Just like in wedding and event planning, home renovations are full of little details. When you think about a kitchen remodel, even if it's from scratch, you think, flooring, walls, appliances, cabinets, countertops.
But those decisions almost seem easy, when you start to think about the details. And when you wonder why it takes what feels like forever to complete a small kitchen, it's the details again that are the culprit.
Have you thought about the floor transitions from the kitchen to the dining room and outside? What about where you would like some more outlets?
Guess what, you have to buy outlet covers, too. Just like wedding linens, you can settle for plain white but will guests remember that? No, so you look for the perfect colors and textures.
What about the moldings? The stain has to match and you want it to match the rest of the house... but the house was built 80 years ago so those style are now rare if they even exist at all without custom woodworking (read budget increase).
We chose cabinet molding, which looks awesome but was full of another set of decisions.
We haven't even started to try out hardware for the cabinets.
So while I am cooking and baking like a pro in my 75% finished kitchen, the last hurdle may end up being the most difficult to finish. The devil... is in the details.