Renovation 2009 - "Before"

When we bought our house in 1999, we knew we would renovate our kitchen one day. It looked a bit old-fashioned, but was certainly functional enough for what we needed with toddlers at the time.

Those toddlers have grown to be a tween and a teenager! Our kitchen, like us, has aged. Time for change (I'm talking about the kitchen).



Most of you have heard the story about the oven breaking down on Christmas Day, and had been "adjusted" to work for us until we were ready to renovate.

The stove elements, well, two of them were hit and miss most of the time.



The dishwasher, the one where we're never supposed to see the repairman? Yeah, twice. Both times, the circuit board.



The frig was still going, though a bit on the small side for us on party days.

Cupboards, floors, backsplash, lights, and paint needed "updating."



Enter: Doug, our longtime contractor.