Renovations

Although we love the nostalgic essence of the kitchen at the Breton Bay house, it's not the most practical when it comes to cooking a big meal. The oven is tiny and we also need more counter space.

We decided to tackle this section of the kitchen last weekend:


Here are some pictures of the demolition:

Who's got the raw end of this deal?

Two layers of wallpaper under the current one... the one revealed when the range hood was removed has historical nautical scenes. Apparently, this was put up in the late 70's and was there until the early 2000's.

It's all coming along nicely...

We thought maybe we'd have the new stove, a dishwasher and lower cabinets installed for our annual Saturday after Thanksgiving gathering, but Mike and Johnny decided to finish up with the uppers too.

And here's the result of a day and a half's work:

These are just stock cabinets and a laminate counter from the DIY store. Eventually, there will be a microwave above the range, providing much needed counter space. A soffit above the cabinets will be built and a little patch-up of the wallpaper will finish off this corner.

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It turned out soooo awesome! I'm excited to be able to fit more than just a turkey in the oven -- the old one wouldn't allow for anything else. And it will also be nice to have the cooking oils and spices closer to the stove. We lost storage space for large items, like the crab pot, but emptying out the cabinets provided an opportunity to get rid of of old cookware, appliances and containers.

That's all from Breton Bay for now. Not much else going on otherwise.

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