Kitchen Friends

Sunday we had some friends come over to our house to help out with the kitchen project. It was such a huge help, especially since every day I get bigger and move slower and have a harder time picking things up, thus, helping with kitchen projects. We got a lot done, more than I had expected which was a nice surprise. First, a couple of cabinets were finally put together, and they are now staged in the place where they will live. We still have to build out the bottoms of these because they are free-standing and thus, need a little bit of a hack to get them how we want them. The IKEA cabinets we bought have a handy system that places them along a track on the wall, but since theses cabinets form the peninsula between our front door and the kitchen, we have to make them sturdy from the floor. The best part about these new cabinets I have to say, is the slow close. For too long I've lived in places with old drawers that skid along the cabinet frame and leave saw-dust inside the cabinets. These ones glide along tracks, and when you push them in, before they close, they slow down and gently close. I LOVE these! I feel so grown up.

The second big thing that happened was we got our new kitchen sink put in. It's also pretty awesome. The new faucet is nice and big, and we can maneuver pots and pans around it without hitting the faucet or the sides of the sink. Soon, the dishwasher will go in and then we'll really be living large. And the last big thing that happened was a bunch of drywall went up in the kitchen which means no more studs. This also means we can start putting in cabinets on that side soon too, next to the fridge and stove. As always, little by little our kitchen is coming together.

Look at those cabinets! Look at that drywall!