What are we doing to ourselves?

This house, the one that we had a long history with:

Thirteen years living here...

Countless repairs and fixes:

• New windows and door
• New roof
• New garage door
• New deck
• New patio cover
• New exterior paint
• Sprinkler system
• Water softener
• Reverse Osmosis
• Oh, and needless to say, two kitchen faucet replacements, one bathroom faucet/shower head replacement, one A/C compressor repair, one new thermostat, light bulb replacements...

Since when did we forget the feeling of excitement when we saw the carpet? The wall paper? The fluorescent light box in the kitchen ceiling? The cabinets?...

All those "beating around the bush" repairs and updates were just delaying the unavoidable?
"You are fixing the house, again!?" That's what my friends said.

Why not sell it? In this economy? C'mon! Plus, who would give up a view like this:




So, we set out to do the unthinkable - to completely redo the interior of the house! That means a completely new kitchen, i.e., new cabinets, new counter-top, new cook-top, new sink and faucet, new refrigerator, new oven, new lighting, new flooring, new paint (remember the wallpaper?).

Here's a picture to show you how desperate the kitchen looks:

Wait, it's just the kitchen. What about the bathrooms? Yes, completely redo. Bedrooms? Yes! Living room? Yes! Dining room? Yes!

We will walk through the steps that we go along with. I can tell you this, it's a lot more than we thought.

Coming up, we will share our experience in finding a contractor that will help us along the big undertaking - the most important decision of the project...