And I forgot to add that my hubby put a lovely dent scratch in the new SS fridge when he was moving in the stove!!

You should read the post intitled:

I poured milk on my salad.

It will help, but yes, I think everyone goes through this!

Here is a link that might be useful: I poured milk on my salad. by marcolo

Yes.....I totally understand. My kitchen was only a renovation and not a remodel..... that was bad enough. I think a remodel would have sent me into a nervous breakdown.

I am still painting my cabinets, it's been 3 weeks and I am so SICK of it.

(((HUGS)))

You are not alone. It is bad for everyone!!! You will get through it, and along the way will decide which battles to fight, which imperfections to obsess or not obsess over, etc... and soon, you will be in your brand new kitchen and you'll be loving life!

hang in there ;)

~E

Yep, you are normal! I had a mind blow a few days ago but today is good, that's how it is...good, bad, good, good, bad and good.

I thought it was going to be fun, but mostly it was just stressful. Worth the effort - yes. Would I do it again - probably not

I feel your pain. I'm redoing a whole condo in Fl. and I live in NY. Originally we thought we could come down to Fl every other week or so. I'm so glad we decided we'd better be down there most of the time. If not, my farm sink would have been installed flush with the cabinets, my granite would have been templated not the way I wanted, my cans for my bar lights would have been installed in the wrong areas, the big knot in my glass door cabinet would still be there, I wouldn't have noticed that the blum closures weren't working right, I wouldn't have realized that the wallpaper store never ordered our wallpaper and it's due to be hung in 3 weeks and takes 4 to get here, etc. You get the picture and we're staying at a friend's condo she rents out and not living in the dirt.

Oh and as our GC said just last week when my tile came in the wrong color (should have been bone with amber touches and instead came in gray and reds) "just remember good old murphy."

we came back to NY this week to celebrate DH birthday and see family. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the tile goes in correctly in the guest bath.

Just hit maximum renovation Stress yesterday. Seriously, this stuff is hard. Good luck. We'll see you on the other side of the moon!

I too thought the Reno would mostly be exciting, but I am more stressed. My newest stress is seeing my $30,000 cabinets getting dinged left and right by the workers!!! I can't get over how careless they can be! Sure there is the touchup kit, but I wish we didn't have to use it so much at the beginning! Glad the refinished floor isn't in yet!

It is both exciting and stressful. What to pick? Will it look the way I think it will? Will I like it? Will it all go together? Will everything fit? (Am I spending too much?) And then the demolition -- I really think this is the worst -- like anticipating surgery. From that point on, the stress changes to carefully watching, evaluating, adjusting, anticipating, and it gradually starts to get less stressful and more exciting. Hang in there!

I totally understand. Our job was supposed to take about 2 to 3 weeks. We are almost into week 5 and still not finished. I am fortunate because I don't think there have been any MAJOR problems, it is just that everything is taking a lot more time than originally thought. The electrician was the one who sort of brought the job to a halt a couple of weeks ago due to his inavailability, but we are on track again. The neat thing is coming home from work every day and walking into a different looking kitchen from the one you left in the morning. I take pictures every day to document the progress and count my blessings that I have this opportunity to experience this transforming space. I don't think it is acceptable, however, to have the contractor banging up your cabinets. Have you talked to your GC about this? I see that my cabinets are being protected by cardboard as they go up. The workers place cardboard all around and weigh it down so very little wood is exposed as they continue working. Good luck to you and remember...deep breaths.