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Here are some updated pics of our kitchen. The cabinets are in (obviously) but still need some tweaking and finish work. The tile was installed today -- grout comes tomorrow. Those little white things on the tile are spacers.
- July 23, 2008 | 0 Comments | View or add comments
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- The Worst Is Over
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The last two weeks have been rather intense with lots of pounding and drilling and dirt, but we're over the hump now. The walls were painted yesterday, including the other side of the bathroom where the door was, so we have a nice, clean bathroom again instead of stepping on crunchy things all the time. All of the plumbing at the washer/dryer is now inside the wall (I used to be able to watch the water drain from the washer into the pipe). Today, the crew started opening the cabinet boxes, hauling in the cabinets and putting on the doors. It's a long process so they only set some inside today, and they are not permanently installed yet. But it is fun to see the real cabinets. I like the paint color against them, which is a relief. Tomorrow is a no-work day but Thursday and Friday they will finish the cabinet installation. Next week is flooring. We're almost there! (Which is good, because if I have to eat one more hot dog off a paper plate, I might scream!)
Here is the look on the sink side of the kitchen. The dishwasher will go between the first two cabinets.
This is the stove side. Obviously there will be more cabinets. A weighty lazy susan will go in the corner. I'm excited about that little tray base cabinets on the right to hold all of our cookie sheets and cutting boards -- there never seemed to be a good place to store them in our old kitchen. The stove will be in the center of that wall, with the fridge to the right of the tray base.
And finally, here is the view of the washer/dryer area. This is where the door used to be. You can't even tell there was ever a door there now. That large cabinet is a pantry with pull-out drawers, which we can't wait to load up with goodies. (We have what might be a far-fetched notion that we are going to spend hours and hours in the kitchen once this is complete.) The washer and dryer will go to the right of that pantry, with cabinets above (I think that might be them sitting there). Also note the disappearance of the return wall on the left. The crew did a great job with the bullnose to match our other bullnose corners, which are characteristic of these 1930s Spanish houses.
I will update this weekend with the finished cabinets!
- July 15, 2008 | 0 Comments | View or add comments
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