05/20/2025
“Before and After” - Same corner of the same kitchen at the .
I hurriedly took this snapshot of the kitchen, when we first walked through our little 1950’s bungalow. At the time, it was an abandoned rental we had just purchased. It was extremely dark, dingy and to be quite honest, depressing. The smells were horrific and we had to cover our noses and mouths because the air quality was all but unbearable.
That was the summer of 2019. Fast forward to 2025 after several years of dreaming, designing, planning, rethinking, making changes, etc. etc. Add in lots of late nights and weekends, laughter and tears, thousands of decisions (literally) and hurdles we thought we would never face that went on forever (or so it seemed).
We encountered more bruises (physically and metaphorically) and obstacles than we hoped for but in the process we gained lots of valuable life lessons which we will carry with us.
In truth, remodels and renovations are not for the faint of heart and go on longer and cost more than you can possibly imagine. There were some really challenging times.
But here I stand today, in the exact same spot where I stood when I took the “before” photo, reminiscing over all that’s taken place in our six year renovation/remodel journey. And I can honestly say . . . I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity we’ve had bringing life back to the sweet, little .
