So we got all the walls down and started working on putting up new drywall and moving the pantry door. Then we find out that the corner is load bearing so where we wanted to move the pantry door, we can’t.
So we wall all that back up too. We put up all new drywall, mudded it, sanded it, primed it, and painted it. During the process we made a mess of the kitchen and everything was covered in drywall dust. Yuck. Then we made shelves for the back wall of the pantry, painted and installed those. The left wall is very narrow and not big enough for shelves so we put up one huge spice rack. Then we are going to put shelves up the right side wall as well.
As I mentioned we originally wanted to move the pantry door and the reason for this was every time you opened the pantry door it ran into the oven. So to fix this we decided to put up to ½ doors that open out to the kitchen. This way the door is smaller and doesn’t run into the oven as much. We have not installed the doors yet, we had to wait until all the tile flooring was done. We also still need to install a light in the pantry, but it is 95% done and operational, which was the ultimate goal.
As far as the renovations go, we have finished the majority of the things that had to be done to be operational and had timelines. Now our plan is to take it one room at a time. Finishing the kitchen will be at the top of that list as our new counters, backsplash, and drop down sink will be installed next week. Just a little paint and the finishing of the pantry and we will have one room COMPLETELY done in the house! What an accomplishment!
