New Cabinets are Installed!

12 years ago

It's the second week of our remodel. Last week I detailed the tearout and electrical work in "Week One of a Kitchen Renovation." Today we went from

barren kitchen

to full cabinets installed.

Tomorrow the puck lights in the glass cabs, crown molding and toe kick go on. Friday the tile repairs and island are scheduled, and I get to chat with the granite guy before I disappear on Saturday for a week. I can't believe I should come back to countertops and installed appliances (DH is staying and supervising, with lots of photos, I hope)! The backsplash has to wait until I return.

I want to thank everyone for their recommendations on our design, even though we decided not to incorporate some of the better suggestions for various reasons. Moving the fridge to a different wall would probably have been a really good idea, but it brought its own issues. The island, although a barrier, just seemed to work better than a peninsula. Ultimately we decided to go with this less than perfect layout because it's similar enough to what we had before that we know it's not that bad. At least we made a knowledgeable decision.

We only have a few obvious bloopers:

1) The texture/paint that they did ahead of cab install didn't go all the way to the cabs in several areas, so there's a lot of touch up to do

2) The glass cabs were supposed to be painted inside. I was on the fence about that one, so I'm still undecided whether this is a real problem or not. Maybe if I want to put white pottery up there it is a blessing in disguise. Opinions?

3) The SS farmhouse sink cab cutout is an inch too low, made for a 10" sink, which this is. However, the apron is only 9". Oops! I think this is an opportunity for a drip rail accent.

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remodelfla
12 years ago
It looks really wonderful. I like the clean lines and glass in the uppers. Simple and elegant. Now go enjoy your vacation!
slush1422
12 years ago
The cabinets are beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing.
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dash3108
12 years ago
Beautiful cabinets!
yellowdog2
12 years ago
Beautiful cabinets! It's going to be really exciting for you when you return!
jwmontecarlo
12 years ago
Those look excellent!! Are you going to backsplash under them??

Here is a link that might be useful: glass tile kitchen backsplash pictures
abbeys
12 years ago
Your kitchen looks so bright and open - can't wait to see the completed version. I don't have advice on the interiors of the upper glass cabinets - maybe wait until the lights are installed to decide? Have a good vacation.
dianalo
12 years ago
You can always use contact paper or pieces of laminate for inside your display cabs.
I think your kitchen looks neat and crisp even in its unfinished state. I can't wait to see more progress ;)
catherine_l
12 years ago
Beautiful! I love the look of a farmhouse sink drip rail. Wish I had known about it before I had my cabinets made.
gardenamy
12 years ago
Looks beautiful - I'm excited for you. Can't wait to see how your sink looks finished...sometimes things happen for a reason.
VickieHallmark
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12 years ago
Well, it was going so smoothly and quickly...

Then the island showed up with the Shaker legs reversed. I do NOT like this look.

The first comments were that this is the way they are supposed to be, but drawings on paper quickly set that to rights. Then there's the story that it has to be this way for support, to which I mention others seem to manage, like on furniture in another room.

After a short while, they call back to say they will reorder. Right thing to do. Slight delay coming.
Adrienne2011
12 years ago
What did you mean about the textured paint not reaching the cabs? Are you talking about the ceiling?
Oh - and I just love how they were trying to convince you that "they meant to do that" regarding the legs. It reminds me of Pee Wee Herman.
tinker_2006
12 years ago
Very Nice!
VickieHallmark
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12 years ago
Adrienne, the ceiling only needed to be textured where the fluorescent light fixture came out. The walls that were wall-papered before needed new texture. Somehow, they did it as if the cabinets were super-sized, not the regular depth. I don't know why they missed that. There's a strip about 6" wide along two cabinets that will need to be fixed later.

It sort of defeats the purpose of doing it early if you botch it that badly. I would have preferred to paint last after everything else is done, when I could properly choose the paint color. Now I will have to do that myself. Luckily, it's only a small amount of wall.

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