Kitchen

So, I haven't written on here in forever because so much has happened that I don't know where to start....we moved on June 27th and got to Oregon on the 28th (after over 20 hours on the road....apparently you can't drive a 24 foot moving truck very fast, especially when its towing a car.) The house has gotten a lot better already, but the work has been very slow, because we have the world's worst contractors. First the world's worst escrow, now the world's worst contractors....but its almost done, so yay. The biggest change so far is the kitchen, which ended up looking pretty much spectacular.

So here is the kitchen before we ever even moved in:



Not only did the kitchen just look ugly, but apparently almost all the cabinets were gross and semi rotted, there were layers of old nasty peeling wallpaper, all the electrical was questionable, the appliances were definitely not usable, and the wall the fridge was on was getting torn out. (The opposite side of that wall has the fireplace/chimney that didn't work and was torn out, and the dining room.)

By the time we actually moved in, all the cabinets were ripped out and most of the walls had lath and plaster exposed. (If you are wondering what lath and plaster is, don't worry....you'll know soon.) We had planned to refinish the floors (there was hardwood under several layers of ancient linoleum,) but the floors were so badly damaged that we decided on tile instead.

For about 4 months this was our kitchen:



That was our kitchen because this is what the actual kitchen looked like:



THAT is lath and plaster. Old houses don't have drywall, they have that freak show behind the walls.

The whole kitchen area got re drywalled, all new electrical, plumbed for a dishwasher and water for the fridge, plug and switch for a garbage disposal, all the good stuff. We painted the walls and I think the color turned out perfect. (Behr Oatcake.) The contractor was supposed to do the kitchen, but since he sucks we ended up going to Home Depot, and got a totally better kitchen for less money. The best part is, well what do you know?! The kitchen is actually done!



All the appliances are in now too, except for the fridge. The contractor is doing the tile, so its no surprise that the tile isn't finished, and we don't want to put the fridge in until the tile is in. Last night the mini fridge died though, so the new fridge is plugged in in the living room so that I could refrigerate last night's leftovers. I'll have to take pictures of the appliances so everyone can see the full effect. They're all stainless steel and by far the nicest that I've ever had. The dishwasher actually cleans EVERYTHING, and the stove is gas. Gas is by far better than electric...and I've had electric since I moved out on my own. So nice to have it back.

So now that I've actually written something, I'm assuming I will keep it up....we'll see.