It is super super exciting. Now of course I just want it done and start cooking in it! I'm still a little shocked that the plan worked out, even my husband said that he was skeptical it would work out and look ok (thanks for the vote of confidence there!). The finishing touches will take forever I'm sure.

Wow! Are those Barker cabinets? I am LOVING that pantry on the end of the fridge! I cannot figure out how to get a pantry without breaking up my counter flow and that might work for me (if I ever get up my nerve to do new cabinets).

Wow, I'm very impressed with your progress! Your kitchen is about where mine is, and I'm at the beginning of week seven!

tuesday:

I love my pantry too. I sacrificed some counter space and overall design for it but that's the only food storage we will have since we knocked down the bigger pantry in the hallway (which made no sense) and I may stick a broom in it too.

Those are indeed Barker cabinets (and not in a shaker door!) and I agonized over my choice but really wanted the control of ordering exact sizes myself and after seeing a couple KDs locally I was not impressed with their knowledge of their own design/ordering software for their systems (it could just have been those particular people in those particular places). I would have gone IKEA but I needed more than the 3" increment option. I've been pretty satisfied with Barker. Out of 20 cabinets, 3 upper doors needed to be remade and the pantry doors as well due to incomplete paint cover and some shipping damage. After I took pictures and emailed Chad, I had new doors in about 3 weeks + shipping. After assembly everything fit well and I could do put all of them together even with the preggo belly in the way(although my GC didn't let me do more than a couple of the smaller upper cabinets).

Carrie, thanks for the good thoughts. This kitchen is pretty small and all the framing/plumbing and other big stuff went fast as we didn't encounter any structural problems. The GC and his assistant are working very long hours as he likes to move from job to job quickly during his busy season. I think in normal people hours this would be 5 or more weeks. He quoted me 4 weeks after looking at the plan and before we started. I think it'll be 6 weeks to usable and a couple days after to catch last finishing touches.

Crossing my fingers that the appliances all work out and I get no lemons!

Looking good. I think you're going to love being in your new kitchen with the brightness those white cabinets give you and the wall removed opening things up. When you do your final reveal, please post photos of your old kitchen. Love before and afters!

Looking good! I must have missed a prior post....Have you selected your countertops yet? If they are stone you need to be there for the templating. You really need that selected before you can install the backsplash.

practigal,

We are going with Cambria braemar which looks like a splotchy brown cow. I was there when they measured and will be there when they template the actual slab I get. I'll have one seam given the dimensions. That is definitely going in before BS, I just wanted to have a couple of choices ready to go for when the counter is in.

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It looks amazing! Any chance you can return the damaged vent and have GC build you a wooden one, instead? It would be beautiful, painted to match your cabinets :)

lavender_lass,

Thanks for the thought. I don't think a wood hood is in the cards for me both money wise and design wise and that's ok. I didn't want one since I thought a wood one would be too fancy for my space. So I'll have a honking piece of metal hanging there instead ;)

The vent people are being somewhat reasonable so here's hoping I actually have a hood soon!

Very nice! Can't wait for final pictures! Love your counter top with your cabinets. I am at the end stage of our kitchen remodel (12 wks)…Like you can't wait to be done! I also got a XtremeAir which isn't hung yet. Mine arrived without defects..thank goodness.

Love it! Beautiful space can't wait to see the final project .

This is looking great lenzai! You cabinet color and wall color sort of reminded me of carrieb's. I know Barker offers a couple different white paint choices. Which one is yours? I think your backsplash should be fairly easy. Most here will say to go with a simple solid creamy colored tile due to the countertop being more busy or "splotchy brown cow" LOL! I'd go for something that matches the tone of the cabinets and the lighter color in the counertop.

That countertop will be fabulous with those cabinets!

rebunky,

I went with the Dover White which is much creamier in real life than shows up in the pictures. It actually matches the color of the original trim in the house. It looks like old school vanilla icecream, the pictures of the peninsula is probably best to see the difference between the cabinet and the stark white of the primer on the wall.

I love my "splotchy cow" it's the chocolate sauce to the vanilla cabinets (I think i need to have food again). You are right about a plainer backsplash. I'm going to experiment a little and see if we can pull a little grey out of the floor for the backsplash too.

Mini update:

Everything was going along swimmingly and then the counter people truck broke down. I didn't get my counter installed on Tuesday (moved to saturday) and not getting my appliances today (moved to next tuesday).

At least the handles came and they are lovely, DH didn't like the two handles on the 33" drawer cabinets so I returned the 5" ones and got more of the 6" ones for those cabinets.

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The hood company received the damaged hood and working on a replacement.

I hate this part of the remodel, just waiting for the last big stuff. GC is doing little things here and there like finishing up the closet and molding - he rescued the original crown, put up original molding from the door opening around the window and cut down some recovered molding to put around the door (we needed an extra 2") so it looks like it belongs.

But he can't do the backsplash or painting since I have no counters to pick stuff out. GRR!! House is so dusty and I just want to be done already so I can move on to finish other things before this baby comes and have the house cleaned from top to bottom.

Oh well, it can always be worse.

Hang in there! It will be over soon…