1800's House Remodel: Kitchen Photo Update & Lessons Learned

Before Photo: This photograph shows the farmhouse kitchen just after we began cleaning the house and preparing to remodel it. I know, yuck!

 Before Photo: The pantry, hoarded to the gills.

In Progress: The pantry in progress. Empty and almost clean and ready for beadboard walls and ceiling, and new door cut into laundry room. Afterward, we'll build shelves in pantry.

In Progress: The kitchen in progress. We've added beadboard on walls and above base cabinets. I built new countertops and we've completed the prep work for tiling which I'll do after my daughter and I finish painting the walls and cabinets.

I'd like to say a big THANKS to the two fellows who have helped so much in the kitchen. They put up beadboard and did sundry other tasks. Thanks again, Josh and Josh. You two are a blessing to this ole gal!

Click this link to see even more updated kitchen photos.

http://80acresandabook.blogspot.com/2012/05/kitchen-kitchen-wheres-my-kitchen.html

For more before photos click on this link. Be warned, it's not a pretty sight! http://s669.photobucket.com/albums/vv54/StephanieBoles/Farmhouse%20Remodel/

Lessons Learned:
Hire a cleaning crew. Allowing a crew to do the dirty work is less frustrating than trying to clean out a hoarder house as a family project.

Do any research necessary to project before the day's work. This way you won't have to stop working to dash home and check 'YouTube' how-to videos.

If you feel frustrated walk away from the project and get some fresh air. You'll come back feeling less troubled about the mess you're dealing with.

As we progress, I'll add carpentry lessons learned and the like.

Blessings,

Stephanie Boles
Author of the Called to His Purpose series

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