My Bloomington Kitchen Remodel...page 2

Day One. It was 7 am when I took this photo. One day there will be sunlight at 7 am again. My job was to clean out the cabinets which took me well into last night. Since I've gone through this before, I know that remodeling can create a huge amount of dust, so I cleared out the entire room. This should make clean up easier every day and keep dust from penetrating into artwork, rugs and furniture.

Appliances were ordered this afternoon from Clark Appliances in Indy (www.clarkappliance.com). The show room on 82nd street is really great. They have a super selection of name brand appliances including Viking, Wolfe, Dacor and Thermadore. We're going with a built-in refrigerator, gas range and a very cool two drawer dishwasher. The old appliances will be donated.

So the work has begun now. The wall that we are removing has been taken down to the studs. The cabinetry on that wall has been removed. We were able to reuse a large pantry cabinet in the basement. The other cabinets that are reusable will go to ReStore here in Bloomington.

It's both exciting and scary to see your house torn apart. Luckily the work should progress quickly so I'll start to be able to see the beginnings of the finished product within a day...with a little imagination.