OK you're right, this is not my kitchen. This is a picture of what was in the linen closet- ick seriously? wood paneling contact paper? You're not foolin anybody with that.
ahhhhhh much better. This house may be small, but this linen closet is HUGE! I can fit double layer of towels in this baby and in the words of Taylor..."this would be a great place to hide for hide and seek."
Here it is.... no that is not swiss cheese, it is in fact the kitchen wall. yeah, that's right. Termites. LUCKILY that is all old damage and it did not penetrate through the wood. SO we will not have to rip out all the framing....phew! We had the termite guy come out and inspect just to make sure that there wasn't anything new and we are in the clear AND we learned a little tip: You are much more likely to get termites from new construction. Yup. Termites are subterranean insects and all the digging that is involved with new construction disturbs their hives and that is when they notice all this lovely fresh wood to munch.
Here you can see where the water pipes come out. We are having a guy come out and reroute them through the wall to the sink. Which is why we pulled all the drywall off. THEN Arrrrrrrrmando will come and drywall it all up for us. Apparently if you want drywall done in West Lafayette, there is only ONE man for the job!
There are/were 4 layers of linoleum. We had one of the young men come and finish this little jobby. ahhhhh the joys of paying someone else for something that you REALLY don't want to do but needs to get done. Which is why Arrrrrrrmando will be doing our drywall.
Here is the "progress" in packing my current kitchen. I hate moving. For those of you keeping track, this is our 12th move. blech.
Sheelagh I'm glad I logged onto Facebook and saw your post about your blog. It's a fun way to keep in touch. So 12 times yikes! Do you remember doing Singeritus (sp?) for singing time? I was called as the chorister and did it, the kids loved it. I remember you had the funnest time with the kids. Ahh the memories :)
ReplyDeleteI was wondering where you guys were living while all the construction was being done. Apparently you still have your lovely previous home. Good luck packing. The only reason I enjoy packing is bc I like to have an excuse to go through everything and THROW AWAY.
ReplyDeleteWow, you guys are so brave, this is quite an undertaking... honestly, I would LOVE to be in your shoes. :) Can't wait to see how it turns out!
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