It's DEMO DAAAAAY!!!!

While I love the charm and cuteness of my new home of two months, I have disliked the kitchen.

When we first came to look at the house during an open house, we fell in love with the neighborhood, then the beautiful breeze through the house and the backyard with it's covered porch and beautiful chandelier.  We left to go look at another house and came back to our now home for a second look.  That's when I realized... what is wrong with these cabinets?  They were old and the previous owners put shiny pulls to make them appealing, the granite counter top was new but not my style and there was no way for me to bake in how small the double ovens were (24 in).  They reminded me of easy bake ovens!

So we started our search, we went to Ikea, we went to Home Depot (for cabinet refacing and an overhaul) and while we drove down the freeway going to my niece's soccer tourney a window display caught my eye and I told Steve we would have to check it out on the way back.  Well, that was the best decision we made.  Home Remodeling Center became our choice to redo our kitchen and that's what started today!

Kitchen before the demo started.  double oven that couldn't fit a turkey.

Peninsula is a great space

Goodbye microwave!  Hello new hood!!

Can you tell I am excited???

I was expecting a crew but one lone demo dude showed up and when he saw the kitchen he said, "Oh this is big! I will need another person".  I couldn't help but laugh.  Really?  This kitchen is big?  Good thing he never saw our kitchen in Goodyear!

I left Mr. Demo Dude to make his call to get another demo dude and I went back to work.

About a 1/2 hour into the demo, the issues started...  #1 issue was that long electrical line, which was for the outlet at the end of the peninsula.  Yeah.... that is a huge no-no.  So, that needs to be fixed.  #2 issue the valves under the sink I think are the original fixtures... leaking and have to be replaced along with that strange thing hanging out, #3 issue... again, our appliances are new and the electrical wires, etc are the original and so we now have to replace and/or upgrade everything.

#4 issue... that long cord is what was used for the double oven.  I looked at Mr. Demo Dude and said, "uhm, where is the rest?"  He said, "that's it".  Okay, dollar signs everywhere in the kitchen.  My first thought was... "I KNEW we should have gone with the Kingston house".  But then that thought dissolved as I looked out my back door again and thought... "no... this is where we belong.  It will be okay".

So at the end of the day... this is what my kitchen was reduced to...

But the kitchen is now a clean slate and I can't wait to get the quotes on all the upgrades so we can continue the remodel.  Just to let you know... the paint on the wall isn't color swatches.  That was the wall color inside the cabinet because back in the 1970's they were made of wood!  Luckily we won't have to paint (whew!)

And the best thing was what we found under the gray tile...

The ORIGINAL faux brick linoleum!  I may just save a piece along with the original plans for the house I found in the garage.

I'm like a little kid in a candy store...  or a grown woman in a Christian Louboutin shoe boutique!