Croser Family Blog: The kitchen work is progressing well...

It's all go here on Walnut Street and the work in the kitchen is well under way. We are a lot further along that I expected - many cabinets have been removed and the walls we are moving have gone, and the new ones already framed and ready for dry wall. No sign of the awful ivy wallpaper anymore, and little sign of our beautiful wooden floors which are covered in dust throughout the downstairs! It's enough to send me into panic mode when dust settles and mess is created ;)

We're still managing to camp out in the kitchen and use the stove, sink and fridge which is also camping out in the centre of the room. It's amazing how much bigger the room feels without the central island which was in such an awkward place. We're so pleased not to be replacing it and leaving a nice large open floor area for a dining table.

Next week the new window for the back wall will arrive and hopefully the contractor fitting it will follow soon after. That bit of work will be the messiest and noisiest, so I intend to evacuate the kitchen altogether at that point and camp out somewhere else!

Lucy is enjoying the adventure and enjoying having Mark the contractor around to chat to and watch. It's a bit of a struggle keeping her out of the kitchen and feeding her through the day, but we're managing ok as long as she is off the ground and strapped in her chair! As of Monday the kitchen will be out of bounds pretty much all day and towards the end of the week, take aways and eating out will be the norm as the demo work on the back wall will be really messy.

I am remaining calm as possible and trying to ignore the mess - focusing on the end result helps! Joe is having nightly meetings with Mark to keep things on track and also chasing up window companies, the plumber, still thinking about which stove to go for etc. I think the kitchen project is light relief for him compared to work right now though.

Enjoy the progress photos...