kitchen...check!

Done, done, and done. Well, maybe not quite, but the heavy lifting is. Last week we completed the kitchen and love it. The tiles are in, grouted, and caulked, angled and all. We have some minor paint touchups to do on the cabinets and some gaps to fill under the lip of the countertop, but overall it's a done deal. It looks like a whole new kitchen.

Now, it's on to the Nursery. Last Friday, I painted the former guest room to a nice chalky blue-gray color which will now become the office and Sunday, Kara and I cleared out will be the nursery and threw a bunch of junk out. If anyone is interrested, I have a couple 15" Trinitron monitors that are going to get recycled (FYI, Best Buy has free electronics recycling: http://www.bestbuy.com/recycle ...protect the environment please). This weekened, we'll probably begin the tearout of the existing trim and closet doors in preparation for painting and trim replacement. If Kara can find some wallpaper soon, we may just begin painting as well.

getting there...

The countertop is in! Thanks to Tim & Kelly and Mom for their help, without them, I wouldn't have been able to finish it till Sunday. There's some leveling left to do and seams to fill, but overall, looking very good. Tile work will probably begin next weekend depending on if we can find a good match this week.

first thing's first...

Before we start on the baby room, it's time to finish some projects. There certainly won't be time later to do them. So, first thing's first...The Kitchen. We spent a lot of time orginially cleaning up the kitchen when we moved in a little over three years ago, replacing all appliances (except the microwave) and painting the almond tile backsplash to white, and painting the old oak cabinets white. Now for the fun stuff, countertop, sink, and new backsplash.