Backsplash!

Mostly done. Needs grout. It is beautiful!

Backsplash behind hood

Eric started it this weekend. It is absolutely gorgeous. It is also glass and a pain in the rear to work with. I definitely know true love!

Bar

It is looking pretty good. Don't mind the messiness. I forgot what moving feels like. It is just like this - mess everywhere!

Kitty Heaven

Abby waited in the sink for an entire day to have a drink.

She made it!

Also it is lovely to have a sink in the kitchen!

Abby Girl - Our Lover of Sinks

Abby figured out what the kitchen sink was last night. She has been a crazy cat in an anticipation. Eric is working on plumbing and electrical (for disposal). Hopefully she will make it...

Abby has really good taste in sinks. Her current favorite is the sparkly laundry room number.

Counters!

Or we are happy that we don't have to walk through the rain for breakfast tomorrow!

Kitchen view from dining room

Kitchen view from breakfast nook/desk area. Yes, you do see a cooktop there. It is nice, but not hooked up! Appliance delivery/installation not until June 3.

Bar sink area in breakfast nook. AKA sink for Eric to wash his hands so he doesn't get in my way.

Desk area at window. Ha - we said we don't need a desk anymore, and we wound up with more desk than we have had in years! It will be a good space to work on cookbooks and planning meals.

Snow (and the Romance of Camper Eating)!

It snowed 1-2 inches here, which is way better than the 5-10 inches they predicted. It is all in your expectation I guess!

The allure and romance of having to trudge (work with me here - I know it is not a lot of snow!) for breakfast is over! We really could move breakfast into the house now - or at least when we get counters we could manage it.

We heart Restaurant Runners too. It was nice to have pizza delivery last night when it was pouring rain!

Cabinet installation - check!

Kitchen cabinet installation is done. Remaining task (after floor installation) is toe kick. Counter template was done today. Counters take 7-10 days. Need to set up appliance installation. Kitchen looks great. I am excited to reopen kitchen boxes from October 2010!

Kitchen Day 2

Progress is great! Don't tell Eric - this is how we find out if he reads blog or not. I might have too many cabinets. We will never speak on this again.

Kitchen Day 1

Downstairs: The guest bathroom handles are all installed (finally!), and basement bath vanity is in (with handles on the day they installed - not that I am bitter or anything!).

Upstairs: About 1/3 of the cabinetry is installed. Bar also has handles. And if you were worried, we have tried all the drawers for liquor and wine, and everything fits. It is one thing to see the plan on paper; it is another to realize it in life. It is really strange to go from empty kitchen to this in a day.

Ready!

Exhausted but ready. Somehow again we have are successful at crazy projects. Obviously this is due entirely to Eric!