It's been 10 weeks since the cabinets came. They spent five weeks as strange furniture in my living room. They've been halfway installed in my kitchen for another five weeks while we wait for countertops. The countertops have arrived at the installers. They are being inspected. Monday they will call to set up an installation date.
I don't know if I will jump for joy when my kitchen is finished. I think I will just be glad it's finally over.
Of course I will invite my friends over for cocktails (or tea) and hor d'ouvres when I'm better acquainted with my new kitchen, and relearn how to cook.
I'll post photos soon of the whole process.
Here's a "before" shot. It was really not such a bad kitchen, but me and white have a big problem with each other. Mainly, white likes to be clean. I also can't stand melamine because it delaminates when something steamy sits beneath it, and if water gets on the toe kicks they warp and buckle. That's what was going on here.
Another thing is that our house is loaded with pretty woods: hardwood floors and cherry window surrounds. A white kitchen like this seemed like an afterthought. So since we're going to live in this house until we die of old age, we figured we would fix it the way we like it.
Here it is!
Whew. We won't be doing that again.
