So I have mentioned I am redoing the kitchen in our house. I got prices from local contractors and then decided to do most of the work myself.

All of the before pictures were taken after I started
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sink, windows, counter-top, and cabinets. Note the linoleum floor

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old door ripped out, new steel energy star door in, different view of cabinets/ sink countertop

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Wall beside stove, no doors on cabinets

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Opposite wall, this counter-top cabinet was built to hold dishwasher and water heater.
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Good luck brother. I will be doing one of these myself in the not to distant future. Keep us posted on progress.
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new counter top, cabinets re-fit and new hardware, and an outlet added

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new hardware on cabinets

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new counter top, sink, outlets, window face and back splash in
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floor down, pulls on drawers, grout in, and cleaned up, window done, and floor in

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finished back splash, and new cookbook shelf/ 6 bottle wine rack

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fridge back in, new doors on above cabinets and panel box painted to blend in
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finished last night. started a week before Thanksgiving, and had the ultimatum date of Dec. 13. so finished ahead of schedule.
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Nice work! The cookbook holder/wine rack is a great idea. Hmmm ... wonder if I can find a nook in the kitchen to add one :-)
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Nice. I'm a kitchen designer by trade. Anyone needs help, let me know :-)
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where was this information a month ago??!!??
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Didn't see it then... Sorry bro!

Though you weren't really changing an existing layout, so don't know how much help I could've been :-)
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just giving ya $hit
I am happy and more importantly Jess is happy with the results
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:-) nice work
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This is one of the recent ones I did. Customer hated the cabinets above the island, and wanted to open it up. They also hated the lack of utility on the range/frig wall:

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after
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before. note the frig was on this wall:
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after.
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before. frig moved to this wall:
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after.
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nice that is a big difference
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Oh my god will you please come live with me for a month. I've got a kitchen that is in a perpetual state of terribleness. It needs a complete rehab and I don't have the time to do it or even know where to start.
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James, Nice work on the kitchen, looks awesome :-)

Peter, nice design on the one you showed as well. :-)
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Really nice James!
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the toughest thing about doing this sort of stuff youself is getting the balls up to completely tear it up. the old saying about not being able to make an omelet without breaking a few eggs. If you have an idea what you want to do and a budget you think will make it (take what you think it will cost and add 25%) get a book or two and go for it. This is the third room in the house I have done, did both bathrooms first and learned a lot doing them. This is our first house and we have basically just tried to do as much as we can with it to make it comfortable and what we want and also learn everything we can so when we do upgrade we have a much better idea what we want/ how we want things to be
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Exactamundo, redid bathroom recently after 5 years of procrastinating, finally told pops im smashing a wall and away we went.
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Yeah, I just have this feeling in the pit of my stomach that if I start getting into doing more than just replacing cabinets, I am going to have a major project on my hands. The house was built in 1916 and the kitchen hasn't been updated since the 60s except for the previous owners drug induced painting skills. The house has knob and tube wiring and there is no rational reason for why certain outlets and switches are on the breakers they are on. You inspired me this afternoon to consider some options I had never thought of like moving the sink and relocating appliances to maximize space in addition to tearing down the plaster and lath,that I know I need to do, but in the end I don't think I want to sink so much $ into a house that I'll never get it back out of.
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