Living through renovations

In April, fiancé and I bought a unit together. You could tell it hadn't been lived in as a primary residence. The walls were blue, the shower wasn't clean and the kitchen was brown. Fake wood panelling which smelt like mice. So I got the idea, let's get a new kitchen, it won't be that hard, right? Oh how naive I was! The decision was the easiest part!

First, finding a kitchen company. Then tradies. Picking a design. Someone to put it together. Not using a kitchen for 2 weeks. Trying not to kill each other!

One of the biggest factors was how much would we spend? What if we sold within the next 5 years? Or if it was rented out? Why put in a $30,000 dream kitchen when you can have something for now?

I'm glad we did it though. From yucky brown, to white, grey and stainless steel. It was gross while we had no kitchen. Just that feeling of being without a family member (what can I say, I love a kitchen!!), bare walls with holes. And yes, I found a mouse nest!

Now the last couple of steps include a couple of cupboards, painting, bulkheads and tiling...

Remind me why I wanted a new kitchen again?