So here's how it looked, all stripped down clean for renovation:

BEFORE : kitchen: looking into dining room

BEFORE : kitchen: main counter

BEFORE : dining room: looking into the kitchen

BEFORE : living room: fireplace and corner for E's desk

BEFORE : living room: game shelf

The plan was to remove the counter between the kitchen and the dining room, extend the counter area into the whole dining room, and all the things surrounding this. We are redoing the floors (since some was carpeted in this space) throughout the entire downstairs. The existing countertop is being replaced. The entire downstairs is being painted. A backsplash is being added to the kitchen and a smaller version into the dining room. We'll be getting a new table that fits better, and new lighting to suit that. It's a #remodelarama, that's no doubt!

In the diagram (not 100% to scale, but it works for the points of illustration!), you can see the yellow block where the divided counter sat, and the new red block where the new counters are.

And now that my brother the contractor has been hard at work, we have progress!

PHASE 1 : hallway: door into the kitchen

PHASE 1: kitchen

PHASE 1 : living room: game shelf displaced!

PHASE 1 : dining room

And as the day is going on today, there is more and more flooring. I'm so excited for the progress, it's really fun to watch and see the magic my brother is creating. :)

more updates to come, both here on and on my instagram @kdlb.

The whole series: Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3, Phase 4, Phase 5!

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