In January 2011, my parents had a small kitchen fire that caused major damage to their entire house. Between the smoke and the actual fire damage, their kitchen had to be gutted and recreated from scratch. My parents lived in an extended stay hotel for nearly a year, while they were waiting to move back into their house. The drywall, A/C units... everything had to be replaced. They lost some items to the smoke damage, but nothing of major importance (like my baby pictures). Well, they did lose their large flatscreen. That had to hurt.
Here are the kitchen pictures I took that day, back in January.
Before the kitchen was a small, early 90s affair. You can see where the wall was (where the fridge was in the middle picture) that divided the kitchen from the study/guest bedroom. During the renovation, that wall was knocked out and that entire space became the kitchen (with an eat-in area). They also added a HUGE peninsula which gives the grand-kids space to hangout.
Here is the kitchen today (okay, yesterday):
The garage door was moved to the left, making room for more cabinets. This picture right here is the same vantage point as the first fire picture above. Huge difference, huh?
While the fire was bad and my parents having been misplaced for month after month was horrible, the outcome couldn't be sweeter. Everyone is okay, the house is standing, and the kitchen has been updated and has added value to the house.
My momma is a FANTASTIC cooker, so it's even more fun to see her moving around in that kitchen making delish dishes for us.
I am not sure if my pictures did the kitchen justice, but trust me when I say, it's fab!
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