As some of you probably know, my wife and I have been talking about renovating our kitchen for the last 3 years. Well, we are finally breaking through our lack of momentum and moving forward. The project has turned into a much bigger deal then just the kitchen. Here is the defined scope at a high level:
- Tear down the wall between our kitchen and living room and leave a island (or peninsula) in its place. Essentially, this makes 2 rooms into one space and will open up half the house.
- Tear down all wood paneling in the kitchen and living room and float sheet rock.
- New cabinets.
- New kitchen floor.
- New counter top.
- Tray ceiling in the living room.
- New stove top and double oven.
- Redo the laundry closet - add laundry sink, new walls, new cabinets.
- New lighting all around.
- New molding, painting and lots of odd jobs throughout. I am thinking about trying to move our air conditioning unit to the attic since it is so loud.
8 comments:
What? No chance for us BoB readers to help you choose materials?
That may happen...but probably not on my floors and counter tops. :-)
Floors = Cork
Countertops = Ice Stone from Brooklyn
check it out...
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P.S. what's a "tray ceiling" pls thx?
Interesting choice to open up into the living room-- I would have thought you guys would have knocked down the wall to the dinning room and made that into a bigger open space instead.
My floor plan is very open, and I love it! It feels so bright and airy and cheerful. You guys will love this!
Found this online somewhere. Basically, we want a higher ceiling in the family room so they raise the center part while the outline remains framing it at its current height.
"A tray ceiling is a rectangular architectural feature that is either inverted or recessed. Tray ceilings can be plain, ornate, subtle or dramatic. Lighting is commonly featured in a tray ceiling and these ceilings are often found in dining rooms, hallways and living rooms.
The basic purpose of a tray ceiling is to break up an ordinary flat ceiling line and add a variation in height to create architectural interest. A feeling of spaciousness can be created by the look of the different levels and a tray ceiling can make a low ceiling look higher. "
@rc: I am researching cork now. Thanks for the tip. Think I might pass on Ice Stone...what's the benefit with this one?
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