Final view, drywall is up and primed, cement floor poured:
And a view, when you enter the 'old' kitchen, the fireplace is installed (we'll be building the mantel and surround ourselves:
We are also moving the kitchen to the opposite side (the old bedroom). So here is my 'new' future kitchen. Doesn't the stove look lonely in there? Plus, the radiator was the heaviest thing in the world to move. We had to move it down to the basement and I thought the guys were going to have a heart attack moving that thing. But everyone survived the process.
This is the view from the 'new' kitchen, through an old window that was taken out and drywalled. I can actually see my backyard, even from the kitchen!
And this is what we did last weekend....start to pull up the flooring. We pulling up the old flooring and found more solid hardwood underneath the icky new flooring the previous owners placed on top. We'll be refinishing this floor ourselves over the next weeks.
Phase 2 is installing windows and finishing the flooring. Finally, no more green flooring!!! Plus, in the solarium we have decided to keep the concrete and finish it using a technique called acid stained concrete. Because we have radiant floors under the concrete you want as little as possible on top of them so the heat is better passed to the surface.
If you're not familiar with this technique, go here to see sample photos:
Stained Concrete http://www.scofield.com/concretestain_main.html
Part of Phase 2 starts next week since the guys are installing windows and we're having our outside brick refaced and cleaned up at the same time.
Phase 3 is planning/building and installing the kitchen ourselves. We've very lucky since Rob can build all the cabinets and make them at work. That will save us a huge bundle....thank goodness since our wallets have been really hit with this addition!
I saw this magazine at the store and the picture on the front cover is exactly the kitchen we'll be making. Even the flooring on that cover pic is the same that our floors will be! Black, dark countertop, antique white cabinets, stainless steel or white appliances and pale wood flooring.
I couldn't believe when I saw the issue and had to buy it.
Kitchen Pic
After the kitchen, we're hibernating all winter. Next summer, we're building a deck patio off the sunroom and building a garage. Then, we'll probably give up and be sloths for the next couple of years.
The only thing I miss is the fact that Nakita can't enjoy the sunroom. We started planning this when she was still here. She would have loved this room!
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