Our first step was to empty all the cabinets (the contents of which are finding an uneasy home in the dining room, packed in assorted crates) and to scrape all the old plastic tiles off the walls. This proved time consuming, but not too difficult, and I became very proficient with a crow bar.
Interestingly, the tiles were marked on the back with the Good Housekeeping seal of approval. We're not sure exactly how long the tiles were in place, but we do know they were put up by my grandfather who passed away 34 years ago, so...I guess they really lived up to the GH seal!
Once the tiles were gone, we began to demolish the cabinets. The countertop came away with deceptive ease--it was held in place by one screw which was not fully screwed in--but the cabinets put up a much bigger fight. We had hoped to reuse them in the basement for tool storage. This might still be in the picture, but only if we completely rebuild the cabinets.
As we were pulling apart the cabinets, we came to several realizations. One is that we'll have room above the regular wall cabinets for a set of 15" cabinets and lots more storage space (once payday rolls around on Friday, we'll even be able to afford more cabinets). Also, despite our original predictions, the wall behind the sink and the window frame are in terrible condition, and we'll have to spend a day or so rebuilding the window frame and sheet rocking the wall. Unfortunately this also goes for the floor, which will need to be redone in plywood before we can begin tiling. Yet another trip to Lowes.
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