The Kitchen Log
Chronological renovation diary from demolition to final tile — weekly updates, before/mid/after photos, and the real messy middle.
37 articles
Budget Kitchen Renovation: What Our Family Actually Spent
budget kitchen renovation lessons from a real family: what we spent, what we cut...
Kitchen Remodel on a Budget: Our 1994 Salt Lake City Kitchen Cost Breakdown
Kitchen remodel on a budget: our real Salt Lake City numbers, mistakes, and the ...
Budget Kitchen Remodel: What Our Real Numbers Taught Us
Budget kitchen remodel costs, mistakes, and wins from our Salt Lake City project...
How Much Does It Cost to Renovate a Kitchen? Our Real 1994 Kitchen Budget
How much does it cost to renovate a kitchen? I tracked every receipt from our Sa...
Average Kitchen Renovation Cost: Our Real Mid-Budget Remodel in Salt Lake City
Average kitchen renovation cost from one real Salt Lake City remodel, with a lin...
Kitchen Renovation Costs: What Our 1994 Salt Lake City Kitchen Actually Cost
Kitchen renovation costs for our 1994 Salt Lake City kitchen, line by line: cabi...
Kitchen Renovation Cost: Our Real Numbers from a Mid-Budget Remodel
Kitchen renovation cost, broken down from our real Salt Lake City remodel: cabin...
Steps to Renovate a Kitchen: A Real Mid-Budget Walkthrough
Steps to renovate a kitchen from a real mid-budget remodel, with timeline, costs...
Kitchen Renovation Order of Work: What We Learned in Our 1994 Kitchen Remodel
Kitchen renovation order of work from our Salt Lake City remodel: demo, rough-in...
Kitchen Renovation Project Plan: What I Wish I Had Written First
kitchen renovation project plan from a real mid-budget remodel: phases, receipts...
DIY Kitchen Reno: What Our Mid-Budget Project Actually Cost
diy kitchen reno lessons from a real family: our budget, mistakes, and labor spl...
Kitchen Island Renovation: What It Really Cost Us
Our kitchen island renovation costs, mistakes, and lessons from a real Salt Lake...