June 17, 2010
Well, here's what's left of our former kitchen and dining room area. As you can see, Tommy's guys did some major demo work over the last couple days (a significantly more involved process than in the past, due to all those new EPA lead laws). It's neat to see the space now that the wall between the kitchen and dining rooms has been taken down, since it gives us a better idea of what our new—much roomier—kitchen will look like.
We aren't saving much from the old kitchen and dining room, but we are hoping to somehow re-use the lovely sideboard (mostly hidden by plastic sheeting in this photo) and the upper cabinets with leaded glass doors from the former dining room. We don't have a definitive plan for them yet, but we're working on it!
June 15, 2010
I pulled up to the house this morning to find this gigantic crane parked on the front lawn, its massive arm perched over our roof. Now, I am certain that to those in the construction / heavy equipment industry, the crane is no big deal and safe as can be, but for me it was a little scary to see our house looking so vulnerable and fragile under that thing!
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June 3, 2010
Boy, are things happening fast! Every time I stop by the house (or sneak a peak via the webcams), it seems like something major has happened. Last week, it was the sun porch coming down and the old overgrown yews being removed from the front of the house. This week, it's been major excavation both out back and in front, making way for our new sunroom and entry hall.
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May 27, 2010
As I sit and write this post, it still hasn't sunk in that our renovation will be featured on the next This Old House TV project. The events of the past six months—from first seeing our new house back in November, to being selected for the show, to the work that's getting underway this week--all happened at a whirlwind pace. And, yes, our heads are still spinning! But, as the saying goes, it’s all good, and we couldn’t be more thrilled, or more honored, to have been chosen.
First, let me share some background on how this all came to be.
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