Day 5 1978 Grease vs 1897 Grease

According to the records from Larimer County, this house was built in 1897.  81 years later the movie Grease was filmed.  115 years later I am removing grease from the house's kitchen cabinet latches that I so desperately want to keep. It is the inspiration for the kitchen design.  I am trying so hard to figure out why I do things like this.  I like the latches, I like the movie Grease.  I do not like the 115 years of grease and paint built up on these handles.  I can't find a connection between the two greases except the dates have the same numbers.  Is that enough to justify this tedious job?  Apparently so because all I can think about is how great these will look when I'm done.  So I'll just enjoy my OCD-ness about these fabulous latches and throw on the movie while I clean the grease off.   "Your the one that I want....."

Day 5 Progress: New 30 yd dumpster delivered, 20 yd picked up already, permit for roof, roof demo, inside carpets 2nd floor out, porch columns and porch floor done, kitchen cabinet salvage, 4:00 walk through update and happy hour!


Week 1 plans discussed: concerns about kitchen cabinets, discussed plans for lower cabinets, style, tile floor designs, main bath insert 2 piece verses 1 piece, master bath shower 2 shower heads verses 1, sink re-positioned to other wall, discussed sliding barn doors for bath and shower, barn door build and design, basement door rebuild, closet design, sanding floors with a dark stain finish, 2nd floor carpet verses painting floor, trees down and trimmed and mulch used for yard.  Making 2nd door in master bedroom a window.

Day 2 Old vs New kitchen

Kitchen style is very personal so when designing a fix and flip it is hard not to put your own taste into the design. These older homes are sometimes limited to design with their quirky old features. Our first house had a metal sink that we chose to refinish and design around that. This one has old cabinets with some cool hardware that is the inspiration for the design. However the counter top is lower than normal, just about 33 inches. Not a good fit for Bill who is a towering 6 ft something. But a perfect fit for Brooke who is a petite 5 ft something. We compromise with the average person and demo the bottom and add the standard height cabinets. Good decision until we realize the wall cabinets are lower than normal and the space between those and the cabinets is approximately 12"! Do we demo the top now or keep? The goal is update the space to a functional kitchen within our budget and time constraints, We will let you know if we manage to accomplish that soon enough.

Day 2 Progress: Roof starting to come down, columns on front porch started, porch floor secured, carpet coming out.