Kitchen Progress

Kitchen is actually starting to look like a kitchen.

Countertops are temporary. Won't really know what kind I want until after I put the cabinet faces on and paint the ceiling beams. I'm probably just going to go with the all-white cheap Ikea cabinet faces for now. I think later I'll want to have custom faces made by Semihandmade, but just don't want to fuss with it for now.

Had the code inspector come out today and my wiring passed, but the gas line I had a contractor do did not, so I've got them coming back out tomorrow to fix it.

Unfortunately there were 2 issues. When I unwrapped the dishwasher it had a big dent on the back. When I also took the film off the sink, sure enough there was a ding front and center. Got the sink off Amazon, so I already have the return setup there. For the dishwasher it's AJ Madison, so we'll see how that goes.

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Craigslist Find

I'm still using a lot of old Ikea Expedit stuff for storage. It works, and is flexible, but not fancy. Been on the lookout for something better. Ran across this on CL for only $300, and got them to deliver. Right now it's just staged in the open area of the basement. I should be able to finish the framing and drywall in the old theater, and I'll move these in there.

Paint

Had to get a coat of paint on before the rains hit. Not completely sold on the blue trim, may due a dark brown or grey there instead, but a huge improvement over what it was. Right now I only have one coat on, and haven't done the edging right, so it's a rough paint job, but it will tide the house over until I get a patch of good weather and can finish the job.

Siding Started

Man, this stuff takes a loooong time to stain, but the results look very nice. Here I've started the first round of siding. I will probably do this over the coming 2 weeks, staining some on one night, and installing is 1-2 days later. It seems to take about 24 hours for the stain to fully dry. Looks great though. Here is a better shot where I've stacked a few of the excess pieces on top so you can see more of what the wood will look like.

Normandy Park Restoration

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