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Kitchen Remodel - Lost count of days! 😵‍💫

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Brewer fever took over our house - HARD.  We spent a glorious week cheering on our Brewers through the World Series and then through all the celebrations.   Meanwhile, back at home, our remodel was still well underway!  So much progress during demo and then the slight, subtle changes during electric and plumbing.  And then....the wall.  Not literally a wall, because we have very few of those, but we are currently halted, dead in our tracks as we wait, and wait, and wait on the city of New Berlin to decide they are finally ready for our inspection.  The more we talk to other people that have gone through home remodels, the more we are hearing this is not uncommon. Cool, New Berlin, real. cool.   Anyway - back to the remodel: If I thought my floor looked great in the dumpster, imagine my happiness to see that glorious 1970's ceiling fan in my dumpster!   They covered up the hole where the vent used to be.   I feel like that ...
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Kitchen Remodel - Demo Day 3 and new plumbing & HVAC!

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Sorry.  We've been a bit preoccupied with Brewer's fever over here!  Games 1, 2, and 3 are in the books and have caused quite the commotion!  But among all of those games, the kitchen remodel continues! Bach Family at Game 3 watch party at Am Fam Field! Friday night I came home to an empty house because Andy and Oliver were at Night 1 of the World Series.  First thing I did...looked in my dumpster.  I could see carpet rolls and those terrible ugly spindles! Yes - that's right.  Originally the house had not one, but TWO sets of those spindles.  How 1980s!  One set we had destroyed, but the other set we left.  Until Friday!  The terrible light wood floor is now entirely gone....leaving behind some gorgeous 1980s vinyl.  Andy commented on how nice it actually looks in the front entry.  How vintage it feels. He then asked to keep it.  I'm going to assume he was completely kidding.  Or at least hope.  It doesn't matte...
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Kitchen Remodel - Demo Day 2

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First thing I did when I got home was look in the dumpster.  So this is a really bad photo, but the dumpster was significantly more full then it was when I left. And then I noticed the carpet (I didn't think floors were happening until Friday) and...is that my wall in there?  What is that?  Is that a vent?   I like walking in the front door these days.  I helps ease me into the shock of the house.   First things first...My horrible slatted doors are gone!  And so is the millwork (I learned that's all the trim around a door).  So - I knew the wall was coming down today because Andy sent me this picture.  Look how bright that is!  My kitchen is going to be SO bright! But WOAH.  This project just got WAY bigger than I thought!  I didn't realize we were getting a new ceiling!  I mean, I guess taking down all the soffits, and the lights, and all the stuff, I should have realized.  But like - WHAT?!  I didn't...
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Kitchen Remodel Day 1 - Demo Day!

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HOW I LEFT IT: VS. What it looks like when I got home! I can't believe the progress that can be made in one day.  I can't believe how cold my 'kitchen' feels.  I can't believe how LOUD my 'kitchen' is - well, how much it echos.  I found it funny to come home and just see my kitchen sink in the dumpster in it's full form.   It was fun to see the old countertops under the layer of granite.  And it was glorious to see those ugly cabinets exactly where they belong! If you know, you know that each New Year's Eve I like to make a list of things to do during the year that correspond with the year it is - 20 in 20, 21 in 21, etc.  One of the things on this year's list was 'Abyss Counter'.  That is what we called the counter next to the fridge.  It was an abyss.  It just collected 'stuff' until that stuff found a new home.  Which it seldom did.   I guess we can say I successfully solved that problem in 2026!  I just removed th...
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Kitchen Remodel - Chapter 3 - still packing up!

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I'd love to learn how to upload videos from my phone to the blog....eventually.  Until then - here are a few pictures.  It's like T-36 hours until the real demo starts.  We have our pantry in our family room and our living room in our garage.  Most of our kitchen is in the basement.  Today this feels like an adventure.  We'll get through this.  But I know, so quickly, it's going to become overwhelming.   At least Oliver is having fun with it! Dumpster got delivered on Friday!  
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