So last night, Dario and his Dad came over to discuss some decisions about electrical stuff since they had gotten the drywall off. Here's the kitchen with the drywall off; they're going to just replace the middle bits since everything is going to be covered anyway, but we're consolidating some of the power points and moving a switch.

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I took three of these---all blurry.
Anyway, you can see the difference in the colors. The new bamboo is less yellow, more white blonde, and the planks are about 1/2" wider. Not to mention they'll be installed by a professional. The professionals are there now actually, replacing the drywall behind the long wall in the kitchen where we ripped off ( Read more... )

Just under the stove.
Removing everything has revealed what a half-assed job the workers did and what crappy materials they used. Under the appliances along the wall was the linoleum, which ironically, they only removed under the sink. Then there was a sliver of ceramic tile just under the stove that they didn't remove. I imagine they didn't bother ( Read more... )

We got a lot of the cabinets out this weekend; the sink is now propped in the cabinet with just one drain hooked up. We're not getting a disposal in the new kitchen, so this will be practice. =)  The drywall (where the tile was) and flooring is set to start being installed Thursday! So Wednesday night will be getting the last of the cabinets out. ( Read more... )