Extreme Home Makeover (The Kitchen Edition)

This is the story of a sad, half-finished kitchen.

It contained an empty, blank wall,
clamoring for possibilities.

We stared at this wall for five years.

One day I got tired of staring and visited
cabinetry shops, Lowes, Home Depot,
and many cabinetry websites.

After 4 design sessions at 3 different
stores, several hours, three weeks,
and about $1700 later, some boxes arrived.
The boxes contained the kitchen's destiny.

Jeremy figured out how to re-wire the
outlet and moved it up above where the
base cabinet would go. How did he
know how to do this?
It's part of the kitchen mystery.

How do a few screws hold up
all that wood? It seems to defy physics.

Using the infamous kitchen chair as a step stool.

Did I mention that this man donated
blood today? That's right,
he's saving kitchens
AND saving lives!

And then, one day, the kitchen was finished.

It was the craziest thing.
There was SPACE in the kitchen.

There was a pantry, for FOOD!

There were slide out trash and
recycling bins! The giant blue
eyesore of a trash can
was nowhere to be seen!

We gained 4 cabinets, 4 drawers,
a pantry, and about 5 feet of counter space.
And Jeremy did all the
installation, saving us $400.
How I love that man!