Deconstruction has begun...

 Is dinner ready?

So the kitchen project has begun. Spring lines, pond digging, siding projects, new windows, etc are behind us and the bulk of the interior work awaits.  The floor plan includes a 900 sq ft open concept living, dining, kitchen area.  It's actually one of the things that attracted us to this diamond in the rough.

The five banks of 8' florescent tube lights have been removed and some initial electrical rewiring/relocation has taken place.  

But TODAY marks the beginning of the actual deconstruction phase.  I'll remove all the fancies (like shelving with the mantle clock, soap stone chicken, spice racks, and other "necessities," relocate some of the racks for the pots and pans, the coffee maker, etc.  And then begin tearing out the wainscot panels that were likely installed to cover up the foam board installation in preparation for listing it for sale.

 

The wall pictured above will get sheet rock and paint as an accent wall and the rest of the kitchen/dining/living walls will continue the pine tongue and groove motif.  

My goal in this is to disrupt the cooking, etc activities as little as possible so I'll need to temporarily re-plumb the sink in order to keep it operative.  This will be interesting so keep checking back for updates...