Cabinets

Just wanted to give you all a quick update on my cabinet selection. After looking at a few different cabinets made by different companies and cabinets made by Amish, I have decided that I am going to go with Amish made cabinets. Last Thursday, my Mom and I made a trip down to Stateline Custom Cabinets 8 miles south of Seymour just past the state line. Lewis Gingrich is the cabinet builder along with his brother in law. Lewis told me about his cabinet making and also gave me a quote. I was impressed with his work and the price. I had looked at one kitchen that he had built before I made the journey south and I fell in love with it. The quality was unbelievable! So I called him today and told him to put me on his list. He warned me on Thursday that it may be late April until he gets to me and that is totally fine. I know it will be worth the wait. This way I can get painting done and anything else before he comes and installs. I will post a picture of what the cabinets will look like. I am getting hickory with a toffee finish. I think that it will look really neat with my light yellow paint and my tin ceiling.
I also met with my electrician last week and today and we just walked through and marked where I want light switches and anything like that. He mentioned that it's going to be a challenge but that's what makes it fun, right?? ;) I have total confidence in him. He seems like he knows his stuff. I think he is getting started on that later this week. It is going to take him awhile because he'll have to run wires from the basement all the way to the attic.
I hope everybody had a good Christmas and got to spend it with the people you love! Thanks for reading!

They're Baaaaack

Welcome back everybody!! Travis and his guys came back this morning to do some work before my electrician gets here tomorrow (cross fingers). They finished knocking out walls that I was scared to and they put up a header where one wall was load-bearing. My jaw dropped when I walked in and saw the walls gone. I can't believe how open it is now! They also took out the wall upstairs in my loft area. You will see pictures here in a second. They are also getting the ceiling "stripped". This means that they are putting up 1 x 3's(?) up across my ceiling. They are doing this so that the electrician can run wires between the boards and then after he is done wiring they can go ahead and screw the dry wall up. I will take pictures so you can understand it better. I think I am learning way more than I would like to ;).
I am also taking on another project. I have decided to get new cabinets! I went to Lockridge in Centerville and got some very good help from Dena. She had my kitchen and bathroom all drawn up and it looks amazing. I am really excited about this! I am going to go check out some Amish made cabinets and look another couple places before I decide what I am going to get and where I am going to get them from. I will keep you all updated.
Enjoy the pictures and I hope every single one of you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

1st of the Year...

December 7th, 1941 is a date that we should all remember. The attack on Pearl Harbor changed our lives (even if we weren't born yet) and America forever in so many ways. Today is one day that we should especially be thankful for our troops that are fighting for our freedom all over the world. Without them we might not have been able to enjoy the simple things in life. And I might not have had the freedom to be doing what I've dreamed of doing and fixing up this house.
Nothing has changed on the house other than me putting up Christmas decorations, taking out the old toilet, and knocking out some of the wall between the dining room and my stairs. Something that has happened within the last week that is news worthy is that Kevin, the contractor I had lined up for inside work, has discovered that he has to have hip replacement surgery. I was kind of put in a bind and didn't know what to do since I told him he could have the job. I didn't want him to get started on something he couldn't handle with his bad hip or have him get started on the house and then have to quit to have the surgery done. I had talked to several people over the past few days and I also talked to Kevin about my concerns and it was decided that I should get a new contractor for my inside work. LUCKILY Travis and his crew, the guys that did my siding, have bugged me about wanting to do the inside work and told me they could get to me very quickly. So I call them on Monday and told them that the job was theirs. I thought they did a great job on the outside they are easy to talk to and that's something that I think is very important when you are doing something big like this. And after talking to Travis he told me that they could start in about 2 weeks. So to make things simple I'm telling people work should start around the 1st of the year. Pretty cool, huh??
I hope you enjoy my Christmas decorations. I know I'm not Martha Stewart (THANK GOD) but it's a start. Do you guys realize how much potential this porch has to looking awesome after I get it all decorated??? It COULD look picture perfect if the decorator knows her stuff. Thanks again for reading and if you haven't got your Christmas shopping done, you better hurry. There are only 18 days until Christmas. Don't worry...I haven't done ANY shopping yet. I'm still waiting for the sales ;). I'm also posting a picture of my new help. Although he can't do much now, he's still in training and I always make him wear a mask.