Kitchen cabinets are almost in!

Chris, the installer, and his assistant worked all weekend to get the cabinets to a state where the stone guy can measure for the counters. They did an amazing amount of work in such a short time. The lowers are mostly in, and the floor-to-ceiling pantry units are in. Unfortunately, a couple of pieces got damaged, including one of the thick shelves being used in the buffet, and the pull-out pantry end unit. The fridge door panels also were not the right size (too thick), so they will need to replace those as well. But all in all, most of the cabinets fit pretty well!


Our contractor was over on Saturday, and we had to get into such fine details as whether the counters should be flush with the cabinets or should overhang (the idea being with an overhang, drips might miss the cabinet faces). In our experience with our old cabinets, where the counter overhung the cabinets, it didn't make a difference, and with the recessed pulls on these cabinets, I decided to go with what I thought was a nicer look -- the flush detail. All these little life-or-death details are enough to drive a person mad! Fortunately, they're nearing an end (I hope!).