On top of all the other things he does, Hubby has agreed to take on renovating our kitchen. I have been wanting to remove the wall between the kitchen and dining room for a long time. We are doing just a little bit at a time but things are really moving along. This is what the rooms originally looked like.

The first step was to remove the doorway -  picture taken June 23

Just doing that made a big difference - picture taken July 1.

Then we took some time off for the birth of our newest granddaughter, Harper, born July 3.

The next week, John removed the dining room side of the wall.

The weekend of the 19th, he built the window seat/storage for the kitchen.

It goes all the way across the kitchen which is a little over 11 feet. Besides all the storage, it will be a great place for a nap once we put cushions on it.

During the next week, we pulled down the upper cabinets and John removed the kitchen side of the wall. What a difference that made!

While Dad and the Scouts were camping July 25th, Lee, Lauren and Mac removed the flooring in the new cabinet location. Below the tile we found one layer of press-and-stick linoleum squares and what must have been the original flooring from the 60s.

Then we could move the cabinet and stove. 

By Sunday night, the stove was hooked up in its new location and the kitchen was back in service.

I am in love with the way it is turning out!