Kitchen reno update

The kitchen is progressing nicely. All the plaster has now been removed from the walls. We decided to keep the ceiling plaster intact in order not to trigger an avalanche of fine particulates of insulation.












Have you ever gotten insulation down the back of your shirt? It’s not even a little bit fun.

A layer of new gypsum board will be fastened to the existing ceiling to give it a smooth new finish.

Today the electrical upgrading will begin. We’ll finally have more than one duplex plug-in per wall. Back in ’62 no one could have anticipated the average home-owner’s desire for kitchen gadgets. And lights! We’re adding much more brightness to the room. Ceiling pot lights, under-cabinet puck lights, and two hanging feature lamps over the island will eliminate those over-the-shoulder shadows. I mean, what were they thinking way back when, only installing one or two lights in the middle of the ceiling to illuminate the entire room?