This post is long past due. Now that our kitchen is fully functioning (barring the dishwasher which is being replaced), we’ve been on a bit of a hiatus from the renovation. Definite progress has been made since the last post, however.

Our kitchen is mostly up and running. Appliances are all installed and working (sans the dishwasher), light fixtures are up, and kitchen boxes have finally been unpacked.

We also installed a pot filler over the stove, and after a long battle with the existing plumbing, installed our kitchen faucet with working drain! Apparently the drain pipe from the kitchen sink was never actually attached to the main house drain…the water had been draining right out into our crawlspace. It took us two different plumbers to figure out why, after snaking, the drain kept backing up. The plumber did attempt to console us by saying that it wasn’t the worst thing that he’s ever seen…sigh.

We also ordered a custom farmhouse table for our eat-in kitchen – hopefully we will clear it off soon and actually eat at it.

We also decided on a wainscoting back splash – it’s been installed, but still needs its last round of caulk, and a few coats of paint on the trim.

Tasks left in the kitchen: patch & paint walls, finished flooring, and some re-framing in the back. Not too much farther to go!

Also, we’ve slowly been tackling our living room in attempts to maintain some order in the house. Some new furniture has been added, we’ve installed glass doors on the fireplace (which was super handy during the blizzard), and got our window treatments up.

Motivation seems to be coming out of hibernation, so more to come soon!