I am back . . for real!

I’m back!  Really .. .  this time is for real.  I want to keep track of the progress.  I always regret not keeping track on our work in the past 3 renovations! 

We are rolling now.  Update since my last post.  We have a contractor (after interviewing many, negotiating, etc. etc.).  We are really happy with him so far.  Joe Simpson of JDS Construction.  I am not taking any credit for this.  Jay did it all. 

And this is what we are doing: 

Kitchen and family room – changing layout, new cabinets, new counter tops, lighting, painting (no more wood), raising the ceiling in kitchen, removing half the wall between dining room and kitchen, increasing window size over the sink . . .. .

Half bath main floor – making it a full bath (adding wainscoting, shower, new tile, vanity, toilet, etc).  Removing the cabinet in hall beside bathroom and making a closet. 

Basement – Refinishing the basement (walls, ceilings, floors), fixing stairs, changing layout, making a finished laundry, and adding a full bath

Changing all windows and doors on main level – putting in new WHITE vinyl windows, changing doors, painting all the trim to white on main level

Dining Room – fixing the famous hole in the ceiling, adding wainscoting.  Paint and remove wallpaper.  

Dumpster arrived and Wednesday and demo started.  Jay and I have focused on purchasing things.  We have all of the appliances, most of the light fixtures, the tile for the bathroom upstairs comes in next week, toilets, pedestal sink, and vanity mirror for upstairs.  We still have a lot left to pick out and buy.  This weekend we have a babysitter on Saturday so we can have our final meeting with the cabinet company and to pick out our slabs for the counter tops.  We have it narrowed down, just need to pick out the actual slab.  We are three days into the project and things are moving faster than expected.  The kitchen they have done some demo but mostly to work on the load bearing wall.  They also demoed the basement.  

I will show more pictures next post.  Too dark tonight to get updated pictures.  Got in late tonight from a trip to NC.  Will post this week on an update on life in VA also!