Kitchen Cabinets

Decided to break down and go ahead and get the kitchen cabinet shells. Goal here is to verify fit and functionality. I got a couple of drawers with simple white faces as well, so I could get used to how they fit and usability. Cabinets are all Ikea Sektion. I looked at other alternatives, but nothing gave me the flexibility I wanted except these.

For now they are just set in place. Discovered a few minor fit issues, but nothing huge. Will also be able to fully evaluate usability as well. Haven't decided on the flooring yet, or even it it will go below the cabinets. I'm thinking not for now, but we'll see. I did discover that the water line for the external hose is exposed now, so I'll have to figure out what to do there.

This will allow me to work out the wiring and plumbing before committing a lot of $$$.
However, they seem to fit well, so I'm thinking this will be the final layout of the low cabinets.

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Basement Painting

We're set to close on the 15th of October, so I'm getting a little braver with my fixes and updates. I realize I want a little experience with the new airless sprayers before I tackle painting the exterior of the house. I also know that once I pull down the ceiling tiles in the basement, I'll want something to make it look decent while I'm working on the wiring and rearranging the upstairs. I thought I'd do a dark paint on the exposed wood. I'd seen pictures of that done in basements before and liked the look. The basements in this house are about 8" tall, a little lower than that when duct work or plumbing is a factor, so while not low, it can't hurt to have a dark look to improve the height of the ceiling. So, I figured I'd start by painting the ceiling in the unfinished part of the basement. Here are some before pictures: The paint I used was the same dark flat Olive Green I'd used on the lighting plate in the bathroom. It...

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Just for reference, here is the original, claustrophobic, non-code-compliant basement bathroom. And here is progress on the much larger bathroom, even though to overall footprint is the same size. The shower has been expanded to fill the entire width, and the ceiling raised in the shower area. The original was a generic shower stall, and was very dark and cramped. This will be much brighter and while the dimensions are small, won't feel nearly as cramped.

Normandy Park Restoration

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