Doug & Marie's Kitchen Adventure

Leon and his crew of painters have been busy, just about done with both interior and exterior. The last of the cabinet frames are in, and the soapstone counter has been installed in the east kitchen. We’re getting there! Take a look at these scenes from this afternoon:

Leon, with head cloaked for painting, steps back to check his work. The bed moulding under where the soffit meets the wall, the brackets, and the foundation are all that remain to be painted outside. The foundation gets the dark green to match the existing foundation. The porchlet and stairs are not complete, and will be the last item to be built and painted once everything inside is done. Note the green paint visible inside!

Another view of the exterior. The guys are painting the entire existing west face of the house as well as all of the addition.

Wow. Look at that. It’s the same green as we had in the old kitchen. The windows are beautiful and crisp. Leon has not painted where the tile backsplash goes (which will be installed next week). We’re using white subway tile with a nice black detail line that runs through. Stove, convection oven, and maple countertops go in next week.

Another view of the back wall. Tile backsplash goes on the left. The tall cabinet with green backdrop is where the fridge goes. Cookbooks above. The cabinet to the right is a pantry, with door. Wine rack above that.  We really love this window wall, and all the light it allows into the space.

East kitchen, with the new soapstone counter (part of which is still masked from paint on the right). Tile backsplash behind the sink up to the bottom of the window sill, and then wrapping around under the cabinets. Under cabinet lighting. The over-the-counter cabinets get beveled-glass doors. Cabinets on the left get doors. Dishwasher in the lower left.