Kitchen Refurb

Kitchen Refurb
The BIG problem, according to the LOML, is the kitchen is too small. She didn’t really want more cupboards, but she craved having more elbow room. Looking at picture two, I’d have to agree. So we tore out a section of cupboard that extended into the room, which when combined with the adjoining hall area, resulted in more than double the floor space (pictures three and four). We also gutted a closet (picture five) and made this area the new home for the refrigerator plus a new short section of cupboard (picture six). We moved the dishwasher to the left of the sink, the stove where the dishwasher was, and the torn-out section of cupboard where the refrigerator was. Of course, all this meant patching in the ceiling where the cupboard bulkhead was removed, new can lighting, new floor underlayment and linoleum and floor trim, new countertop laminate, new sink, and new faucet. I had a lot of help from sons and son-in-law.
A professional would look at my work and smirk, but my wife looks at it and smiles happily. Guess whose opinion I value the most?