Cabinets, Day 3 - Stain

Tom was working elsewhere today, so James got to work staining the cabinets. The faster we can get these stained and sealed, the less we have to stress about the wood getting water damage (and the faster we can move back in!) 

It went quickly!  And we're really pleased with the warmth of the wood with the paint color and the tile. All coming together!

Wanted to document life with a partial kitchen. Things are a *bit* inconvenient.

But, man, what a long-awaited inconvenience! I'll take it!!

Cabinets, Day 2 - Trim

Tom had other work the next day, so we took the opportunity to head to the Wichitas for a family hike - at the birthday girl's request. We had a wonderful day!  But now it's time to get back to work. 

And it happened fast!  Trim done

And then crown - what a difference it makes!

And Tom added this on the end to match the end of the island. Brilliant! (And beautiful!)

Still can't believe this is my kitchen...

Cabinets, Day 1

The girls and I headed to Mom's to stay out of the way, and Tom got to work bright and early. 

He works fast!

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Day 1!  All the cabinet frames done!

Darcy was SO tired when we finally got back home. She found a nice, low shelf to rest in. Time for bed, baby. 

Tomorrow, Tomorrow!!

I can't believe it. Truly.  It's time to get kitchen cabinets!!! Our carpenter, Tom, came to measure and figure out the final layout.  So.many.decisions.  But so exciting. 

And here was my fancy picture of what we came up with for the area around the stove. HA!

Time to dismantle everything!

Megan asked if she could get some drill practice in.  James happily obliged.

READY for tomorrow!!!!

The Last of the Yellow (Almost)

After some paneling repair and patching of holes, it's finally time to say goodbye to the last of the yellow.  Our dear friend, Jeanette, who LOVED all things yellow, once declared, "This is too much yellow, even for me!"  HA!  

The siding and trim used to be all yellow, and when we replaced the siding several years ago, someone from the neighborhood stopped by to tell us thank you for painting the "bumblebee house."  :-)

So it's time to complete the project!

Isn't it so wonderfully boring?!

Except my ornery husband left this little bit of yellow showing - for now - to torture me...

Through the Roof

See a problem here?  That's the doorway to the upstairs bathroom...

When we got our new hot water heater a couple of years ago, it needed new venting, and this was the quickest solution - so this  was filed away "to be dealt with later." :-)  Well, now it's later.  After finding a solution for the vent hood ducting, James found space for this vent in the wall - not in a doorway. Yay for not having to reconfigure the bathroom!

He needed to patch the roof and seal the new vent, and with the Oklahoma wind, it wasn't going so well. Charis quickly volunteered to help.  I was quite grateful it wasn't me!

PAINT!!

Amazing to see weeks (more like years) of work get finished up with a coat of paint. There's an incredible amount of satisfaction in it - so glad he gets to enjoy those moments. 

We chose to carry the same "Sandbar" paint throughout the downstairs and up to the main areas of the upstairs.

Always interesting to see how it looks different in different lights, but we sure do like it.