Cabinets!

With the floors now done, we are starting to actually put our new kitchen together. Though they're the most difficult, we had to start with the wall cabinets (because they're easier to hang without base cabinets getting in the way).

This is our first cabinet. Once it was on, and on sturdy, there was much rejoicing.










Due to a heating vent, we had to make our first modification. Though it was the most substantial, it was far from our last. I'm pretty sure every cabinet has a touch of customization.







Here they are, side by side, framing our new cut-out very nicely.






However, because we're us, and because the cabinets looked so nice on the walls, we decided we had to take them down and paint, because we didn't want to make it too difficult to do the same in the future. We decided two coats of primer would do it.





And then the cabinets went back up.







And we could turn our attention to the base cabinets. This was taken with a self-timer. And no, we don't coordinate our carpenter wear; we're just All-American like that.



So, after much progress last night, with most of the cabinets in place, we were feeling good; we were ahead of schedule and things were looking great. Ilana was so excited that she asked me to rest the new sink in the cabinet to see what it would look like. I did so, and out of curiousity, held up our newly purchased garbage disposal to see how much room we would have under the sink (not much, by the way -- we've got a big sink and it rocks). Unfortunately, the garbage disposal didn't fit under the sink hole because one of the water pipes stuck out too far. We knew we would need a plumber (disappointing) and decided to hang it up for the night. So we took showers, and after Ilana finished, she noticed that the water wouldn't shut off completely. A steady drizzle was coming out of the shower. I tried all my tricks, but ended up having to turn the water off for our whole place. We went to sleep on a low note, knowing that we now had two reasons to call a plumber, and one couldn't wait.

Luckily, this morning, Ilana found a super nice guy on Yelp who lives nearby and came over within two hours. He fixed our leaking shower, showed me how to do the same in the future, and moved the kitchen sink pipe all for a ridiculously low price. He's our new plumber. With all that solved, we were able to turn our attention back to the cabinets.

This is our current setting. We're getting pretty excited; it's nice to get a sense of what our kitchen will actually look like, as well as actually have some room for things (Ilana has already used some cabinet space for pots and pans). Notice the sink is there, and the disposal fits fine this time.

The counter installers are coming tomorrow to measure everything so they can install next Wednesday. Then, perhaps, we can stop doing our dishes in the bathroom sink.