Putting Things Away

Now the real fun begins - unpacking and putting things away. We've found places for most everything but we seem to have an abundance of spices that we need to organize. Another one of these drawer organizers is probably in order. We do have lots of drawers.

Knobs in Action

Here are some of the knobs after they got installed. There was quite a discussion about where these knobs should go on the drawers and I think we found a good look.

Busy Weekend

Lots and lots got done this weekend - it has been a crazy house. The dishwasher, washer/dryer and microwave got moved back inside.




Some cabinet crown molding also got installed.



More electrical work for the range, miscellaneous outlets and switches.


They also ran the water line for the fridge.


We're also trying find a paint color to match the counter for these plastic grommets.

Knobs

The cabinet knobs were delivered today. This pyramid shape is a traditional Arts and Crafts design. Solid brass and very hefty.

Range Hood

Some good work got done today. The biggest piece was the installation of the range hood, its blower fan and the vent tube going to the outside. They still have to hook up the electrical, install a vent cap outside to cover the vent, and attach the metal piece that covers the vent tube there. They have a temporary cover on it now. On a different note, they also cut holes in the islands for electrical outlet boxes.


They also cut and installed this valance piece over the window. All the cabinets will eventually have a crown molding piece around the top to finish off the look.


They also pulled this above the fridge cabinet forward a little bit so the cabinet face is flush with front. It was sitting a little too far back when the initially installed it.

Desk Cabinets

These are the last bits of cabinetry that needed to be installed. They are the support pieces for the desk in the little office area.


This one will be the file cabinet.

Lower Cabinets

Check it out people -- Luis and the guys moved most of the lower cabinets in Friday. He has installed about half of them, but still has to move the ones in that will support the desk surface and attach the rest of them to the wall. That should be done in the next couple of days. Then the guys can come in and measure for the countertop and Luis can start installing the flooring. Eirik also got the sink and faucet and the range hood was delivered.

Inset Light Rail

Here's a cool feature that Eirik saw in a friend's kitchen that was also designed by our designer. The upper cabinets have this inset light rail and hidden under there will be Xenon lighting, as well as some outlets and switches for the lights and disposal. It will look nice and neat and won't interrupt the tile backsplash that we will be installing.

Upper Cabinets

Now we're talking - all the upper cabinets are now in place and ready for the electricians to install the outlets and light switches.






The fridge will go right in here.


The microwave will pop in here.

After Cleanup

The guys did a bang-up job cleaning up, so you can see the new elements a little better here.

Duck and Cover!

At the height of the madness today, it looked like the kitchen had exploded. Raul the electrician and his helper were hard at work today, installing all sorts of things and Luis and Alejandro worked with odd jobs and installing some of the top cabinets. More details on what they actually did later...

Cabinet Template

The guys got a lot of work done today. Aside from removing the junk, they drew out a template and worked out where all the cabinets and islands will go - like a giant puzzle. We were especially pleased, because they figured out how to center the cabinets on either side of the window, which we didn't think was going to quite work out. Eirik numbered the cabinet boxes, so they wrote those numbers on the wall.




Microwave & cabinets will go here


The island placeholders are on the right (they are not quite the correct dimension yet).


Dining Room cabinets