In the Summer of 2019 we started a major home renovation and addition on our tiny 1940’s fixer upper home in West Seattle. We bought the house a few years prior with plans to add on someday. After several different plans were drawn, we decided on a 300 square foot addition, that was mostly new kitchen (yay!) and a 2nd bathroom, mudroom and laundry. The old kitchen became the new 3rd bedroom. We were going from a 2 Bedroom/1 Bathroom to a 3 Bedroom / 2 Bathroom – a major upgrade by any West Seattle standards. We had previously remodeled the original bathroom which prepared us (kind of) for what was to come. Had I known we’d be living with no kitchen for a full year (not to mention during the lockdown at the beginning of the Pandemic and in my 2nd and 3rd trimesters of being pregnant with our second child, oh and did I mention we adopted a puppy too?!), I’m not sure I would have done it. I cooked on a hotplate for an entire year! Let’s just say I would make a great camping chef, now that I’ve been through all of that. The whole experience made me more resilient and realize that you CAN and DO get through things you don’t think you can. Things got real ugly before they got even close to looking good and I’m positive I have way more gray hair now than I did before. Not only did we add on to the existing house, but we replaced all the old windows, re-sided, added all new insulation, wiring, plumbing, a massive retaining wall, fencing, landscaping – the works! It has been gratifying to see our vision for this sweet home come to life and finally get to enjoy it. Anyways, I digress – following are some crazy before and afters. Enjoy! Kitchen Range – The old and original kitchen still had an oven from the 1960’s – and for the first two years we lived in this house, it did just a fine job! Amazing! As someone who loves to cook and bake, it was definitely time for an upgrade. I chose a Bertazzoni dual fuel range in a matte white finish that is a workhorse. The fifth burner in the middle is a real plus, and for a 30″ range this feature is much appreciated. The range hood was…
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