BethDurand Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Don't you just love what my DH has done with the kitchen? We've lived with the horror for 9 years and change, and it was time for a remodel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 This is going to be an adventure. Tell your DH that this better not get put in the pile of UFO's Are you going to take us all the way through this project with updated pictures? What fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted August 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Here's hoping to have water again before evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted August 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 The sink. I hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Interesting design concept. Did DH Randall come up with this or did you? Maybe you'll make the cover of "Better Homes and Gardens?" ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted August 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Aren't you glad we have Crest and everything else now? This is dated 1949, and still has something in the can. I'm hoping that it will be worth thousands on Antiques Roadshow (LOL!) and pay for the remodel. If you want to try it, let me know, I'll send you some in a plastic bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renae Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Can't you tell it's and Island Sink, Shana??? :D Renae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Yes, Renae! You said it--- An island sink!! Hmmm...... Something tells me you'll be dining out tonight...maybe the rest of the week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted August 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 Mary Beth told me how to make the pictures smaller, and I thought I had it figured out still. Obviously not. Bonnie, Yes, there will be frequent updates. "The scheduled plan" states that we'll be through by Thanksgiving. Here's hoping! Of course, we haven't even figured out where to order the cabinets from, let alone actually order them. We've got time, we're going down to the studs before we start putting together again. If nothing else, I'll be getting my exercise this way. You walk into the kitchen to grab whatever, only to realise that all the "whatevers" are in the dining room. Back out, then to the kitchen for something from the fridge, and repeat. I think the only things that are staying are the stove, purchased days after our 1998 honeymoon, and the fridge which is less than one month old. Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renae Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 About the toothpaste Beth, I'll pass. Renae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 What? You're not keeping the island sink? Beth, people collect old items like this. You could list it on ebay and no doubt it will get bought by someone! Maybe even an antique store would be interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted August 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 I'll suggest the Island sink to Randall, but don't hold your breath. I saw a sink for sale at a garage sale on our walk today, didn't bring it home though. I'm not so sure about the toothpaste. My parents pulled and straightened out many pounds of the square nails in the house I grew up in with the plan to sell those. They sat on the mantle for many years, never made any money on those. We've found all kinds of stuff in the 2 houses we've lived in during our marriage. The first house had a series of canes and even a parasol in the attic. This house had a Bible in the attic, and now the toothpaste. Makes me wonder what secrets the downstairs bathroom (and the hopefully last thing to remodel) will hold. Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lym95 Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 About a year ago, Margie and I decided to surprise my mom and dad with a new kitchen in their forty year-old house. They were leaving for a two week vacation so as soon as they were out of sight, all my sisters, their husbands, my brother, and all the kids who were old enough to help met us at the house and we started tearing things apart! We demolished everything down to the studs, then re-plumbed, re-insulated, re-wired, re-drywalled, re-floored, re-painted, re-cabineted, re-applianced and re-laxed for the two hours we had to spare before they drove back down the driveway. I was a little worried that one of them might have a heart attack when they walked in the house, but not to worry... My dad has a rather dry sense of humor and his reaction was: "Mother, I think someone's been here while we were gone..." My mom just stood and cryed. She's wanted me to help her modernize her kitchen for quite some time. She's still in awe. It's good to be able to do that to your mother once in while. It keeps her feeling guilty for all those times she punished me unfairly... mrmargie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbi Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Oh Mr. Margie, I don't feel a bit guilty when my sons do wonderful things for me! After all, I was a single mom, totally involved - carpooled, hockey mom, etc. They grew up and left ME! LOL Beth, good luck with your kitchen project can't wait to see the finished product! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Come to my house for dinner--only 120 miles away! How delicious--ammoniated toothpaste! Almost as good as fish Jello! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rita Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 too bad you're not close to Youngstown, Oh...there's a Kitchen Craft warehouse -open on certain Saturdays -EARLY -you go there, pick a number and are let in in order...ALL cabinets...whether it's a broom closet, sink cabinet or breadbox are $79 -had a friend that did her entire kitchen for a fraction of what was estimated! might be worth a try to see if there's something like that in your area...Rita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 When you guys get done out there do ya want to come out here and do mine...with all the experience and knowledge, it would be a piece of cake for you to make my ugly nasty "L" shaped kitchen into something gorgeous and functional..... Good luck.....and happy kitchen when its done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nineva Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Oh Beth. Been there done that. Never again. Nope. Never. MB should invite you to Kansas for the duration!! Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PamelaA Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Something tells me that Mr. Margie was not unfairly punished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lym95 Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 PAMELA !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattyJo Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Beth - we are only about 45 min. South. You can come down here for dinner. I promise not to serve fish jello as has been mentioned by another NW LA quilty lady!! LOL:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 WHOA !!!!! Um we didn't have tooth PASTE until about then, this is Tooth POWDER.. nasty, gritty stuff... BLEK BLAWWW BARFO. RitaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 I remember using tooth powder about 40 years ago. My mom taught me how to use it. She would pour the powder into her hand and dip her wet brush in it. I think it must have had powdered sugar in it. As soon as I wet my toothbrush and dipped it in the powder, the powder dissolved into sort of a gooey mess. I was thankful when toothpaste became popular. Remember Ipana? And this: "You'll wonder where the yellow went when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent." How sweet the memories. Hey Beth, do you have family and friends close by to help during the demolition and rebuilding? I'm sure it'll be really nice when it's done in time for the holidays. In the meantime, let me know if you want a change of scenery. I'm not too far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyonden Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Beth - I feel for you. We bought a house in Calif. to retire in and had to gut the house and start over. At least we didn't have to live there while remodeling. We should be pretty close to finished by this Christmas. We will take a month off to do the finishing work. We even took out the old heating system. Hard to believe some people live in such filth as we found in our house. Dismanteling the kitchen wasn't too bad cause the cabinets weren't even connected to the walls. The counter tops weren't connected to the cabinets either. I told my husband that was a good feature cause if anything got stuck in the drawers, you could just lift up the counter top and just pull it out.:D:D You'll love it when all is said and done. We took out 5th wheel out there to stay in while working on the house. I can imagine what my mood would be to have to live in it. Yuk!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted September 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Thank you all for your sympathy and support. My mom lives nearby, in fact I'm going out there on Wed. to can tomatoes. She has AC and a range hood, I have neither. Even when the kitchen was intact! DH Randall grew up helping his dad who is a contractor, and he can do anything. I am so lucky to have him! According to my darling mother, you'd think I'd learn! The house I mostly grew up in was begun in 1865. The first 4 rooms. It went out to the left, and the quality of work went downhill. Thankfully, dad and grandpa were both adept at these things. The real "fun" was the year that the bathroom was outside, so you had to sidle along sideways to take a shower. Any wonder we all had pneumonia that year? When we re-did the kitchen, they gutted it to the point that there was a portion of the house, then a big empty space with a tractor sitting in it, then the remains of the lean-to, with the bathroom in it. The kitchen was in a 2 bedroom trailer (it wasn't even a mobile home) in the backyard. The night we moved into the kitchen was when mom sent me outside to start dinner, and the faucet handle came off in my hand. She was varnishing kitchen cabinets that Grandpa had built at the time. I went in and asked mom what to do about it. Her response was "That's it! We're moving in tonight!" When I'd come and ask her where to put something, she say "Over there, that cabinet's dry." And that is why things were placed in some funky locations in that kitchen. Oh but it was such a character builder to grow up there, and all of my houses have since become progressively new in comparison. The last one was built in 1917, and this one was built in 1929! It's practically new! I'm off to work at the hosp. today, so happy labor day everyone! Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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