Remodel Tour

We bought our little townhouse in the spring of 2005 & have talked about remodeling it ever since.  We decided that this was finally the year with a baby on the way & the reality that we won't be swapping for a house any time very soon. After gathering lots of ideas (many from Pinterest), we started ripping apart the entire downstairs in April. A tour of both the process & the results...

The kitchen as it used to look.

Levi did most of the demolition & building of the new (IKEA) cabinets himself. Calvin helped.

First punch into the closet wall (we torn down or into 4 walls).

 

  

Kitchen taking shape.

Holey closet walls.

Almost 5-month baby bump in the middle of the mess.

We finished up in late June (minus a leak in July that required replacing the brand new wood floors in the kitchen). 
Now for the full tour -- with 500 square feet downstairs it doesn't take long...

I actually like being in the kitchen now!

Looking towards the front entry from the kitchen...

Admire the lovely new bamboo floors & recessed lighting while ignoring the ugly plastic chandelier yet to be replaced...

New slate fireplace.

An under-the-stairs office nook that really opens the room.

 It's amazing how much more we enjoy our home now!