We ordered our cabinets from Ikea on Sunday and got them delivered the following day. We have never been so terrified and nervous in making a purchase that required so many options, upgrades, and color variations. We finally decided on the cabinets shown. We ordered our fridge and stove on Monday and are expected to get it in mid February. We are very, very excited! Thank you Obama for the $8,000 tax credit. It is definitely coming in handy.
On Monday, TJ and I resumed on the hallway project and began the next steps in clearing out the hallway. Our friend Jerry came over to help us and we quickly found out that he loves to build things from IKEA. We were in luck! Thanks Jerry!
TJ's parents were so kind to let us have all of their power tools. I mean they hooked us up with matching DeWalt cordless tools! We are so fortunate, so thank you. The tools not only saved us time and money, and trips to hardware rentals, but made the job a lot easier. Seeing TJ with a saw and his tool belt made me smile...but scared... for my own safety. He did look very sexy though.
After Monday, we finished up the hallway and were now ready to begin the entire drywall/patching process. We hit a small snag as we lately found out different options that are available to us. We have not decided if we want to cover up the door with drywall or take off all the plastering off the walls and have one uniform, smooth wall. The work will be hard and we have to make a decision soon. We have also thought about getting someone to plaster/texture the walls to give the walls a more updated look and also hide minor imperfections throughout. We have a guy coming over on Thursday to look over the walls and gives an estimate.
Meanwhile, TJ and I have been doing our research regarding countertops. We are torn with several options, but do not want to pay an arm and a leg for minimal counterspace. Although, my colleague gave me a great referral on a few men who do granite countertops for super cheap. $30.00 a sq ft cheap! Granite tends to run in the $60-$70 range per sq ft. More on this later.....
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