The cabinet guy came last Friday and this Tuesday to finish up the install of the kitchen cabinet. We were able to slide the end cabinet over to the left, flush with the wall, and then put a filler strip in between the oven and the cabinet so that you can get to the handle. He also installed the filler strip on the end. He fixed the shelves in the buffet area temporarily by putting little ovankol strips around the ends of the shelves to hide the gaps. Although it looks nice if you consider the shelves on their own, it doesn't really fit with the look of the house, so we might have to go to a plan B. 
But it certainly looks much nicer than it did before! We have two little problems left (very small missing part of toe kick, which can only be seen (or not seen) if you are on the floor, and a drawer slide that doesn't work well). All in all, I'm very pleased that the kitchen is pretty much done!The electricians came today and put a power outlet behind the TV so the cord won't show, and installed three-prong outlets in the upstairs guest room -- the one that never gets remodeled. (Last remodel we replaced the track lights with recessed lighting, but that was about it.) We also swapped out a test Lutron touch switch with a Lutron Maestro dimmer switch (that I already had) just to be consistent.
There are only a couple of things left for electrical: remove broken ballast from kitchen light so I can send it off for repair, install remaining undercabinet light, and install missing recessed fixtures in non-remodeled hallway (an oversight).
2 comments:
hi,
I am looking at getting a Flexform Groundpiece right now and would like to know what fabric and color you went with?
I went with Top Tea 691 for the main fabric (Top is the fabric category -- probably in the middle of the line -- and Tea is the "design" (has nothing to do with tea, really, just all the Top fabric names start with the letter T), and 691 is the color. It's a very neutral light beige/taupe color. I also ordered three throw pillows in Extra Eiffel 262, which is a higher-quality fabric, and has a pattern which is mostly red, but with a hint of the same color as in the rest of the sofa to tie everything together.
I'm hoping the sofa can last for 20+ years, so I wanted to choose a color for the main fabric that I wouldn't get tired of. (Of course I can always have it recovered, but I know I won't! We bought the sofa that is in the living room now from Roche Bobois over 10 years ago, and we still get compliments on it, because the style/color/pattern are somewhat timeless, and the sofa is of excellent quality and was made to last.)
But really, you need to find a store (or somewhere) that can send you fabric samples. They have so many choices, it's overwhelming. The less expensive fabrics are synthetic, and as you get to the more expensive fabrics, you get into natural fabrics (linen, wool, etc.). Of course you can also go with leather, but I really wanted fabric for the main sofa.
If you're truly interested, leave me your e-mail address, and I'll send you the sofa configuration I put together in Visio... as should be apparent, I could go on and on and on about this!
- polly
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