Ah, we knew it was coming, but somehow in all the other things we have going on, I was startled to get word that tear-out of the tile and carpet and gutting the kitchen will commence Mon, 24 Feb. Of course I knew we would be doing this soon and in one sense, it’s probably just as well that I have to fly to Louisiana that day. If all goes according to plan, that part will be over with when I return on the 27th. While I think I am prepared to live through the remodeling part, I also think me not being around for the destructive piece is better. Hubby says he can handle it.
Okay, that means I have to go find boxes and packing material and we have already starting using the guest room for storage while leaving a path to the exercise bike, bed, and closet. I have left a voice mail for the guy we intend to use for moving and storage of stuff which hopefully will be only for about 3 weeks. Sorting out what we will need to hang onto from the kitchen in tricky because we don’t want too much, but we also don’t want to look around and go, “Geez, did we really pack that?”
I’m not kidding myself though – I know that living through a re-model is never easy, especially since I am not getting my dream house, but rather maximizing the space we have downstairs. Therefore, we have several steps to go through after the remodel is completed since we will be doing the upstairs painting ourselves and the master bath cosmetic changes. Then there is the matter of how much cabinet space we really will have and we simply won’t know that until it’s done. For example, we’re giving up one cabinet for trashcans, but we gain a corner cabinet that is currently dead space.
The pantry is another interesting plan. The present pantry will become the microwave area and I’ll post separately about that at a later date. There is “dead space” leading into the master which is just off the kitchen. The door to the master will be moved to the opposite end of the wall and that “empty” space will be turned into a pantry. It’s not much wider or higher than what we have, but it will be a little deeper and when you multiple that by the height and the width, it should be nicer than what we have. More to follow as we progress through this whole business.
