can't wait to see it with countertops

 

another minor update... pics...

















that's a VERY tight fit on those french doors. We're actually going to have to pull them out and modify the jamb. Between the rough opening being too small, the door framing being misaligned from the factory and some other BS... what a PITA...

 

lights dood

 

those lights under the cabnet... what are they? did you hard wire those? are they on a switch?

I think I saw them at lowes... they look real nice


btw... everything looks beautiful! the guy installing the hardwood floor did a real nice job around the tile.

 

thanks guys.

yeah the under-cabinet lights are from lowe's. we had the electrician hard-wire them in to a switch (the 3-switch plate) on a dimmer. Since the lamp cord isn't sufficient for in-wall use, they had to be spliced outside of the wall. The wires run up into the bottom of the cabinets and we put a shelf on the lowest peg inside the cabinets to hide the splice.

They look and work great!

And the wood around the tile looks better in photos, but yeah it's a really nice job. I went in and caulked all around the hardwood and walls with a clear caulk and then used a dark gray caulk between the tile and hardwood. It looks good, if I do say!

We're probably also going to caulk between the front edge of the french door frame and the wall so that there's no casing whatsoever around the door. I think it'll be super-cool

 

being a designer myself i give this . now you gotta call hire me to design you some furniture

 

sure thing!

my tastes run to eames, mies, clean sleek lines and deceptive comfort. whatcha got?

 

Wow I'm little late but the floors look awesome as does the rest of the place.

 

Oh Yeah Bottom Freezer is the way to go. I miss mine from my last house.

 

thanks, Mark. the hardwood looks much better than the plywood in my opinion

I'm planning on staining and poly-ing 1x4 poplar for the baseboards. I've done a couple of test pieces - poplar, pine - in a couple of different stain and poly combos and think we've come up with a good option. Also plan on staining the french doors, as well.

I just started refinishing a small table with drawer last night. It was something I picked up really cheap ($60) at Kohls, I think it was, a few years back. Solid maple, mmm...