“We are running about a week ahead of schedule.” How many times have you heard that during a renovation project? I’m guessing not very many. Yet that’s how Christian Winkley of Oxford Builders began the (unsolicited) update email he sent us on Sunday morning. The kitchen project is now squarely in the putting-it-all-back-together phase and it appears that we’ll be getting back into the space sooner than anticipated. Yippee!
Today’s activity was door frames and moldings. The doors all needed new frames since they were either larger than they used to be or in new locations. The windows had moldings, but they didn’t really match with the rest of the house. One of the decisions made early on in the process was to replace the rather plain backband of the moldings with something a little more beefy. We snuck into the work site after everyone had left to check it out, and definitely noticed the difference.
All of this progress actually has Amy nervous. She’s very excited to get the kitchen back, but is concerned that we don’t have a kitchen table yet. Our initial idea was to have a built-in bench and table that had lots of storage and shelving. Unfortunately our budget didn’t match our imagination and the bench seating was the first feature cut. Instead, we’re going to be leaving that space for a free-standing table and chairs.
Amy knows that we’re not going to have a table by the time the project is done (how will we know what to get without seeing the space?). And she also knows that I’ll make us use some temporary (and wholly unacceptable) table until the real deal is selected. Her concern is that the “temporary” table solution will be there for quite a while.
And she’s probably right. After all, my timelines for home improvement/decoration projects are not nearly as reliable or efficient as Mr. Winkley’s.
Here are the previous posts about our adventure:
Remodeling Our Kitchen
Budgeting for a Kitchen Remodel
Designing a Kitchen
Our Before Kitchen
Our Temporary Kitchen
A Remodeling Surprise
Our Kitchen Remodel – A Progress Update