Rick faxed in our cabinet order last week. I'm so excited about the new cabinets! We talked to the kitchen design guru; his company installs cabinets and I think we're just going to go with them for installation. That way, if anything happens, it's their dime. Oak cabinets with a caramel finish.
The electrician is coming this week to start moving plugs and switches to their new places. We're going to be adding lighting above the new cabinets and below the cabinets as well, so he has a bit of work to do.
Talking to the contractors this week, too, about the new window and the sun tunnels, then we'll order those. I can get the sun tunnels from Lowe's at a cheaper price than the builders supply company in town and it's the exact same brand as what the supply company carries.
I've been looking at countertops as dear Richard doesn't want to wait until next year; he says he doesn't want to look at new cabinets and the old counterop for another year. A new countertop also means a new sink and faucet. They were ordered, too, and should get here soon....we'll have to go over to the store to pick them up. We went with a black granite double sink (undermount) and a high arch faucet; both are from Home Depot. But I'm still dithering about countertop material, although I'm really thinking about just going with a laminate type, probably a Wilsonart. There are some really pretty laminates on the market and it's changed a lot since we built our house almost 30 years ago. And I like some of the edges you can use with a laminate....although edgin can get pretty expensive. The island is definitely going to be granite, though.....I just don't know what yet. So many options to choose from now; I'm having a difficult time making up my mind. I wasn't really planning on new countertops this year and thought I'd have more time to choose.
The big thing is going to be trying to box all the kitchen stuff up! I'm trying to do some extra cooking and freezing, so that we have meals that we can either bake or microwave because I don't want to be doing take-out for a month. As long as the weather is nice, we can grill, too. And if we don't have water in the kitchen for awhile, we can heat water on the grill for washing dishes.
Rick will be leaving for Oregon around the end of September for a week or so. That will an interesting time!
The electrician is coming this week to start moving plugs and switches to their new places. We're going to be adding lighting above the new cabinets and below the cabinets as well, so he has a bit of work to do.
Talking to the contractors this week, too, about the new window and the sun tunnels, then we'll order those. I can get the sun tunnels from Lowe's at a cheaper price than the builders supply company in town and it's the exact same brand as what the supply company carries.
I've been looking at countertops as dear Richard doesn't want to wait until next year; he says he doesn't want to look at new cabinets and the old counterop for another year. A new countertop also means a new sink and faucet. They were ordered, too, and should get here soon....we'll have to go over to the store to pick them up. We went with a black granite double sink (undermount) and a high arch faucet; both are from Home Depot. But I'm still dithering about countertop material, although I'm really thinking about just going with a laminate type, probably a Wilsonart. There are some really pretty laminates on the market and it's changed a lot since we built our house almost 30 years ago. And I like some of the edges you can use with a laminate....although edgin can get pretty expensive. The island is definitely going to be granite, though.....I just don't know what yet. So many options to choose from now; I'm having a difficult time making up my mind. I wasn't really planning on new countertops this year and thought I'd have more time to choose.
The big thing is going to be trying to box all the kitchen stuff up! I'm trying to do some extra cooking and freezing, so that we have meals that we can either bake or microwave because I don't want to be doing take-out for a month. As long as the weather is nice, we can grill, too. And if we don't have water in the kitchen for awhile, we can heat water on the grill for washing dishes.
Rick will be leaving for Oregon around the end of September for a week or so. That will an interesting time!