Home Renovation! Here's the Kitchen/Sunroom **UPDATE - Post 30**

[RobiLee]

All that hard work has certainly paid off. It looks fantastic!!

Uhhh, could you and hubby make my house your next renovation project

[Medusa]

Very nice! I especially like the sun room.

[Russian Blue]

Thanks everyone! This has been one very long renovation. My husband was able to design and manufacture all the cabinets and drawers himself. This saved us a huge amount of money (the whole kitchen only cost $1K), but it took forever since he had to use the shop machines after work or on weekends. Since this was the first time we had to create and manufacture cabinets, there were quite a few errors which were time consuming. But, as they say, measure three times, cut once.

........Would you tell me where you found the tin splashback? It is beautiful and would be just right in my kitchen too! I live in a century old renovated ( well nearly) house too.

They have them at Home Depot, but the sheets are not made of tin and instead is some type of plastic? I saw them and really didn't like the patterns or the look.

Then I found Brian Greer - the God of Tin Ceilings and Mouldings Tin Ceilings! He's located near me and he's simply amazing. He can reproduce any pattern or even create something from your own design. He's involved in many restoration projects throughout North America.

..........I bet you're so glad that it's finally finished.

It's not finished yet. We still need to finish the radiator covers, baseboards and the upstairs bedrooms. Plus, install the deck off the back of the house. Unfortunately everything stopped last year when Rob had his car accident. So now we're slowly picking up where we left off.

We'll probably sell the house next spring.

............Uhhh, could you and hubby make my house your next renovation project

Take a number. He already is working on two other projects for associates and the job requests have not stopped coming. I think he'll have to quit his day job since these side reno jobs pay more!

It sounds great that he's in demand but not so great when I need MY home projects finished. *sigh* I guess I'll have to take a number as well.

Very nice! I especially like the sun room.

Thanks! I love the sunroom and brings in so much needed light into this small house. Our electricity bills have been reduced also since we don't need to turn on any lights at the back of the house. You can also hear it when it rains since it's hitting the glass. I love the sound of rain since it's really relaxing.

[Bengalz]

You and Rob (and Steve and Gigi, of course!) have turned a house into a beautiful home I love your style - elegant, but comfortable!

PS. loved the photos of Steve and Gigi supervising the dishwasher install. Eve, our little monkey cat, loves to sit on top of the tallest ladder and doesn't miss a thing ... she's NOT shy with her comments either We couldn't do a thing without her help

[Lilith Cherry]

Thank you so much for the info!

And yes cats are born "supervisors"!

[phesina]

Beautiful work! WELL DONE!!!!! to all concerned.

You will enjoy that space so much!

[finn's mom]

Well done! I LOVE the floors! They're beautiful! We just got a new house, and I wish we had the facilities and skill to do that kind of renovation on our own! $1K for that kitchen? That's amazing!

[Barbara]

I simply cannot believe you even faked pictures of Rob with the machine only to hid the fact that Steve and Gigi did all the work. Just think of the solarium- who else than a cat could come up with this idea?
And the wonderful taste of all of it - it can only have been a cat.

[smokey the elder]

Wow! That looks great. Did I read that right...by DIY you did the kitchen for only $1000!? Awesome!

[CultureJunky]

What a beautiful new kitchen, and my favourite is definately the splashback, that is just divine! I just love it.

[Asiel]

Gorgeous. Everything looks so nicely finished, love the solarium, it makes all the difference in the room.

[Anikaca77]

WOW just amazing!

[Russian Blue]

Another renovation finished.....finally completed tiling and painting the front mudroom. Here's the before and after. Remember from my first post, everything in this house was painted green and yellow and burgundy.

Not anymore!!!

It was my mission to eradicate all these colours from this house. Slowly, by replacing, renovating and painting we did just that. We finished the front mudroom reno this weekend. No more green floors, yellow walls, burgundy door or green flower border (bleh!). I finally am free!

The before pics - we had already painted the burgundy door black in this pic


Green floors, yellow walls...bleh!


Here, we are setting the tile....


Finished tiling...now getting ready to paint....


The finished product....cat approved!



Now, onto the next project.....backyard deck! No rest for the weary.

[carole]

Wow i just love seeing what you are doing with the place, thanks for sharing, the differences are just simply amazing, cannot wait to see the complete finished product, by the way what on earth is a mudroom,?not a term i am familiar with down under.

[krazyaboutkatz]

It's not finished yet. We still need to finish the radiator covers, baseboards and the upstairs bedrooms. Plus, install the deck off the back of the house. Unfortunately everything stopped last year when Rob had his car accident. So now we're slowly picking up where we left off.

We'll probably sell the house next spring.

I'm shocked to hear that after all of this work and even more reno's to do that you'll then end up selling it. I thought that you were doing all of these reno's for you not as a flip. Good luck.