Before and Afters...For Now.

So, today the next phase of the home renovation started. The kitchen design team showed up with a trunk full of tile, granite and cabinet samples. After really liking the first three samples that Shanda pulled out of her magic bag, I knew we were going to be in trouble. (Life would be much easier if there was only ONE type of granite, ONE type of tile and ONE cabinet facing.) And then, to make matters worse, Spence decided we should take a trip to their giant showroom in Lathrop to "finalize our decisions." Yeah, right...if we can't decide between three types of granite, I'm pretty confident adding another 300 to the mix isn't going to help the situation much...We're planning on making that trip sometime next week. That should be entertainment at its finest...

When we bought the house, I was pretty comfortable with the idea of being able to get the kitchen done by Christmas (but secretly hoping for Thanksgiving). Since November somehow snuck up on me, I was a little hesitant to ask about timing, but still hopeful that Santa would be able to enjoy cookies from a newly renovated kitchen. My Christmas deadline was met with choreographed laughter from all three designers -- who were measuring and re-measuring all facets of the kitchen. Okay...so maybe Christmas of 2010.

So before we begin the next "chapter" in the home renovation, I wanted to at least share some before/after photos of what we've accomplished so far. Because I'm fairly confident postings in the weeks ahead will be singularly focused on kitchen remodeling. :)
Come visit us soon, if you haven't already!

Trever & Spence