d-day

so originally we were just going to paint a few walls and put up a roof. with the help of our contractor, justin, we have quickly moved into a full scale "update" on the house. we are knee deep in renovations now - yesterday was "demolition" day (as jay so excitedly kept calling it), which means that right now our house a big mess!

so far we have completed a new roof, covered the entire outside of the house in primer for painting - smurf blue primer, i might add - it looks very scary right now, gutted the kitchen, pulled out some old flooring, and knocked out four walls. the plan is to paint the outside of the house grey with a white trim, resurface the existing hardwood floors and replace the pulled out flooring, paint the inside of the house and put up crown molding, and re-do the kitchen entirely also adding french doors to the back of the house, near our "breakfast nook." the kitchen part will be fun, we are putting in an island where the refrigerator and a huge bank of floor-to-ceiling cabinets used to be, which will open up the whole area. i can't wait to pick out new countertops and cabinets...such fun!!

whew! we have a ways to go but the plan is to be in the house mid-august. what a great day that will be! we are just thankful to still have our place in uptown while all this is going on. below are a few more pictures of "demolition day"...

standing in the dining room, looking toward what used to be part of the kitchen and a hallway...this is where the big island will be

standing in the dining room, looking into the kitchen...what's left of it, at least!