The Plan

Here's our plan.  

• Remove nasty linoleum in the kitchen & nasty carpet in the den and replace with 1 1/2" hardwoods like the rest of the house. 
• Reface the cabinets
• Remove Range & add cabinets for built-in cooktop and built-in double ovens
• Take Washer and use one of the hall closets for a utility closet for full-size stackable washer and dryer.  Add cabinet where washer was.
• Built-in pantry instead of old hot water heater closet for pantry.
• Remove fluorescent light in kitchen and add recessed lighting in kitchen and den.
• Remove built-in desk and replace with floor to ceiling bookshelves and cabinet flush with wall.
• Sheetrock over paneling (I'll never need to find a stud to hang a picture.).

Not a bad project.  But I still want to throw up everytime I write a check.