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Recently Ms. Oogie and I decided to renovate our condo by tearing out our old 1964 kitchen and making it more modern. So 2 weeks ago we went kitchen shopping, found a cabinet style and design that we liked, found some great granite countertops, some new lights, and some new appliances (under cabinet microwave, electric stovetop / oven, and a new sink). The grand total for all the cabinets and appliances came out to a little over $7,000 thanks to the Ikea kitchen sale and a very nice employee discount. Adding in the cost for new lighting, some paint, some backsplash, extra materials, and electrical work and plumbing, we figure we are looking at about $10,000.
Our former Kitchen:
The first problem we found is that whoever built our building did not use any kind of back board to attach the tile to. They just applied it straight to the drywall, so we are going to have to redo the drywall for most of the wall space.
Third, we found a LOT of mold in the drywall where the sink was and the electrical outlet that was under the sink is tinged with black mold.
Our 'Current' kitchen:
Ms. Oogie and I will be working on this a little each day. Stay tuned to see what happens next and to see if we can reach our goal of having this done in 2 weeks.
Our former Kitchen:
The first problem we found is that whoever built our building did not use any kind of back board to attach the tile to. They just applied it straight to the drywall, so we are going to have to redo the drywall for most of the wall space.
Third, we found a LOT of mold in the drywall where the sink was and the electrical outlet that was under the sink is tinged with black mold.
Our 'Current' kitchen:
Ms. Oogie and I will be working on this a little each day. Stay tuned to see what happens next and to see if we can reach our goal of having this done in 2 weeks.
My husband did the demo himself, and I was scared to think what we might find behind our old, original cabinets, but so far we've been really lucky. 
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