This blog is the transformation of our new home, the progress of baby Isaac, garden updates, healthy recipes, yippy living (thats yuppy hippie...I made up the word) and our adventures as a couple, all with a little Scandinavian Style!

Monday, May 20, 2013

hardware and lights

The hardware is in and the pendants/can lights in the kitchen are in. We still have to hang the chandelier back up over the table. The lighting makes such a difference!




Wednesday, May 15, 2013

1,123 pageviews this month

I don't even know if this is a calendar month or 30 days past from today but that is how many page views my blog received. Turns out people love a kitchen remodel. Blogging is something that is so fun for me and I love sharing info with all of my friends and family. I'm glad there are people out there that enjoy it too! Love to you all!

Monday, May 13, 2013

Oven

We haven't used a microwave since we moved into this house. We weren't really prepared when our cabinet came as a double oven unit. So we plan on buying the microwave sometime down the road but for now Peter made it work without it.

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Kitchen favorites

These are my favorites so far about the kitchen. It's funny because the choice of a dark faucet for me was so "bold" and a "risk". Anything that breaks away from a traditional look is hard for me but I really wanted something to pop against the white and we are having all dark hardware. So even though all of my "Pinterest" pictures showed dark hardware and a silver faucet. I wanted continuity. I just hope I don't hate it in 10 years! I love simplicity and when I looked at my dishes all in the cupboard it was like a calming presence came over me. Aaaah at last.







Thursday, May 9, 2013

Countertops, gas range and dishwasher!

These are the updates from today. It's actually starting to look like a kitchen!





Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Kitchen remodel Day (stopped counting)

This is the latest!! We love it and all of these pictures were taken on a cloudy day with no lights on! Our house is instantly brighter which is a continuous goal for us. There is still so much more to do. The countertops, dishwasher, and faucet will be installed tomorrow. Then there is installing the microwave, oven, lights, and then putting on all the trim and hardware. If you are wondering why the island looks weird you will just have to wait for the finish product to understand!





Friday, May 3, 2013

Day #14 part 2

A lot has visually changed since this morning. The painting is all done so the plastic can come down. It's so nice to be able to visualize the space now. It's amazing how much bright the kitchen is with the white cabinets and the popcorn free ceiling. The glass doors are wrong, the white panes need to be removed.  

Peter has two more full days of work left on the kitchen before he has to go back to work. 

Still to do:

-finish putting together the island (thats why it looks a little funky)
-install appliances
-put in light fixtures
-install hardware
-install both countertops
-put on the backsplash
-trim out all cabinets
-Trim out the living room/dining room

My favorite part of the kitchen is our sink. It was a big splurge but I feel that it is worth it because being a stay at home mom I spend a lot of time there!





Kitchen remodel day #14

Well it looks like progress but we might have to take some steps backwards. The new wall unit is wrong, the middle pantry cabinet is wrong and the oven unit on the left side is wrong. So I'm not quite sure how we are gonna fix this. But the sink is in!