We've been working on the kitchen again this weekend. We're having to do as much of the actual work as we can, so the last couple of weekends have been taken up with destroying the old kitchen and putting in some of the new kitchen. I've fitted kitchens before, so it's not all new to me but I've never been happy with the finish and I've been determined this time that the finish will be up to scratch. So we've got people in to do the solid wood worktop, the plumbing and the tiling but we're doing the rest. And it's taking forever and is exhausting - especially with our two little helpers, ummm, helping.

I've been taking pics as we go along, but I'm not going to post them until it's all finished because I always find it really frustrating when people post pics of work in progress and it's months or never before you see the finished article. Something that I have found interesting though is that my colour scheme has suddenly completely changed and after years of scandi blue and white, I've suddenly decided to brighten things up with a teal wall. It's going to be interesting to see how things turn out. And as we finally have the kitchen fitter booked for 2 weeks time, apparently it's not going to be too long before that actually happens.

Today though was spent ripping out the old carpet and lino, destroying and removing the old kitchen island (much to the girl's annoyance) and hanging the penultimate wall unit. And tomorrow will be much of the same, along with taking Bella and a friend to the flicks to see Up and getting some actual work done. Maybe.

Comments

[mrYen]

I hope it all works out how you want it and Up is an amazing film, i saw it the other day!

[UK lass in US]

Good luck with it. That's pretty much how we did our kitchen - just leaving the hard stuff to the pros. Now I'm thinking that I might want a few more cupcoards, though, and I'm kicking myself for not doing it at the same time as the rest...

[Amber]

Can't wait to see the finished product - I'm always in awe of your decorating!

[Jean]

You have such wonderful designs and your blog has such warmth and joy to it. I read the last couple of posts and really enjoyed myself.

[Fruitful Fusion]

I' really looking forward to seeing some pics of your finished kitchen. It sounds lovely, especially the teal wall!

[Andi]

Such a lovely quilt. Seems it is being well appreciated!!
Andi :-)

[kelly]

lily looks just like a little bella! the playmat is lovely by the way...i'm just starting to put fabrics together for our nursery and you've given me an inspiration hit this morning. hope you have a good sunday balance of productiveness and fun! we're off to look at prams and i'm hoping to come away a bit less confused than i currently am about what we should get!! Xx

[Cath W]

Can't wait to see your kitchen, as we'll be starting ours next year. And I took my children to see UP on Friday - amazing, amazing film. Enjoy!

[maypole]

The first picture with the quilt and just a glimpse of a tiny hand coming into view on the left bottom corner, what a cutie.

After all your hard work, you really will appreciate your new kitchen.

[Lesley]

ooo good luck with the ongoing renovation - we are in the middle of a big floor re tiling job in our kitchen/diner/family room so i can appreciate how much hassle and upheaval your going through! love the quilt :-)

[Kristi]

Hope all goes well with the reno. Teal sounds pretty. I love teal with bright red! Wish we could redo our kitchen, it will have to wait until we save up. Did you make Bella's top? I'll be making one similar for my Ella.

[Grainne]

What did you think of Up? We loved it. Luckily the boys didn't notice the sad stuff. They just thought the talking dogs were hilarious.

[Stephanie]

Good luck with all the renovations. Adorable baby blanket, as well.

[las sandalias de ana]

ohhh, beautiful!!! ;)