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SHAZAMMM! THE WALL CAME DOWN

My little home office is tucked away in a separate hideaway from the house which is lovely when the saws and jackhammers are running inside the house. The last couple of days have seen a whirlwind of activity including the temporary wall coming down at the end of the day yesterday. Which has made it slightly difficult to slip away to blog as I've needed to be present for on the fly decisions and oh ya, the kids and their homework.

I'm popping in to my little haven for a quick blog post and then back to the chaos for more decision making and on the fly stuff. Crews are tap dancing around each other today and the energy feels great.

Below are a few before/afters... excuse the random lighting...

L to R:

1. standing in the new space, facing back in to the kitchen - this gold colored wall was the outside of the house 2. same view looking at the temporary wall 3. last night at dinner time the temporary wall came down!

L / R
1. inside the house our lovely temporary wall awaits demolition 2. SHAZAMMM! new space open to the kitchen (ps: new marble island top coming next week)

L to R:
1. in the beginning there was a cozy breakfast nook 2. yesterday there was nothing 3. today there are kitchen cabinets taking the place of the nook because we now have room for a big table. Yipee!

There is still much to do but I can finally see the light. Literally!

I LOVE THE SMELL OF LUMBER IN THE MORNING

We are officially under construction Chez K. When we first looked at this house it was abundantly clear that the kitchen although lovely, stopped just shy of fully functioning. Lack of counter space and a teeny tiny eat in nook were not going to cut it longterm. As we were discussing whether this house was the right one for us my answer that day was "yes, but only if we can bump out the kitchen, extend counter space and fit a harvest table in a new room off the kitchen".

After 3 years and countless (!) rounds of architectural drawings, we have finally begun. There are limitations with a reno... existing architecture and scale have us a tad boxed in but in the long run we chose a narrow room vs. a wider one that would have cut off the backyard and created unusable outdoor space. S and XS K's need room to roam.

I will keep you posted on our progress but in the meantime here are a few inspiration photos that I have collected on my pinterest "Summerland" board, a few snaps of the interior portion of the project, and the framed space.

INSPIRATION:

THE KITCHEN ASSIGNMENT:

Extending kitchen counter to the left of the stove and creating an 'L' shape pretty much exactly where you see the bench. Lower cabinets only, window straight ahead in this picture stays so I can watch S and XS K in the yard. Wall to the left in this picture goes away and opens into new room.

EXTERIOR TODAY:

We have included as many windows and doors as the Florida hurricane codes will allow (which is not enough but I digress). French doors at the end will open on to a small patio connecting to the pool deck, with doors also opening poolside. I am hoping to create an intimate courtyard feeling around the pool while still preserving space for the kids to run free on the other side.

More soon as progress continues...

Thanks for stopping by and please say a little prayer that what I see in my head actually turns out! Fingers crossed.

nookie

After looking for bench cushion ideas for our breakfast nook below

which someday we will demo and build an informal dining area (another story for another day), I gathered images along the way. So what better place to share them but here.

A little nookie for your Monday...