In all those flipping shows, there's always some unexpected problems that arise. For us, our first hiccup was when we put in the appliances which, for the most part, looked great:


When we ordered the appliances from Home Depot, we knew the exact widths and heights we needed. What we didn't check, was the depth:

We discovered the old fridge was counter-depth, about 25 inches, and our new fridge was 32 inches, so it stuck out into the doorway. It wasn't the worst thing in the world, but it really cut into the kitchen entrance, and noticeably dominated the kitchen. We could pay over 3K for a counter-depth, but we decided to call the resort's property manager, who also does contract work, to see if he could knock out the wall to bring the fridge back a few inches. Thanks to him, this problem was quickly resolved:
Here, you see the hole that was cut out between the foyer and kitchen to provide space for the fridge. While you see the back of the fridge now in the foyer, this will later be covered by plywood and a stone wall.

Now the fridge looks much better in the kitchen:

You might also notice the wood trim on the melamine cupboards are black. Grant suggested we antique them until we get around to changing them - they do look a lot better.
Cupboards before:

Cupboards after:

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