reno and refresh the home - changing the plans again

 When going through renovations in a home that is nearly 120 years old, you have to be willing to redraw the plans on the fly. There was an old chimney right by the small doorway between the dining room and kitchen, so that could not be widened (I did think it would be opened to the ceiling but was surprised and upset that nothing was done except that the original framing was mistakenly torn out...for no reason :(

Frustration. that period of 3 - 6 weeks was filled with frustration that mounted, permeated the unfinished, dusty remnants of the old kitchen and spaces.

3 weeks in, the main thing that had changed was the ceiling was being insulated for the first time...