Soffits

Finally!  I made some progress on the soffits today.

Some bling for the kitchen

I love this pendant light from restoration hardware! 

So I bought 2!

Mister Sparky

It has been a busy week!  I finished most of the drywall demolition on the kitchen walls and ceiling.  And then Mister Sparky was here. These guys did a really good job.

I partly opened up the ceiling so they could come in Wednesday to run the circuits for the new refrigerator and microwave locations.

Then I opened up the rest of the ceiling so they could come back Friday.  It only took about 15 minutes to take the ceiling drywall down.  I don't know what I would do without my reciprocating saw!

They spent almost the whole day re-routing all the wiring for switches and outlets that were in the walls and ceiling.  Once they moved everything, it was all clear for me to safely dismantle the drop ceiling and wall studs.

The electricians left me one switch for the only ceiling light near the kitchen.  Here it is resting on the back of the medicine cabinet.  The bathroom is on the other side of that drywall.

Yesterday I hauled five huge contractor bags full of drywall debris to the DC dump, which is by the way the best public service offered by the District of Columbia. I also went to Home Depot and Lowe's to get supplies and the new recessed lighting fixtures for Mister Sparky's next visit. 

Here is a shot from today, in the middle of me dismantling the ceiling and walls.  The whole process start to finish took about four hours. 

After: the dropped ceiling and studs are down!

Here's a view from the living room.  And yes, it is a mess of a construction zone at the moment. Do you like the toaster on the chair?  I have random kitchen items like that strewn throughout the apartment.

And this is a view looking out toward the living room.  The stove and other big items are beign hauled away by this outfit:  http://www.removethatjunk.com/.  The guy's name is Mike and he's supposed to show up first thing in the morning. 

So after today's demolition, all I have left that is functional in the kitchen is the sink. 

Next on my DIY list is finish off the demolition of the sink wall this week and start framing for the soffits.