First we were just going to get new cabinets and take out the peninsula, but then we realized we might as well change the floors (we were tired of cleaning the white tile) and switch the stove and the fridge - and make a little alcove so that the fridge didn't stick out so far.
We tarped off half of the kitchen, removed about a third of the cabinets and chiseled out half of the tile.
The tile was laid on top of 1/4" wonderboard that was nailed into plywood. It was messy but we were able to pry it up.
We were hoping to remove the plywood and see beautiful fir flooring (really the original subfloor) but we realized that there was a step down in the subfloor where there had originally been a porch, so it looks like we are going to get some new hardwood flooring and install it over the plywood.
It was time to clean up and cook dinner. Next weekend we are going to tear out the rest of the tile and the peninsula...
