Clean Kitchen

I walked down the stairs Tuesday morning and I could hear angels singing.  The kitchen is CLEAN!  It’s amazing.  We pulled up the ram board, mopped the floor, cleaned the counters, took all the tools to the basement.  I can’t believe how much happier I am that the kitchen is clean.

We’re in the troughs of cooking for company so it’s not all done up cute but there isn’t a 1/4 inch of dust on the floor!

I’m itching to paint it now.  That will really make it look like a real kitchen.  We also need to finish the last couple strips of floor.  Stefan has also ordered the plug-molds for the under-counter outlets and we have the under-counter lights.

Here’s the list for short-term projects.

• Finish Counters
• 3rd window replacement
• Vent hood
• Under Cabinet Outlets
• Under Cabinet Lights
• Backsplash
• Paint
• Flooring
• 2nd Island Light

Longer Term projects:

• Moldings
• Under-cabinet moldings
• Re-build Stairs
• Patio Door

We’re getting there!

Sarah

Kitchen Lights

We were up until nearly midnight on Sunday night getting these lights installed.  I think we’re going to be playing with 3 and 4 way switches for a long long time.

Over the dining table area we went with this fixture which I LOVE.

We added the ceiling medallion to help cover the ceiling patch but it looks so good I’m glad we did it.

On the other side of the kitchen, we’re planning on 2 of these fixtures from Lowes.

We’ve got one installed but the other is going to take a little more work.

The best part – All the switches work! The light over the kitchen table is a 4-way with 3 switches: one next to the back door, one next to the door from the hall, and one on the stairway. It’s awesome!

Now we just need to get the kitchen cleaned up. It’s gotten a bit out of hand! and then it’s the final light in the middle of the kitchen and the undercounter lights and outlets. It’s finally shaping up to be a real kitchen!

Sarah