I never thought we’d do this again .. but here we go again!

We’re doing another house remodel. We’re redoing the kitchen and adding more square footage to the area. We’re basically tearing down the entire kitchen and redoing everything! So, we’re putting on all new kitchen appliances, cabinets, etc … I’m kind of excited and looking forward to the new kitchen. I’m a little nervous about the budget too. So far, we’ve looked at kitchen appliances - there’s so much selection. The Subzero refrigerators are awesome but the price is awesome too!
We’re also looking into extending the front entrance to the house and redoing the stairs. Hopefully, there’s still some money
left for these 2 items!

We worked with an architect (recommended by a friend) to get the plans drawn. He’s pretty good and he gave us some really good ideas. The permit has been approved by the City of Fremont and we’ve decided to work with a contractor who’s a very good friend of the family (he helped us when we remodeled our previous house in Milpitas).
Work started last week and so far, it’s been good. They are only working in the outside area right now so the inside of the house is still OK …