Boat progress has slowed recently, but the workshop has not been idle. New for the New-Year, my Danielle was presented with a new food workshop. Below are the "Before" and "After" photos. There are still some shelves to mount, dishwasher to install, pendant lights to hang, backsplash to tile, and a bar to design and build, but the kitchen is once again usable after 2 months of closure. We did all the work ourselves and major improvements include updated wiring (to NEC standards), and replacing 2/3 of the home's water supply lines (the 50yr. old, 1/2" galv. steel was so constricted by corrosion that light could not be seen through a 3' section. The flow increase is dramatic). A nice bonus was the 125 sq. ft. of additional oak floor that was revealed when the old linoleum was removed. I enjoy the new, loft-ish openness, the molding (quite a chore), and the smooth-ish ceiling to replace the previous "popcorn".

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