The first half of the entire project relied on me doing a lot of heavy lifting to get the kitchen ready for contractors. Once that was done, the contractors moved fairly quickly and smoothly. The last elements were the upper cabinets being installed, the island being installed, the marble for said island, and some final electric work.
Cabinets Installed
We could not have been more happier with our cabinet contractor and how it all turned out! We added three glass cabinets and more or less a much-needed broom closet to the kitchen.
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| Cabinet install |
Island Install
He also built and installed our new kitchen island, which has totally changed the way we use our kitchen. By taking up a massive amount of space, it's actually made our kitchen feel much bigger. It's a lot easier and quicker to prep food and cook now as well with the extra space.
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| Island is here! |
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| And the marble to go with it! |
Backsplash
Our backsplash guy was easily able to get everything in once the electric work was done, and the cabinets were set. Very quick and immediate results, for maybe $150 worth of tile, grout, etc. from Lowe's.
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| Backsplash and cabinet lighting in! (Bar chairs from Ikea!) |
Lighting
And finally, our electricians came in, added the under cabinet lights, drilled in two electrical outlets for the island, and hung Caroline's "pendants" (I'm told they are NOT chandeliers...), which are probably Caroline's favorite part of the kitchen.
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| From A, to B! |
So we're all done! While our adventures in house remodeling are over, adventures in house landscaping are fully underway. In the meantime, we're looking forward to settling in with our new bundle of joy and enjoying a beautiful Carolina fall!
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| Charlotte enjoying tulips and an Sbux - JUST like her momma... :) |
