cain says

    October 29, 2014 at 11:48 pm

    Your kitchen is lovely – and even the before pictures are WAY nicer than what my kitchen looks like. It’s so outdated – I just got a tabletop halogen oven (because we haven’t had any gas since September 18! And it probably won’t be back on for 2 or 3 months. And the kicker is that the halogen oven has a 3-prong plug, and the outlet has 2 prongs. The manufacturer does not recommend using one of those adapters that goes from 3 to 2 prongs. So —- I am SCREWED! Be back later, I have to find more Valium. OMG. My blood pressure is through the ROOF! (And, BTW, our rent is $1,700.month. Nice, huh?) WHERE’S MY VALIUM???

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  2. Jenn says

    October 30, 2014 at 8:17 am

    Looks like great progress.I love the color you picked out. We have a few more things to do to our kitchen too. Im just waiting until after the holidays.

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  3. martinkadelux says

    October 30, 2014 at 1:39 pm

    I love the color! I want a hood in our next kitchen… we desperately need one!

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  4. Amanda K says

    October 30, 2014 at 9:11 pm

    Love the new hood. We need one desperately too! Can not wait to see final product!

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  5. OneMommaSavingMoney (@OneMommaSavingM) says

    October 30, 2014 at 9:12 pm

    Love the new hood. We need one desperately too! Can not wait to see final product

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  6. kbunn4 says

    October 31, 2014 at 2:23 pm

    I love bold colors, you chose a great one for the kitchen. The new counter top looks great too. Can’t wait to see how it ends up.

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  7. Onica {MommyFactor} says

    October 31, 2014 at 2:31 pm

    I like that color. It really brightens up the kitchen. It’s going to look so different when finished.

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  8. Krista says

    October 31, 2014 at 7:12 pm

    I love the new color! Beautiful!

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  9. geogypsy2u says

    November 3, 2014 at 11:36 pm

    Really like that color. Atta’ boy!

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