All cabinets are in

This weekend was especially fruitful. My friend Dan came back, and he brought his friend Jon, our friend from college, Steph's, husband. Jon works as a drywaller and finish carpenter and used to work as a custom kitchen installer. They were a big help! As you can see from the pics, the cabinets are all installed, except for a shelf next to the window that we had to get Lowe's to correct.

The granite company, C&C Marble and Granite, comes tomorrow to measure for the counter tops. It takes about two weeks for the granite to be cut, edged, polished, and installed, so we still have plenty of time before we can move back in. Here's a link to what the counters will look like.

Our microwave / hood vent didn't survive the demolition process. The button to open the door is falling off and the screws to hold it on the wall are stripped. The turntable hasn't worked since we moved in. Hanging it on the wall was not happening, so we had to purchase a new microwave. Sears had a great floor model on a Kenmoore. We got it for $150 off the original price. I'll work to get that in place this week.

Next thing to do is clean up some of the walls and paint where necessary - maybe the entire room. Also, we need to level doors and drawers and attach hardware. Jon and Dan may be coming back to do crown molding and finish trim. It won't be too much longer before we can start doing tile back splash. We are planning to do tile from counter top to wall cabinet from the refrigerator around the "L" to the end of the cabinets. Over the new 7ft section of cabinets (see left) there will be a 4" granite back splash. I'll also move the pot rack to center it on the wall. Mostly finish work left. It's starting to look like a kitchen again.