{"id":11,"date":"2008-05-04T22:04:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-05T03:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebroderickphotography.com\/?p=11"},"modified":"2008-05-04T22:04:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-05T03:04:00","slug":"everything-but-the-kitchen-sink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebroderickphotography.com\/?p=11","title":{"rendered":"Everything but the Kitchen Sink&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well. That and countertops.<br \/>We demolished our kitchen 2 months ago. And it all started with a leaking faucet!<br \/>We weren&#8217;t happy with the kitchen as it was anyway, but remodeling it seemed like a dream for the future. But our sink was leaking. And leaking. We &#8220;fixed&#8221; the faucet a while back, but it turns out it was leaking underneath and behind the plumbing and let&#8217;s face it&#8211;we let it go for way too long. So then we had mold. And the countertop was spongey. So it went from buying a new sink to gutting the whole thing! <em>If we have to replace the countertop, we might as well get new cabinets. If we&#8217;re getting new cabinets we might as well knock down that pantry wall and make more room&#8230;<\/em><br \/>We&#8217;re totally excited about the new kitchen. And so ready to be able to cook our own food again! All we have eaten for the last 2 months is take-out, cereal, and things that fit in a toaster oven! (I&#8217;ve gained 5 pounds&#8211;ugh.) We&#8217;re washing our dishes in the bathroom sink.<br \/>Countertops come tomorrow. And the sink! We&#8217;ll be almost completely done! I&#8217;ll post some real <em>before<\/em> and <em>afters<\/em> once they&#8217;re in. Here&#8217;s the demolition:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_e9tzfHkJETg\/SB56rMPvduI\/AAAAAAAAAFw\/S4Io5emS1Q8\/s1600-h\/IMG_1194.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196725902472345314\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_e9tzfHkJETg\/SB56rMPvduI\/AAAAAAAAAFw\/S4Io5emS1Q8\/s400\/IMG_1194.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> My Dad surveys the situation.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_e9tzfHkJETg\/SB56rcPvdvI\/AAAAAAAAAF4\/E9fTjUV-atk\/s1600-h\/IMG_1198.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196725906767312626\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_e9tzfHkJETg\/SB56rcPvdvI\/AAAAAAAAAF4\/E9fTjUV-atk\/s400\/IMG_1198.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> Tim supervises while my Dad works. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>Finn looks oddly proud of our mold problem.<a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_e9tzfHkJETg\/SB56rsPvdwI\/AAAAAAAAAGA\/zWwxnU8ccVA\/s1600-h\/IMG_1199.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196725911062279938\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_e9tzfHkJETg\/SB56rsPvdwI\/AAAAAAAAAGA\/zWwxnU8ccVA\/s400\/IMG_1199.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_e9tzfHkJETg\/SB56r8PvdxI\/AAAAAAAAAGI\/jpKH2hNmQEs\/s1600-h\/IMG_1203.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196725915357247250\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_e9tzfHkJETg\/SB56r8PvdxI\/AAAAAAAAAGI\/jpKH2hNmQEs\/s400\/IMG_1203.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_e9tzfHkJETg\/SB56sMPvdyI\/AAAAAAAAAGQ\/urpA7M20ifM\/s1600-h\/IMG_1205.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196725919652214562\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_e9tzfHkJETg\/SB56sMPvdyI\/AAAAAAAAAGQ\/urpA7M20ifM\/s400\/IMG_1205.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> This is our makeshift kitchen in the dining room. It&#8217;s a little better organized now, but no less crowded or annoying! Stay tuned&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well. That and countertops.We demolished our kitchen 2 months ago. And it all started with a leaking faucet!We weren&#8217;t happy with the kitchen as it was anyway, but remodeling it seemed like a dream for the future. But our sink was leaking. And leaking. 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