Kitchen Counter Top

We have had a few hic cups with our counter tops. We ordered a top called "Heavenly" and we wanted it finished in a leather finish. The store had 4 pieces that we absolutely loved. However they were already sold. So the company was going to order some more in for us. The week we were scheduled for the install we got word our granite wasn't on the shipment they had received. However it would be in the following week. That next week it didn't come in again! What a disappointment! We were finally told that because of Covid the company really had no idea if or when we get our order. It could be the following week, it could be 3 months. We had already waited 2 weeks and so with the unknown we decided to find something different, something that was already in stock. We went looking a few different times and finally found this. We love it! 

It's full of browns and grays and looks awesome with our cabinets and flooring. 

My Dad came up and helped us install the new garbage disposal and sink. Yay!

While Dad was doing that Kory and I removed our existing "kitchen" of 2 years. I remember the night well that we installed our temporary kitchen. At the time we thought it was just for a few months. Little did we know it was going to be 2 years. It has served us well and I was almost a little sad to see it go. 

But now it's gone. 

Now we can walk around the island comfortably. 

Over the weekend we were able to finish the wood floors. I love it! I love the 2 toned wood finish. I love the counters. I love that our floors are done and it is so, so much easier to sweep. I have sat several times at my kitchen table and just stared at my kitchen is awe. It has been so long since we have had a decent, working kitchen. I love it. We ordered our stove but again thanks to Covid we won't have it until the end of October. But its a great feeling to know it is on its way. We are so close to being done.  

 

Kitchen Island

Kory brought home our island this week. 

Our kitchen is going to have so many drawers and cupboards I don't think I will be able to fill them all up. It's going to be amazing!

Kory wanted to make sure we had plenty of plugs. So we put an electrical box on both ends of the island. I'm going to love this!

Not only did he bring the island home he also brought a top for our cabinet under the stairs and the island itself. 

This is going to be amazing!

I haven't had much of counter top since we took our kitchen out 2 years ago. But even then the 2 years we lived in the house with the previous kitchen didn't provide much either. 

Kitchen is a little crowded at the moment but I won't complain. Our countertops should be here sometime next week. Once we get them installed we can install the sink and get rid of our "2 year" kitchen. I just can't believe how big it's going to be. 

More Kitchen

 Our granite guy stopped by earlier this week and measured. Our granite should be delivered this Fri/Monday. He has us on his schedule for next Thur/Friday. Wow! To have a real kitchen, real cabinets and real countertops. I am so excited!

Yesterday, Saturday Aug 1st, Kory installed the 3 uppers we have done. We also got a few more drawers done this week so were able to install them to. It's so fun and exciting to see it all coming together, a little piece at a time. Now I can get rid of that huge white cabinet we have all grown accustomed to.

 In the 18 hours we have had the upper cabinets we have discovered how short we all are. Kylie is 8. She hasn't had upper cabinets in 2 years. Making her 6 and in Kindergarten. She's always had a job emptying the dishwasher. I guess before we took the cabinets out she was probably in charge of the silverware. But for quite some time now she can empty the whole dishwasher......until now. The girl can't reach! She has to push a chair up against the counter to reach the cups, plates and such. Brayden who is now 11 can only reach the bottom shelf of the upper cabinet, where the cups are put. He can't reach the next shelf with out a chair either. So he can't reach the bowls and plates. It is going to take some time getting use to our new arrangements. The heavy white cabinet we've been using for the past 2 years held these items. We always kept them on a "lower" shelf so everyone could reach.