Concrete counter tops, appliances, bathroom demo- Oh My!

Well what a productive 2 weeks! Other than Kendall celebrating a milestone birthday...(yeah 30!!) we got a lot done, and the first floor kitchen is damn near done! The counter tops went in, and everything looks great. Just a few finishing touches and it will be all done. Which means, demo started today on the 2nd floor bathroom :-) Talk a look at the last 2 weeks progress:

The concrete counter tops: Thousands of dollars less than granite, and way more fun to make (just ask bri and dimitri, haha) Here are the finishing touches...

Dimitri- polishing the concrete

Bri does a little sanding to the sink piece

Boys to the rescue! The daunting task of carrying the largest counter upstairs- 500 Lbs.



Good job guys- almost there...



Home stretch...

And done! largest piece in place- wooo!

Kitchen area, complete with counter top, sink, appliances and cabinets

Fridge area, not quite done

Complete sink area, look at those beautiful counters!

Complete and functional- all in about 2 months

Kitchen, doin it's job



Sneaky Dimitri, doing some electrical



And this is what happens when let Bri loose in your bathroom..



Getting right to work on this mess



Yikes- this is what my bathroom currenly looks like, yup.

Darius, finally lifts a paw to help!





Frosting the sliding glass shower doors

Bri is building all bathroom furniture- shelving unit and vanity...in our guest room

Bathroom + Kitchen = Bitchen. For the next few weeks, I can apply my makeup while washing my dishes. Hooray



Kitchen #1 Before...



Kitchen #1 After!

2011- concrete time!

This weekend begun the process of pouring the concrete for the 1st floor kitchen counter tops- it was quite a process, and a first for both Dimitri and Bri...Great job guys!!

Ho Ho Home Renovation Continues

Got A LOT accomplished at the house over the past 2 weeks, first floor kitchen is juuust about done! Weekends of 12/11 and 12/18

Started moving appliances in!

Garrit came to visit, we put him right to work :-)

I document, while the boys do the heavy lifting.

All appliances in- good work guys!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meanwhile upstairs, Darius took it upon himself to open his xmas gift...cracked out on cat nip in this photo.

Time to make some room in the basement, for constructing the concrete counter tops...more demo and dust, YAY!

Busting down the old coal bins in the basement, to make room for the work table. Who needs a hammer?!?!

Found some pretty sweet, old antique tools behind the walls. Check out this 100 year old level that we found, still level too!

This is where we will make the concrete counter tops, this is also where the coal bins used to be.

The boys made some test patches.

After the color samples dried...we liked the first 2 best. Not yet polished.

The dog whisperer.

Before view 1

After view 1

Before view 1

After view 1

Hope to get the concrete counter tops poured into the forms this week, so that they can dry when we are all home for the holidays. Just a few more steps, and the 1st floor kitchen will be DONE!! Hopefully Juuust in time for Kendall's 30th Birthday Party/ Kitchen Unveiling Extravaganza!!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! SKF

Helloooo December!

It was a BIG weekend for Kendall and Dimitri's kitchen...finishing touches on the dry-walling, primed and painted, hardwood flooring went down...and cabinets were purchased!

12/4 Weekend...Wknd #5- HARDWOOD!

Morning- laying down the padding

Noon...chuggin along

ALMOST DONE!

And, complete...beautiful!

Kendall had finally had it with all the dust, she packed up and left Dimitri under the cover of night- all he has left to love is his precious, precious floor.

We are either going to install cabinets, or add some mirrors and a disco ball. DANCE FLOOR!!

And again- Darius, keepin it sexy.

A little before and after action...

Hard to believe it's even the same room!

Saunders Tree!

Zooey is very proud, she put this tree up herself!

Survived another week! Cabinets have been started, and if all goes to plan, kitchen complete before Xmas...and then on to the Saunder's bathroom renovation...woo hoooo!