If Cha Cha DiGregorio were standing outside my house right now, she'd be stripping that little yellow scarf from her neck and waving it like a mad woman.
My remodel has officially begun!
When I left to work out with my trainer this morning, my amazing Project Manager/Designer/All Around Brilliant Person and her carpenter and his assistant were just arriving. An hour later, when I got home, this is what I found:
BOOM! I leave for an hour, and already they've got my front windows out. Crazy.
They're beautiful windows, but they've seen better days. So they're getting completely refurbished, and beautified, and stripped, and painted. Here we have 'em (or the lack of 'em) from the inside:
Then they'll get painted my new trim color on the inside, and my other new trim color on the outside, because, and this may come as a surprise, I don't actually like the pink and turquoise color scheme.
Wanna know what color scheme I do like? This one:
That gorgeous Caesarstone will be my new countertop, those fabulous Moroccan tiles will be my new backsplash, that stunning blue will be the new color of my cabinets, and the other colors are walls and trim. Right? I know.
LOOOOOOVVVVVEEEEEEE.
Also today, I got a new farmhouse sink (for almost half price), and picked my new range and dishwasher.
Oh, yeah. This remodel is cruising like Greased Lightening.
Awesome!! I want to a see a pic of those cabinets when they are in/done.
The Moroccan tiles are wonderful as well!
I bet it will all look beautiful! How nice that it's started and "cruising" along.
Just a thought....how long will the windows be out? I'd be a bit freakish about that.
Take care and keep coming with the remodel updates. It's inspiring!
Blessings, C
Posted by: Chris | 03/31/2010 at 10:27 PM
Hi,
I love your new look. Are you going to put screens up on the windows? I can't wait to see it.
I sent Uncle Jim's ashes to the ocean yesterday. It was the final goodbye. I know he would love being part of the sea.
Love AG
Posted by: Gene Taylor | 04/01/2010 at 07:09 AM
Super jealous of you. That is all.
Posted by: Christi | 04/01/2010 at 12:47 PM
You needed this picture for this post.
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Posted by: Chris | 04/02/2010 at 09:34 AM
I just stumbled on your blog at 3am because a certain little person doesn't know she needs to sleep though the night. Anyway, I'm also a 38 year old single mother by choice, who after a load of fertility treatments and a hail Mary IVF gave birth to my daughter March of last year. I remember picking out my first donor with my mom and sister. In the end, the one that worked was my own choosing. She's great even when I want to sit in the garage and cry. As a single gal with a decent income I'm jealous of you, because your job is way cooler than mine. Good luck!
Posted by: V | 04/04/2010 at 06:10 AM
Nice!
Posted by: EscapeVelocity | 04/04/2010 at 10:22 AM