We haven't forgotten about you!

It's been several weeks since we've done a post, and we apologize for the delay, because, you know, we know you have nothing better to do than read our blog.  :)

Anyway, after our last post, we headed to Ashland, OR for a week for a little vacation.  We had a great time and saw some fantastic plays.  Then it was back at it when we got home.

Chris finished building in the last cabinet, which is the one above the refrigerator.  As he was securing it into the wall, I was the lucky one that got to hold the cabinet above my head.  Um, can we say sore shoulders?!

Here are pictures of the cabinet:

 
 

In the picture to the left, you will see a small slot.  This slot will contain a roll-out shelf to store our "fancy" olive oils and vinegars that we don't use often.

The slits you see running along the top of the cabinet with hold dividers to neatly store cookie sheets.









Now it's time to paint!  The pictures below show Chris and me preparing the cabinets to be painted.  We used a paint sprayer so we had to make sure everything was protected!  The masking took an entire day.

Why do I always manage to end up inside the cabinets?!?

This kind of work is extremely tedious.  You have to goof off a little bit!

A picture of Chanel looking very guilty. 












                                          BLUE TAPE AND PLASTIC EVERYWHERE!!!

                                                      And now the painting begins...

                                                                  Primer first:

And now the finished look!

 

Here's another milestone we know you've been waiting for.  The butcher block counter tops are done and ready to be installed.  They took about six coats of oil to get the perfect look.

Chris is extremely proud of the butcher blocks.  Can you blame him?  They look BEAUTIFUL!  I'm so proud of him!

 

Our next steps are to paint the cabinets doors and install them.  After that, it's more counter tops (installing the laminate portion), back-splash tile, and then floor tile.

Until then....