This is The First Day of My Life: Tearing Down the House

A very nice man who is an architect and happens to be a client of mine offered to us a very unique and amazing post wedding gift. He came to look at our house and gave us any advice we wanted or needed on ways to change things or projects that we could take on ourselves or with very little hired help. What a gift it was! He was here a couple of weeks ago, spent two hours with me, drawing plans and coming up with new ideas on how to fix some problem areas in our kitchen, bathrooms and master bedroom. We went over our vast and ambitious kitchen remodel idea and ultimately decided that the best bet for us at this point would be to do what we originally said we would do with our tiny kitchen. This entails taking a cabinet out and doing simple cosmetic updates with backsplash,countertops,appliances, flooring etc. His other suggestions included building a structure outside of our kitchen window to grow things on, giving us a privacy wall and something pretty and handmade to look at. This will also make the space feel more open, as we would remove the window treatment, not to mention help with energy costs. Instead of a window shade we will put in custom made shelves for herbs and flowers. After he left I was so inspired I couldn't wait to share the ideas with Kayla, and when I did we decided to get started right away. First things first. Take down the useless cabinet. This was a fun project because we have both always wanted to demo something. It took us about 30 minutes to get the thing down, using a drill, our own weight, and taking turns beating it with a hammer.(we should invest in a sledgehammer). Big fun! I knew from the moment I laid eyes on this kitchen that this cabinet needed to go, but I am still impressed at how much more open the space looks now that it is gone. We will add a light fixture to the ceiling and touch up the paint to complete this project. It should be finished soon! I can't wait to tear down something else!