December 22, 2008

We now have a pantry door. We bought this 24" two panel pre-hung interior door from Home Depot. The fridge wil eventually be installed to the left of the pantry.

December 19, 2008

This is the wall between the kitchen and the living room. The brick showing is the back of the wood burning fireplace. We will re-frame the antry area and install a new door. This wall will be the location of the fridge and a small section of counter space, possibly a toaster or coffee station.

December 9, 2008

The drywall compound stage is here. The dreaded sanding stage will be upon us soon.

December 6, 2008

Today we blew in the insulation into the attic using a blower and 20 bags of insulation.







This is what the attic looks like now. Hopefuly this will cut down on our gas bills.








This is the in-wall mounting bracket for the LCD television. It will house a power outlet and the cable connection.

December 2, 2008

Some of the drywall has been put up.

December 1, 2008

The vapour barrier is up on the wall by the window.

November 29, 2008

We just picked up the in-wall bracket and articulating arm for the LCD tv. The in-wall bracket will create a low clearance profile and allow the TV to fit as close as possible to the wall when not pulled out for viewing.

The IB40-S Peerless in-wall box and SA730P-S Peerless articulating arm were both purchsed from Ashlin Computer online. After a lot of shopping around we found that they had the best price, customer service and delivery.

November 28, 2008

The new window has been installed.

November 27, 2008

Here is a rough idea of what the "built-in" cabinets will look like around the fridge.

November 25, 2008

The vapour barrier and drywall have been installed on the ceiling. The next step is to blow in some insulation to the attic.

November 21, 2008

The gas line for the range has been installed.

November 20, 2008

All of the plaster, lath and insulation has been removed from the ceiling. We can see the attic from the kitchen. Needless to say, it is a bit cold in the kitchen, it is a good thing we have plastic sheets covering the entry so the rest of the house stays nice and warm. The housings for the recessed lighting have been installed. Ryan has run all of the electrical wire for the new lighting. We have decided not to keep a light fixture in the centre.

November 17, 2008

Today the plumber re-routed the water lines. We will have our snk in the corner and a dishwasher to the left of the sink under the window. He also removed our old cast iron sewer stack and replaced it with PVC.

This is going to make everything easier when we create a half bathroom in the basement. This is the next project we want to complete once the kitchen is finished.

November 12, 2008

The trim around the window has been removed. We have ordered a new vinyl window. Some of the insulation has been installed. Electrical wires have been installed for under cabinet lighting.

November 8, 2008

Here is how the kitchen looks with most of the last and plaster removed. The sink and counter top have since been removed.

November 4, 2008

We started officially renovating our kitchen. After being in our fist house for 5 years we (and by we, I mean my husband) have removed all of the original 1945 cabinets, lath and plaster. This is what the kitchen looked like before the chaos began.





This is the look we are going for. We ordered the Westbrook Ruxton Brown cabinets by Distinctions from Home Depot. The cabinets we purchased are 42" high so the go right to the ceiling. This will give us the additional storage space we so desperately need.