In the Cabinet

The cabinets have all been set in place and are waiting for their tops. It will be a few weeks before the granite is cut and polished so our customer is making due with plywood.

Luckily, it wasn't their turn to cook the Thanksgiving meal this year!

Stay tuned for the plumbing progress. We're just about ready to start really finishing this kitchen remodel.

Granite Slab Chosen

The cabinets are set and ready for the granite tops. Our customer went to Bedrock International in Lenexa, KS to pick their granite slab. This is a pretty cool process...your granite will be unique since they are all natural stones. Jake's Creative Cabinets will then have the granite cut and installed after the slab is chosen.

Tile Choice #2

After days of searching for a new tile, our customer found one that works for our new space. This is Indian Slate 13 x 13 tiles for the laundry room.

and the coordinating tile in a 1 x 2 mosaic brick pattern for the Mud room.

Our customer wanted the slate look in these rooms. Changing the tile size gives them each a distinct look and feel while keeping them consistent. The tile has all been installed and sealed. The next step is the messy part....grout. Sealing the tile before grouting helps with cleanup and keeps extra grout from getting into all the nooks and crannies of the slate tile.

Next on the list: appliances being delivered in 2 days and a template made for the quartz and granite countertops.

Coming Together

Our room remodel is coming together and starting to look like a real kitchen again. The hardwood flooring is done and they are setting the cabinets. Now all the fun gadgets and appliances can begin to find their new homes.

Our customer chose light-colored cabinets this time instead of a wood grain to help make the space feel bigger. This will make a huge difference...look at the before cabinets again.

And the bar and butler's pantry are taking shape too. Our customer chose a different color cabinet for the pantry area to make it a defined space. We can finally see some real progress on our kitchen remodel.

Flat on the Floor

With all the new tile options available, it's difficult to narrow it down and pick one...let alone two. Our customer had a tile picked out, but it turned out to be discontinued. So, back to the drawing board with that. The concrete board is down and ready for the 2nd choice.

The rest of the home has Armstrong Pinnacle Mountain Lodge engineered hardwood so they chose to extend that into the kitchen space. If you didn't know it, you'd never guess this was a remodeled kitchen. The cabinets are next in line for this project. They were custom made by Jake's Creative Woodworks and we're super excited to see how they look in our new space.

Let There Be Light

Our customer decided to change out the remaining windows in the house while doing this remodel. What a difference windows make in a room! Here is the front of our house with new windows.

And the new sliding glass door that was delayed for 2 weeks finally arrived:

They had some special order windows that were a little pricey and took a bit to deliver, but our customer says they were well worth the wait. These arched windows make a statement in the new kitchen, don't they?

With the space now enclosed, things can get serious with flooring and cabinets and paint and......

Wall To Wall

The new sheetrock is hung. It's great to see the actual rooms take shape now.

The mudding and taping is now over and the sanding has begun. Our customer put up Zip Walls and plastic to help alleviate the dust but to no avail. The mess was contained but she said she had to vacuum and dust just about every day. This is the unfortunate part of remodeling your space. They will start spraying the ceilings and do some knock-down next. THEN.....they can start with primer and paint!

Step On Up

Due to some technical difficulties, our blog on the kitchen remodel got delayed a bit. You just gotta love the iPhones...when they work properly and actually send the photos you take. Anyway..... Our side porch is now framed in and we're waiting on shingles and siding. It's nice to have an entrance from the side now. Our customer had a slight delay when the door they ordered came in wrong. BUT.... All is good now and they can use the new entrance from the driveway.