Kitchen: floors and windows!

Today continues the progress in the kitchen. The floor has been started with the whole pieces going in first, then we will add the edges that require cutting. This allows us to do all the cuts at one time and not have to stop and cut every row.

The kitchen (and livingroom) floor is a lovely 13inch brown tile.

Im liking it more and more every day. Its got lovely brown tones, and it contrast with the yellow paint color I picked quite nicely. It looks quite grimy with the mortar dried over it. But dont worry, once its set, a quick mop over it and its good as new.

The door way at the top of the picture is the doorway to what was the closet when this room was a bed room, and what will now be the kitchen pantry. Im still unsure of what I will do with that doorway: leave it open, put a pop of color with a screen door, put a curtain, the pantry has a window in it, so id like for some of that natural light to get through. Im glad I dont have to decide that anytime soon.

Windows in the kitchen. Because the room used to be a bedroom, the windows come down pretty far, which is not the best for putting kitchen cabinets infront of them. So, Im going ahead and putting new windows in. This should raise the bottom of them up higher than the counter top. At least thats what I'm hoping will happen.

On this picture you can see the 2x4 frame that we are placing to set the window into. Its going to need some sheetrock on the inside and siding on the outside. On the inside you wont be able to notice at all. On the outside how ever...

You will be able to notice. If you look closely to the window on the left, you can see were this window was raised up (same thing i'm doing to the big empty space on the right) and the siding has a break in it.

I'm not worried, in my long term plan I'm thinking of re-doing the siding. With some stone or brick accent walls out front. But Ill have to have the funds first.

This last picture shows the widening of the entryway between the kitchen and livingroom. Its not much, but it will make a difference. This will be framed and the front wall will actually get a new layer of sheet rock.