Sunday, August 25, 2013

Deliveries, kitchen cabinetry and welcoming toilets - Reno day 94



We have kitchen cabinets! With this close up you could almost be fooled into thinking we had finished painting something. But no, let me pan back a bit.




See, still going. Despite the lack of bench tops, it is starting to look a bit like a real kitchen. (The benchtops, overhead shelving and rangehood cabinetry are still two weeks away).  However, the pantry desk drawers and overhead shelf  are in.




The pantry cupboards are in too. They were initially too big to fit through the pantry door so the top 30 cm was cut off and then added back as a fixed shelf.




And whilst all the cabinetry was being installed another little red truck pulled up in the driveway.




And delivered our appliances. One stove, one fridge, one sink, two taps, a range hood and an ironing station for the laundry. The dishwasher had been living with us for the last two months as it had been purchased heavily discounted and needed to be taken immediately.




We of course had to be up there at 7 am with the kids to supervise all these deliveries. The excitement levels were running high.



While we ogled all the bits of our kitchen arriving,




The kids were swooning over those big boxes. As we have no furniture for this room I  have told them that they can create box city in here once we have unpacked.




Meanwhile the plumber arrived to make a start on all the downpipes and the installation of two new toilets. We now appear to be "Betsy, world of welcoming toilets" as we have toilets to welcome you at both front and back door.



And the builders pottered around finishing off some bits and bobs like all the shelving in the new storage cupboard between the family room and the spare room.




And moving that 'epic fail' of a back door handle, and installing the cat door. Ugly but essential unfortunately. Should all look better when it is painted.




So, next up is the rest of the lighting, plumbing and hopefully some kitchen bench tops. Only a few weeks to go.

20 comments:

  1. OOOH! Words like "spare room, storage cupboard and pantry" made me swoon just a little too! How exciting!!!

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    1. It seems us girls are all the same really, it's all about the storage! mel x

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  2. It all seems to be happening so fast now, despite that '94' business! It's looking lovely. I've so enjoyed your reno!

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    1. Glad you are enjoying the reno updates, keeps me focused on the progress when yet another problem arises. mel x

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  3. YAY!!! How very exciting! Look at all that storage. Heaven!

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  4. Ironing station?! Tell me more. Love the sound of that even though I don't iron. I love all the shelving too. You are going to have so much fun unpacking xo

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    1. I know that ironing station sounds so wanky doesn't it? But in the interest of full disclosure, thought it must be added. Will share the gory details shortly. mel x

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  5. lol elaina and I obvs have a thing for ironing stations!....you got my attention quick smart. only day 94?!....you`ll sprint it in! Al x

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    1. I had never heard of an ironing station either, courtesy of Legoman and his meddling ideas I'm afraid, more to be revealed soon. mel x

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  6. Yay! So exciting at your house and looking fantastic!!

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    1. Thanks Allana, I enjoyed your kitchen makeover as well a few months back. mel x

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  7. Your kitchen is on its way to amazing!
    So much storage! A dream come true!
    And I love the idea of a box city!

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    1. Stay tuned for the box city post, it will represent the status of my lounge room for the next few months. mel x

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  8. Wow, wow, wow! Your kitchen is huge, and how about all that storage? I gather you have your reno mojo back, particularly that there is only a couple of weeks to go before you move back in. You must be getting so excited. xx

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    1. Yep, the mojo is back and the kitchen appears to be large enough to swing several cats. And we have cross flow, woohoo! mel x

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  9. The kitchen window was worth the trouble. It looks very good. Big boxes are the best fun too! xx

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  10. How exciting! This time last year we had a frame up and insulation in the walls, nothing else! 12 months later and it's a fully fledged home which we've been in since December. And now a garden coming to life - luckily with renos you will already have your garden, lucky you!

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  11. Your house looks amazing, love all the colourful bits and pieces, that is what I am missing. And our garden, one word for it, trashed. Compacted mud full of nails, fun gardening times ahead! mel x

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  12. I almost can't read about your progress - it's making me so green!!! It's looking absolutely fab Mel - the kitchen and the windows are just lovely.
    Those boxes are going to be verrrry popular. Hell, I'd enjoy making something out of them myself (and frankly with the pace of our renovation it might be a quicker way to add on to our house now that I think about it...) xx

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  13. Kitchen is amazing! And I'm totally loving your storage cupboard - how awesome is that!!! x

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