Welcome to the Houck Kitchen. When we first moved into the house EVERYTHING WAS YELLOW.. We have the pictures to prove it. I mean, ceilings, doors, door frames, backsplash, and even the counter tops. And not just the kitchen... EVERYTHING!
The kitchen also had the wall the wrapped around and seperated it from the dining room. It closed everything off and made it feel smaller than it was. Even dark.
One morning I got up and Paul said he was going to start demo. I kept telling him how he had to be careful not to make a huge mess... yada yada. So I went to take the vent down from over the stove. All of a sudden... SMASH. Take a look at my was very nice stove.
Obviously, since I destroyed the stove it meant Paul could start tearing down a wall.
After our house being a complete mess for over a month we decided to really get to work. With Baby on the way I do not want the house to be in pieces. We fixed the part where he took out the wall and capped it like a bar. It opens right up into the dining room now and it makes the house look much more open. We also widened the doorway from the kitchen to the kitchenette by about 8 inches. Once the walls were being put back up, we started tearing out the floors. This is after we pulled up the first layer ugly floor.
The second layer of really ugly floor... YELLOW might I add.
And last but certainly not least.... Layer number 3.
The second layer of really ugly floor... YELLOW might I add.
And last but certainly not least.... Layer number 3. Hideous as you can see.
We didn't want to waste any more time so Paul measured out where the cabinets were going to go back so we had a template for the tile. Notice we painted the cabinets white and put new hardware on them. Much more updated look. I didn't want to get new cabinets because they are hard wood, in great shape, and we are on a budget.
After the trial run, We finally laid the tile. After we washed them we realized they were actually alot darker than we thought. But it was a pleasant surprise.
While Paul was away for the weekend I put the seal on the tile and on his day off, he laid the grout. Phew.......
Today Paul decided not to work so he could get ready to go away for another weekend. He had some free time so he did the final coat of sealer. Then he put the appliances back. Yay. I can actually cook in my Kitchen. Notice my new stove. We ordered the new stainless steal refridgerator yesterday.
In a couple of weeks we will be having the new counter tops installed and we will install the new back splash. What a long and tiring process. This poor old kitchen needed some help. Both design and electrical!
We didn't want to waste any more time so Paul measured out where the cabinets were going to go back so we had a template for the tile. Notice we painted the cabinets white and put new hardware on them. Much more updated look. I didn't want to get new cabinets because they are hard wood, in great shape, and we are on a budget.
After the trial run, We finally laid the tile. After we washed them we realized they were actually alot darker than we thought. But it was a pleasant surprise.
While Paul was away for the weekend I put the seal on the tile and on his day off, he laid the grout. Phew.......
Today Paul decided not to work so he could get ready to go away for another weekend. He had some free time so he did the final coat of sealer. Then he put the appliances back. Yay. I can actually cook in my Kitchen. Notice my new stove. We ordered the new stainless steal refridgerator yesterday. 
In a couple of weeks we will be having the new counter tops installed and we will install the new back splash. What a long and tiring process. This poor old kitchen needed some help. Both design and electrical! We just wanted to share with all of you what we have been up to.
