Finished! The Kitchen Reveal

Some of the final touches on the kitchen included installing new outlets and switches. Nick did a lovely job of putting these in.

We bought cork flooring for something like $300. What a steal! It went in quickly and was perhaps more satisfying than painting.

I discovered that when we updated our address, we received a big envelope of coupons. Foolish people might toss these before looking at them, but I flipped through each one. Both Home Depot and Lowes had coupons for 20% off up to a certain dollar limit. We used one of these coupons on our new refrigerator and range. There was a slight hiccup in this process--the range came off the delivery truck dented. They offered us an additional 10% off if we wanted to keep the dented appliance, but since it would be on the visible side, we decided to send it back for another.

For most of the things I do, Nick has been quality control. This means that he inspects my work and often completely re-does it. You're right--that can be very frustrating. This arrangement was problematic for the kitchen cupboards because he wouldn't allow me to paint them, citing that he still had work to do. Eventually he finished the lower doors, but time marched on and I guess we've decided that we're okay with the open shelf look for the uppers. So, here you go...a finished kitchen!