At long last...kitchen renovation

To know me is to know that I am very skittish about spending big chunks of money (smaller amounts have never been a problems for me) so for years I have been wanting to renovate our kitchen but I just haven't been able to agree to forking over the money necessary.  Finally, this fall Ian was able to persuade me to go ahead and they started demo yesterday.

I am amazed at how much he was able to do in one day.  Gone is the wall between the kitchen and the dining room, gone are the cabinets, sink, range...everything!  Today he (James) is putting in the patio door in the dining room where there used to be a window.  He's got the opening cut out for it and I think it will be nice - the scale seems to fit the space. 

Everyone who has walked through post demo last night has commented on how small it seems.  I've been trying to remind myself that it will always be a small space - with or without the dining room wall - but, still, I was holding out hope that it would all miraculously expand.  I think it will be fine once things are put in place.  It is a little worrisome to consider how everything will come together.  In my mind, all the different components come together perfectly and the room looks fantastic...but what if, in reality, the different parts don't all fit/match/work together.  I guess we'll find out within the next couple weeks.

Ok...breaks over.  Back to work.