Happy Days are here again!! Renocation 2015 is complete (well, undercabinet “pucks” or little lights, a telephone jack and 3′ of baseboard notwithstanding)!!! It has been exciting and challenging and, unfortunately, fattening. We did so well the first two weeks — eating upstairs in our quasi-kitchen; cereal and fruit for breakfast and salads for dinner. Then something happened that I cannot explain — or maybe I can — I have spent a life-time soothing my heart and soul with food. While extremely temporary, it is a very effective remedy when one is tired, stressed, anxious, etc. So when the workers arrived at 7 am, it was not uncommon for me to jump in the car and make myself scarce for most of the day, which included breakfast and lunch out, sometimes even at those dreaded fast food places.
I am so tired of eating out or eating out of paper plates at home or occasionally (read seldom) skipping meals. And, no, that does not counter overeating or fast food; it just means I ate more to make up for the skipped meal. This is NOT a diet plan.
So, here are pictures of our beautiful kitchen. Full access takes place Wednesday, after the undercabinet lights are installed! Special thanks to Eberle Remodeling;whose workers were polite, clean, and hardworking; and who kept very close to the original schedule – an overage of 2 1/2 days; and whose project manager, Shannon, kept us informed and coordinated everything to a tee. I recommend anyone who is considering a major renovation to use this skilled group of experts!
Before
After
Before and after shots of right corner and range/hood.
On the left – Living room paint and floor changes; on the right is a shot of the old corner cabinets where our new drawer microwave now sits.
Old island, new island (left) and old pantry, new pantry (right). There are roll-out shelves in the pantry. Love them!
Get a load of this gas range – isn’t ‘t she a beauty? Someone needs to do some serious cooking now!
Safari So Good 