We're in the beginning stages of a kitchen remodel. We'd been toying with the idea since we bought our house, but the first year we replaced the furnace, second year the air conditioner, and now it's finally time.
We got a kitchen cabinet quote from a friend who works at Lowe's about a month ago, and then we started adding up the expenditures, and at around $10,000, it was just too much to do this year. We thought about saving for another year, buying them from IKEA, or making them ourselves, but I just didn't think it was in the cards for 2013.
Then last weekend we made the drive to Northeast Factory Direct and thank goodness we did! It's a Cleveland-based locally owned small business, and not only am I glad to be supporting local people - our cabinets that cost less than half of our Lowe's quote! And they actually seem to be better quality, too! They'll be delivered in about a month.
You'd think I'd be relieved to rid our lives of the awesome yellow boomerang countertop, and the aged 1"x1" off-white and burnt umber colored wall tiles, but now the stress is on.
Things we need to do in the next month:
We got a kitchen cabinet quote from a friend who works at Lowe's about a month ago, and then we started adding up the expenditures, and at around $10,000, it was just too much to do this year. We thought about saving for another year, buying them from IKEA, or making them ourselves, but I just didn't think it was in the cards for 2013.
Then last weekend we made the drive to Northeast Factory Direct and thank goodness we did! It's a Cleveland-based locally owned small business, and not only am I glad to be supporting local people - our cabinets that cost less than half of our Lowe's quote! And they actually seem to be better quality, too! They'll be delivered in about a month.
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| Look at this - no, not the adorable tiny C getting his 1st bath at home - the awesome retroness that will be no more. |
Things we need to do in the next month:
- Get an electrician in, to add and move some wall outlets.
- Find a fun/funky nearly flat undercabinet light for over the sink.
- Tear down the tile, cabinets, and replaster.
- Refinish the wood floors.
- Figure out the new color scheme.
- Find backsplash tile.
- Find curtains.
- Decide whether to replace kitchen nook table or paint it.
There are some positives too - you'll walk in to a nice cozy kitchen, instead of in your face yellow and blue, we'll be able to arrange our dishes better, have all the food together, have a much better traffic pattern and usability, and maybe we'll actually be able to get to and use our breakfast nook - but right now, the stress is building. I'm ready for demo time!
