Friday, May 22, 2009

Appliances!

Except for the dishwasher, which is on backorder, the appliances are here. Lighting is also complete!

Check out the under-cabinet lighting! (Photos are truncated, click on them for the full view.)


Long shot view.


Long shot view with the flourescents on.




The blue trash can is sitting where the dishwasher will be.


Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Finishing Touches

We are nearing the end of our remodel for the kitchen, and it's been incredible. After we're done, we're going to relax for a couple of weeks, then start on the new walls and windows in the living room.

We are at the "finishing touches" stage of the kitchen.

All of the cabinets are now set in place.


Another view.


This is our "official" countertop. It's been ordered and should be ready next week! This photo also (kind of) shows the cabinet knobs we've selected.


This is the pendant light over the sink.

Saturday, May 16, 2009

CABINETS!!!!

The majority of the cabinets were installed today, thanks to the great work of Rob, Ross, and Chris.

The island cabinets are back-to-back with a gap in between for storage. A continuous countertop will go over all of it. And the floor cabinets along the fridge wall aren't set yet, due to some tile mortar that was just laid today. The center floor cabinet will actually fill the gap at the right of the wall; its current spot is for the dishwasher. (Pictures are truncated; click on them for full view.)


Juma is laying where the table and chairs will be.


Full view from the living room.

Progress

The tile floor is grouted and almost finished (we still have to work out some details at the threshold between the kitchen and entryway, as we have a 3" step in the concrete there). Cabinets are beginning to be installed. Enjoy!

Now that the plastic sheeting is down (which was saving the living room from dust and debris), I have a long-shot view of the new space. The notorious blue carpet in the foreground is simply a piece of scrap protecting our wood laminate floor. (Pictures are truncated, click on them for the full view.)


Look past the goofy child and you'll see the entryway cabinets, just installed!


Closer view.


View of the entryway from the laundry room.


Rob and "his girls" relaxing in one of the new pantry cabinets in the main kitchen.


Juma enjoying the nice, cool tile in the spot where the refrigerator will be.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Big Day

Today we had two major developments in our project ... our 22 kitchen cabinets arrived, and the floor was tiled. I'm so excited!





Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Update

The kitchen cabinets are scheduled to be delivered in 48 hours, so we had to huff a bit to make some headway this week. There's nothing like working two full-time jobs and being parents, then having to switch gears and prime/paint the ceiling and walls. However, now we're ready for the next step ... tiling.

The walls and ceiling are primed!


The walls and ceiling are painted!



Sample floor tile and pendant light shades:


Simulation of the kitchen floor tile as seen against the laundry room wall (which is the same color as the kitchen):


Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?

Friday, May 8, 2009

I Have ...

... WALLS and a REAL CEILING!!!! (Pictures are truncated, click on them for a full view.)




Can you see the big white dog in this picture?