Here was the conversation we had as I remember it...

Her - Hey did you see that the faucet is dripping ?
Me  -  "Yup"
Her - Can we fix it?
Me  - Yup... but the faucet is old and crappy, I'll just buy another to replace it this week. Hey, while we are at it, maybe we should take look for a new sink too and replace that old piece of junk that is in there now.
Her - Ok Yeh, maybe we can just take a "look".

Then it happened, you guys all know the look !
As we were walking past the display kitchens on our way to look at "sinks" she blurts it out !

" Hey honey, Ya know I really like these nice Corian "double sinked" countertops ... why cant we get this instead?

Me - "Yes Dear"
We had planned to remodel the kitchen from the day we bought this house but I never imagined it to happen like this !
The decision to remodel the kitchen happened so fast that I forgot to take any real "Before" photos but trust me, this kitchen was horrible !! 
During the demo of the walls I removed 2 layers of wood laminate paneling with the latest layer being some crappy looking Home Depot kitchen panels that were very poorly installed then remove some old plaster and 1 old wall of sheetrock that was gouged and had 3 different layers of wallpaper on it.

Then I moved on to the ceiling which was tiled in that old 1 x 1 ft square accoustic stuff. Thinking that the ceiling tiles were only stapled , I intended only to get back to the horse hair plaster surface, repair it and paint it. Once I saw the tiles were glued and 2 large patches of plaster were all ready loose I made the decision to demo out the plaster ceiling and sheetrock it. This is when the remodeling plans took a major turn.
 
After the ceiling was removed I could see through the wood lathe and realized that by the design of the house that we could easily raise the ceiling height in this room. I knew this kitchen was part of the original house in 1850, but I could never understand just how they added the side rooms on to it. What they did was build an entire new roof over the existing old roof. It was a strange way to do it but now I would call it an accidental stroke of genius!

                 

                    Now we could raise the ceiling higher !
Step 1. Remove plaster
and old sheetrock...
Step 2. Continue removing plaster and old sheetrock and recruit your dad to help.
It is now down to the old beams and wiring.
Beams removed, new joists and recessed lighting added. Its now ready for insulation and sheetrock.
You can see the bark is still on the joists and the roofing planks. This wood is solid.
Insulated and sheetrocked, we were in cruise control now !
For the end peaks of the ceiling we went with the tongue and groove cedar planking because it really added a nice country touch to the old farmhouse. We also added a lighted ceiling fan, new lighting for over the sink area, a new dishwasher and fridge. She has always wanted one owith an ice dispenser and now I am hooked on it !
We turned
into
Hells Kitchen...
Kel's Kitchen
There were so many set backs that occurred in this kitchen that I dont even know where to start !
For example... After the sheetrocking was done and the under cabinet lighting was wired it occurred to us that the refrigerator was not going to work out where we planned it and we would have wasted so much space!  Well I had to remove all the cabinets , redo the wiring, add some sheetrock and also add another outlet for the refridgerater's new spot and then order MORE cabinets ! That set us back a month, but there was no way we would have been happy if the decision to change it was not made.

I'm now very happy to say that the kitchen is done except for some trim work around the cabinet bases and a new fridge. Kelly now loves her new kitchen and she finally has the Corian countertops she has always wanted...
For the kitchen flooring and the flooring in the mud room leading in, Kelly chose a nice sand colored ceramic tile. I think the offset in the tile pattern in the entry way adds a nice touch.
100% done ?  Hell no , but what ever is around here !
Another nice touch were these beautiful corner shelves for the cabinet end runs that my Dad made for us out of the same cedar wood that we used on the peaks. The cabinet light on top shines up on the wood.
Kelly did a beautiful job staining and polying this pine wooden pantry closet that we bought for this corner.