Progress??

We're about 11 days into construction/remodeling/mess of the dining room and kitchen. Since the shared wall between the dining room and kitchen had to be replaced and I have always wanted to open up these 2 rooms....I convinced hubby that this was the perfect opportunity. The picture above shows what it looks like standing in the kitchen looking into the dining room. It's where the refrigerator used to be if you look in the previous posts' photos. Did I say that I am leaving most of the chimney exposed on the kitchen side? I'm going to clean it up a little with a wire brush, but it will stay rustic looking. It's an old house and we live in the country...it works. I ordered a 48" wide base cabinet with countertop to sit in this space. It will be nice when we have family and friend get-togethers. Here's a view of the new pass-through from the dining room.
Can I just say how excited I am to see this floor?! It's the nasty floor planks beneath our old, sagging subfloor. The nasty white linoleum is GONE forever!! Hooray! I can't understand how people with kids, dogs or cats live in a house with white floors. It didn't matter if I had just mopped the floor, it never looked clean. I hated that floor. A good friend and I plan on laying porcelain tile that is more durable, kid and dog friendly and low-maintenance for me. It's a win-win for everyone!
Allison is sitting inside the area where our oven and microwave used to be. Our refrigerator will soon be housed here. It's been a bit of challenge to get the measurements to work out right, but hubby and the contractor soon realized it was futile to argue with me...it WILL WORK!
This is the hallway leading to the dining room (which is right behind Allison). The kitchen is to Allison's right & our bedroom is to her left. Gosh, I can't EVEN believe I am showing pictures of our messed up house right now. I get majorly stressed when the house is in disarray and it is beyond that point now. Currently, our refrigerator is in the living room along with our dining room table & a few chairs.

I have spent most of the year teaching the kids to take their shoes off when they come in the house. Now, I am telling them to keep their shoes ON so that they don't hurt their feet or get a splinter on this nasty floor. The cement board will go down tomorrow or Sat. and that will help alleviate some of the floor issues. :)
I get to prime and paint the dining room this weekend. I am not really looking forward to that. It's sooo hot here, just not in a painting mood. But, I am in a mood to get this stuff done and completely finished. I have a bit of a reputation for not finishing projects once they start. Luckily, my contractor is keeping to his schedule and I am anxious to see everything all done for once. I am looking forward to enjoying my house for once.