Kitchen Reno - Before

suffice it to say - this kitchen was a mess.

It was completed gutted.

And then they started from scratch.



What did they do in the mean time?

They camped out -- What else could they do?

I'm sure this is not the life that she imagined.

 Sherri wanted lots of drawers for items.

I don't know about you but I love the big deep drawers

that I have in my kitchen at home.  I just wish I

had this many of them.

Can you see the light?

We bought this island in Canton Texas.

The front that you are looking at in this picture

is an old door.  The back of it - that I didn't get a picture of -

is long shelves.  She plans to put baskets on the shelves

and it will also be a place to put the extra large bowls

that she has accumulated.  I just know it will be

fabulous once it it finished.

More to come and hopefully it won't be long.

They are already cooking in the kitchen when they need to.

There is no water yet because the water softener is broken and

the water is almost pure rust without it.  Jason has been working

a lot with the latest storms that have hit Louisiana so the work

is not progressing as they would like but you gotta work right?

Living Room after

Still some work to be done and always hopeful

that the dead animal heads will be removed to another room,

but at least they can sleep in here on these cold nights now.

Living room fire place before and after

 This is the living room fireplace before.

This is the fireplace after.

Living Room during

 Well, I know I have been absent for quite some time now. 

It has been quite busy in my neck  of the woods.

The living room was completely gutted, insulated, and

the floors were stipped of a lot of paint.

 The kids were troopers - most of the time -

cooking outside and not too many luxuries.

The roof looks great with the new tin on it and even

the new wood stove stack looks good.

Renovation reality!!!!

Everyone is hard at work renovating this old farm house.

I didn't get pics of everyone that is helping - I was busy too. :)

Most walls have been stripped back to the studs.

Some are in good condition.

Even the teenagers are helping with this one.

Some walls are in not so good condition.  The studs in this wall

downstairs are so damaged they look more like cardboard.

Obviously baby girl is wondering what she had done

and will it ever be over.

The best news is that all the hardwood floors are in

excellent condition although the house will need

to be leveled in spots by a professional.

The walls have been stripped down to the studs.

Now what do we do?

I don't see the light - Where is the light?