
Hi friends,
Here are a few photos of a renovation in progress!
Construction is always a messy business ... but progress is being made in a quite a few areas of this client's home.
One of the biggest transformations will happen in the kitchen.

Opening up the ceiling; wider and longer was on the top of the list.
The kitchen sits directly below the master bathroom, so I couldn't have the entire ceiling raised, but I'm very happy with what we were able to accomplish.

The new ceiling is completed and the old cabinets are pulled out and donated to Habitat for Humanity. If you click on the photo you can see a larger version.
The transformation is beginning to take shape.
The electrician has put in all the new wiring, the new texture is completed on the ceiling and just a little more painting needs to be done before cabinets are installed!

The countertops will be a beautiful granite. Here is a photo of the slab we chose ... it's called "Typhoon Bordeaux".
The kitchen cabinet color will be a creamy white with an antique glazed applied. We have a few back-splashes picked, but have decided to keep the back-splash formal and a bit understated because the granite countertops are very elegant with beautiful movement and filled with color.
Both the living room and family room fireplaces are receiving a little facelift too:)
We are installing right over the old used brick on both fireplaces...

This photo shows the FAMILY ROOM fireplace in progress, I selected natural stone with a great color variation to add an element of further interest to this cozy room.
The blue carpet will be replaced by a warm hardwood floor.

In the LIVING ROOM the second fireplace is progressing nicely.
The stone selected for this formal room will be a polished travertine cut into planks. I ordered 6" x 24" planks of stone and had the installer cut them down to fit the space, it is turning out quite lovely if I do say so myself.
Did I forget mention remodeling can be very noisy?
The old ceramic tiles have been pulled up and now this crazy-loud, industrial, sander is smoothing out all the rough edges, removing the old adhesive, and leveling out all the high areas in the ENTRY.
Once the surface is smooth and level, the new flooring for will also be a 12"x24" plank style polished travertine, nicely complimenting the LIVING ROOM fireplace. I can't wait for it to be installed!
Good bye blue carpet and old ceramic tiles!
More photos to come on this project.
Let me know what you think of this project and my color choices.
Now, back to work.
:KayEllen