Almost there!!

OK as you can see by this picture, the kitchen is almost done. My friend Ron is coming first thing tomorrow morning and he will attach the countertop, fix a very teeny leak at the mounting ring on the garbage disposer, attach a small countertop by the wall where he has to deal with something that is out of plumb, it is either the wall or the cabinet, but I put a level on it and everything is plumb and level but the space between the range and cabinet is tight near the bottom and widens as you go up, so something is not right. He will figure that out. He will also installl the over range micro and that will really flash up that kitchen.


The over the cabinet lights have been installed. The crown molding is not high enough and the 30 yr old fluorescent fixture is about 3" tall, so if you are standing back from the kichen (like near the front doorway) you can see a slight sliver of light tube which I don't like seeing that. ick. According to the cabinet guy the only crown molding this company makes that will match the cabinets is what I have. So boohoo.... I went to Home Depot and bought three 4' fixtures that are only 2-1/2" tall, so that is a backup and they are much lighter too. I like fluorescent because they do not give off as much heat. The cabinet guy also has to remove and replace the toe kick in the sink corner which is placed cockeyed. I will take a picture of that later.

Next I will install the under cabinet lights (or ask Ron to do that) and maybe he will also do the backsplash. Mom said it will be a lot harder on me than I think, back-wise, because you have to bend over that counter to get to the back wall, achy breaky back. And mom says I am getting old. LOL... she is 84 so she can recognize age when she sees it!!

So that is where things stand right now.