Kitchen progress

Remember the kitchen I (partially) demolished? Here's more in that series:


Going...



Going....



GONE!


Now it's even more demolished!




That post there is actually the door jamb of our bedroom. So you can see the entire wall separating our bedroom from the kitchen has been removed. The wall facing the back yard, pictured above, will look something like this when completed:



Pretty much the same layout, except a dividing wall has been erected on the left hand side for a new pantry with stackable laundry. It'll be so nice not to have to go out on the deck to get the wash! We'll reinstall the cabinets, and reface them (new doors), get white subway tile on the wall, and an apron-front sink. The countertops will be black Caesarstone, a quartz product. The floors will be done in oak hardwood to match the rest of the house. Speaking of floors...

Asbestos!!!



Under that 80s tile was 70s linoleum (beige, left). Under that, was 60s linoleum (gray & colorful flecked, right), and under that was 50s linoleum (red, left). All three came back positive for asbestos. Although that's $1,500 we hadn't planned on spending, the professional testing and removal process was actually very efficient and it was all done in 1 day.