things are moving along

Well despite what's been referred to as 'snowpocalypse' here locally (the big ice/snow storm of January, 2011), work continues.  We now have our island in place:

Our cabinet guy made this from alder wood, but managed to mimic our existing cherry cabinets perfectly.  The island is configured to handle trash and recycling.  We're going to add electric to make it possible to use small appliances on top.  Like any old house, we have a shortage of outlets....particularly in the kitchen!

Now for something of a boo boo.  This is my spice cabinet which I was so excited about, but when I returned from a weekend trip to NYC I saw that the placement just wasn't going to work.  Besides the fact that it sticks out like a sore thumb, it would keep me from being able to cook on the burners closest to the cabinet.  Change had to come......








So we moved the spice cabinet over to the opposite side of the kitchen against the wall.  There's a shelf above for cookbooks, and eventually the microwave will go below the shelf.  Then below that will be a file cabinet that suspends the desk made of the granite in the rest of the kitchen.

The new solution next to the range is to put a small cabinet and to frame in the refrigerator.  The cabinet is configured to accommodate baking sheets and other baking necessities.

Other details that have taken place is the removal of all wall tiles and the running of electricity.