2/14/2011

キッチン編 Kitchen renovation!

Our first project was the kitchen. We started on Nov 1st '09 and completed on Dec 22nd '09. This is our second kitchen remodel project, but the scale was much larger than the first one. To help understanding what we want for this kitchen, we used the HGTV house design software to design the kitchen, which was very helpful. After a lot of thinking, we decided to go for a Tuscan style. The reason is that we wanted this kitchen to be timeless, and neutral. The price had to be reasonable too. After having talk with the cabinet person, the Tuscan seemed the way to go this time for us. We hired pros for the wall/ceiling, the cabinets, and the granite counter top. My husband was working all by himself on demolition, plumbing, and any other stuff that need to be done while I was busy taking care of my precious daughter.

I have to thank to my husband and the people from the companies for working very hard to make this happen. We are so happy that we finished it (living without a kitchen for two months was not so fun specially with one year old). No injury. That is the most important thing too!

After



Before

上の写真と同じ角度から見たオリジナルの状態。

This is the picture of the original kitchen. The door in the middle was replaced to a different place.

まずは、キッチンとダイニングルームを仕切っていた壁を解体しました。

We tore down the dividing wall to open up the space.

電気や水道管の配線工事の様子。

That fridge was from 70's. I wonder how much it would cost to have custom made fridge like this in those days...It was still working without any problems, so we sold it through Craigslist.

壁貼りは業者さんの力を借りました。

The whole new walls have been installed! Bright and spacious...Love it!

天井にリセスライトを付け、いよいよペンキを塗っていきます。

While my baby was sleeping at night, I painted the ceiling and the wall. We used Behr "Swiss Coffee" for ceiling.

選んだ色は、BehrブランドのAmber Grass。

This color is "Amber Glass" from Behr.

キャビネットの搬入&取り付けの様子です。業者さんとの出会いは、地元San Diegoで毎年行われているHome&Garden Fairに足を運んだときのこと。いくつかの業者さんに見積もりをお願いしたところ、ここが一番リーズナブルな価格だったのが選んだ理由です。営業業のおじさんがとても良心的で、いろんなアドバイスをしてくださいました。

We found this cabinet company when we went to Home & Garden show in San Diego. The sales person was really kind. When he visited our house for the estimate, he gave us a lot of useful advice and information. The installation took two days to complete.

Cabinet Magic

お次はカウンタートップです。業者さんがグラネット石を切っている様子です。

We made a lot of trip to the stores to find counter tops. We finally decided on going for a granite and we found this company called " Prefab Granite Depo". This is the picture of them cutting the granite.

カウンターを置いた瞬間に、完成に近づいていることを感じました。

After installing all the counter tops, we finally felt like we are almost there!

家電製品を搬入し、最終お片付け。

Well, this is me, cleaning up my new kitchen.

キッチンの改装作業を始めたのが2009年11月1日。↑写真の時点で12月22日(クリスマス直前!)だったので、およそ2ヶ月かかったことになります。

We put some back splash tiles after this. It completed on right before Christmas in 2009. It took about two months total since the demolition. As of 2011. 3.3, We still living on the concrete floor though...



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5 comments:

  1. I love it! How long did the process take?

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  2. It took about two months since the demolition. We finished it on Dec 2009, and...we are still living on the concrete floor in this kitchen.lol

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  3. It took about two months since the demolition. We finished it on Dec 2014..

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