Before... Demolition!

So our little project of replacing our floors turned into a BIG project... First, I wanted to put laminate flooring down for the entire main floor, but we had a problem matching up our kitchen with a floor coloring that we liked. So I got the thought, why not paint our cabinets? Talked to a few people and got a bid or two and realized, that we can replace our kitchen cabinets for about the same price. So now we started looking at replacing our kitchen and an idea was fed to not only change the cabinets, but to change the layout... When we moved in we just got the basics and now we are going to upgrade!

Also... we wanted an office to put Scott when he teaches from home and we decided, hey, we don't use our living room for more than our hometeachers so... we are enclosing the room and making it into an office.

Now the project has started and here are the before pictures!

We are planning to move the refrigerator to the back wall... opening up that wall for a pantry in the kitchen. We are getting cabinets in a beautiful walnut! No more OAK!

We are taking out the peninsula and making it a island. We are also adding more cabinets on the wall...

Just an idea what our dining and family area looks as of now...

More of our family room...

Goodbye living room... We are moving this love seat and the matching couch to the family room...

A view of our wide hallway that will be a bit smaller when the wall is added!

Up next... A LITTLE snag in our plans...